Take Two! After coming close to earning their first victory of the year last week, the NIU Huskies will try again to break into the "W" column tomorrow night against the Illinois State Redbirds at 6:35 in their 1992 debut performance at Huskie Stadium....

I would venture to bet that most NIU students went home last weekend to see family and friends. I would also bet that home was only a car drive away. Imagine home being on another continent thousands of miles away. That is how far Samantha Thompson came...

How things have changed. Last week, NIU was an underdog to the University of Illinois, and all the talk was of how hard it would be for them to defeat the Big Ten opponent. Well, it's a new week, new game, new opponent—very new. How new? In one week's...

The preseason officially ended Wednesday when NIU's soccer team took off from O'Hare International Airport en route to St. Louis to open their regular season. The Huskies will take on the St. Louis University Billikens tonight at 7:30. The Billikens will...

Heartland Blood Centers announced an exciting new program to increase student participation in NIU blood drives. Heartland dubbed the program "The Huskie 4000." The Huskie 4000 is a yearlong campus-wide philanthropy. "The Huskie 4000 pulls all the individual...

After taking care of its first three opponents over the weekend, head coach Pete Waite's powerhouse squad is shining brightly and hungry for more. Losing a match in Ohio was never really threatening Waite's squad and senior Wendy Mason attributes this...

All freshman students are now eligible to enroll in a program that used to be restricted to a certain few, which helps them adjust to college life. Offered by the Interdisciplinary College of Professional Studies, "The Freshman Connection" program helps...

It's been four days since the crime was committed. Five fumbles, one lost; one intercepted pass; allowing 10 different receivers catch for 157 yards and six different rushers run for over 200 yards is enough to put anyone behind bars. However, the sneaky...

The exhibition games are finished but the preseason is not over. Men's soccer coach Willy Roy says his team still has two days to prepare for Thursday's regular-season opener at St. Louis University. Roy was "looking for some kids to step forward" during...

On Saturday while the Huskie football team was battling the Fighting Illini in Champaign, the soccer team finished the pre-season at 3-0. After a 6-1 thrashing of former Chicago Sting and alumni, the Huskies defeated the most recent NIU alums 3-1. After...

When the first serve of the Brown and Orange Invitational went soaring through the air, the long excruciating wait of a new season ended and the Huskies were ready. Ready to begin a weekend of relentless attacks on their opponents, only to cease with...

The final score read: Illinois 30, NIU 14. To the average football guru, this tally would mean the Huskies did a respectable job in front of the throng of orange and blue at Memorial Stadium. For Charlie Sadler and his Huskies, they fell 17 points short...