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Organization aids fathers

By Michael Berg | September 24, 1991

Because men often need a place to turn to in domestic situations, a local organization is trying to address their problems. All families have problems to deal with everyday, such as household conflicts, divorce, abuse and everyday living. These problems...

Hahn’s journey inspires Huskies

By Todd McMahon | September 24, 1991

When the wall came crashing down in Berlin, it was an inspiration to an entire Germany. Now, one of its native daughters is an inspiration to this year's NIU field hockey team. Kristina Hahn has come a long way from Berlin to emerge as one of the team...

O’Dell receives salary increase

By Wes Swietek | September 22, 1991

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell received a $3,000 a year raise, primarily because he was being wooed by other institutions, NIU President John La Tourette said. O'Dell, who earned $81,600 in FY91, received an increase to $84,600 for FY92. "It's part...

Huskies are getting kicks out of corner

By Hyun Moon | September 22, 1991

NIU soccer coach Willy Roy has seemingly found a potent scoring weapon—the corner kick. Before the season even began, Roy said his team would be tough on the corner kick play. And the Huskies have lived up to the expectations by scoring a goal in each...

Softball squad takes two from Sycamores

By Gregory Janicki | September 22, 1991

Head softball coach Dee Abrahamson once said that pitching will need to dominate if the NIU softball team is to contend this season. Abrahamson got a sample of dominating pitching on Sunday as the Huskies swept visiting Indiana State to open NIU's fall...

Spikers drop title bout to another Big Ten club

By Jennifer Hutchins | September 22, 1991

The competition from the Big Ten Conference is proving to be too much for the NIU volleyball team. The Huskies dropped the title bout of the University of Michigan Volleyball Classic to the host team after defeating Georgia State University (15-2, 15-2,...

Spikers fail to ‘sustain intensity’ in loss

By Steve Dennis | September 22, 1991

Sure the NIU volleyball team has amassed an 11-3 mark to date, but as the cliche goes, "You're only as good as your last outing,"—which wasn't very impressive from Head coach Pete Waite's standpoint. The Huskies came up empty in their second try to...

Showers anchors defensive effort against Northwestern

By Hyun Moon | September 22, 1991

There was no question who the dominant player was in the NIU soccer team's 2-0 win over Northwestern yesterday at Huskie Soccer Field. NIU defender Dusty Showers won most of the loose balls and took away anything on the Huskies' side of the field as the...

Watson, Wildcats pass by NIU

By Steve Dennis | September 22, 1991

NIU's passing game finally came to life Saturday night, but Kansas State made history with its aerial assault to deflate the Huskies 34-17 in front of 27,229 fans here at Wagner Field. Stacey McKinney, in just his third start as NIU's QB, tossed for a...

Golfers shatter school mark; capture trophy

By Laura Higgins | September 22, 1991

The word is out—it's being heard here on the NIU campus, and it's rapidly spreading throughout the entire Midwest. With record breaking scores this weekend in the Michigan State University Invitational, the Huskie women's golf team captured first place...

Defensively…

By Wes Swietek | September 22, 1991

It's rare for a football team that gives up 428 net yards to an opponent to talk about an improved defensive effort, but the Huskies find themselves in that situation. "We have improved," NIU coach Charlie Sadler said after Saturday's 34-17 loss to Kansas...

Huskies improve (?) on both sides Offensively…

By David Lance | September 22, 1991

After two games, the NIU football team had passed for only 38 yards. That meager total didn't please head coach Charlie Sadler, but he chose to stick with his starting quarterback, Stacey McKinney. "I get more confident in him all the time," Sadler said...