College athletes must perform in their sport and in the classroom, but sometimes they have the added pressure of battling the "dumb jock" stereotype in the eyes of some faculty. Elliot Lessen, an associate professor of Learning, Development and Special...

NIU and other major college institutions have made academic rules to protect the student/athlete, but several NIU coaches say the rules could be improved. The current NIU grade point average rule states athletes must have a 1.70 prior to their second,...

Women's gymnastics NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek doesn't ask for much. She expects her Huskie gymnasts to put forth their best efforts whenever they compete. From that perspective, Cesarek was quite pleased with NIU's performance Saturday...

When a team is losing, but playing well, there is no need to change things. This was the philosophy of NIU men's tennis coach Carl Neufeld for the weekend when the players did not place in the University of Kentucky Fall Invitational Friday and Saturday....

Len Bias chose to celebrate, as any person would, when he was picked as a first-round draft choice for the World Champion Boston Celtics in June of 1986. Unfortunately for Bias, that one moment of glory is all he will ever receive as he was found dead...

Adjusting to life at a university such as NIU can be difficult for many students, especially freshmen. But imagine what it is like for an international student to start out at a new college in a new country. Natasha Koprivica and Natacha Kluft are two...

The NIU men's tennis team came back from Madison, Wis., with more than they expected—a loss. The Huskies, now 5-1, walked into Nielson Tennis Stadium Saturday having beat UW twice last year, 7-2, 7-4, but left the courts with an 8-1 defeat in the Badgers'...

Despite the back injuries, the pulled muscles and the overall dreariness of a two-day tournament, the NIU men's tennis team managed a 5-1 dual meet victory over Eastern Illinois Saturday in Normal, Ill. "We didn't play our best, but we won," said Carl...

After facing Hurricanes on the athletic field, NIU men's athletics also had to battle unchartered waters on its new athletic ship. NIU had its baptism in independent waters this year after leaving its 13-year affiliation with the Mid-American Conference,...

As the season winds down for the NIU men's tennis team, Coach Carl Neufeld hopes his team can carry on its winning ways. The Huskies will get the chance to improve their current 11-game victory streak as NIU takes on Illinois State today at 3:30 p.m....

Tennis buffs will recall a period about eight years ago when a one-man machine named Bjorn Borg breezed through major tournaments with virtual ease. Saturday at Gullikson Tennis Courts, the NIU men's tennis team resembled such a wrecking crew. The Huskies...

NIU men's tennis coach Carl Neufeld depended on many of his reserve players at Thursday's match against Valparaiso, and they proved themselves worthy as NIU won 6-3. "We got a chance to play four (players) who normally do not start," Neufeld said. "Like...