It's too soon for classroom exams, but the NIU soccer team will be spending the weekend on the road in two early season tests. The Huskies face the University of Wisconsin and Eastern Illinois University, two teams with which NIU has experienced little...

As most serious athletes will attest, reaching the top is often preceded by a series of setbacks and disappointments. Kori Schauer, NIU's hard-hitting volleyball standout, knows all about such hardships. Better yet, she knows about comebacks. Schauer,...

DECATUR - NIU's green flag to establish a Rockford Center seems to have the University of Illinois worried. Although NIU President John La Tourette assured Stanley Ikenberry, president of the University of Illinois, there will be no duplication of courses,...

Scoring a goal doesn't happen too often. Check that_ a goalie scoring a goal doesn't happen too often. But NIU's goalie Markus Roy accomplished that feat Sunday in NIU's 2-0 win over Bradley. The feat is not unknown to the sport, but it sure doesn't happen...

An Illinois student lobbying organization did not consult NIU when choosing a student representative in August for a tuition committee set up by the state, Student Association officials said. The Illinois Student Association picked the representive, Brian...

In his Tuesday afternoon teleconference, Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne compared Huskie quarterback and Heisman candidate Stacey Robinson with Colorado quarterback Darian Hagan, who finished fifth in last year's Heisman Trophy voting. "He's like Hagan...

When former men's gymnastics coach Carlos Silvestre finished coaching last season, he knew there would not be a gymnastics program this year, but he didn't know his graduate assistant job and stipend would not be available. Silvestre said he was told...

Second-year menVs tennis coach Charles Merzbacher is looking for more of the same performances as lart year. The entire men's tennis team returns and looks to take another step towards Merzbacher's goals. One of those goals NIU may have already won by...

NIU lost a great friend, an excellent student and an ambitious leader in July when Jen Onan died. Onan, a Student Association senator, a photojournalism and Spanish major and political science minor died of lung cancer after a five year bout with various...

It was three up, three down in NIU's home-opening volleyball matchup vs. Marquette University, Tuesday night. Before the Marquettte Warriors knew what hit them, the Huskies were dominating the court with their quick-thinking offense and scrappy defense....

Over 150 students began their quest Tuesday for a spot on the 1990 NIU baseball team. Everyone came out with the same intentions, but the reasons they came out is what made the situation unique. It's more than just trying out for a baseball team. "Hopefully,...

Things are looking good this season for the NIU women's golf team. Head coach Pam Tyska expects a banner year from her squad for obvious reasons. "This is my team, " Tyska said. "This is my first season with all of my own recruits and if we don't do well...