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Huskies simmer Redbirds of ISU

By Carl Ackerman | September 21, 1989

NIU's soccer team raised its record to an impressive 5-1-1 in Wednesday's 2-0 home victory over Ilinois State thanks in part to the goals of Todd Moore and Jim Corno. Moore struck first when he cranked an eight-yarder from the left side with just 10:02...

Regents review funding requests

By Mark McGowan | September 21, 1989

NORMAL—NIU Provost Kendall Baker put in a request for NIU's piece of the pie Wednesday at the Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting at Illinois State University. The committee met to discuss and request funds for fiscal year...

Stewart earns NIU’s initial AMCU award

September 20, 1989

Not only has NIU golfer Rick Stewart received recognition for his talents, he's made Huskie history. The NIU junior became the first Huskie to be awarded Athlete of the Week status by the Association of Mid-Continent Universities—NIU's new men's conference...

Wildcats have stumbled over rough trail

By Eric Burt | September 20, 1989

Going into this Saturday's game with a Kansas State team that has failed to win in 29 straight games, one would think that NIU might look past the Wildcats to next week's game with Western Illinois. "We're not going to take them lightly," defensive lineman...

New-look soccer team kicking into high gear

September 20, 1989

"We're a young team and a little inexperienced, but it's only a matter of time before we mature into a good Top 20 team." If the aforementioned quote sounds familiar, it's because it has appeared many times in the soccer articles on the pages of The Northern...

Huskies hope to ground Redbirds

By Carl Ackerman | September 20, 1989

NIU soccer will host Illinois State Wednesday in an attempt to improve on a 2-4-2 lifetime record against the Redbirds. Although ISU is off to a slow start (1-4-0), NIU coach Willy Roy still believes the Redbirds could be a dangerous threat to NIU (4-1-1)...

Hidden loses eligibility

By Jesse Rogers | September 20, 1989

Although there are two months until basketball season, misfortune already has hit the NIU men's basketball team in the form of academic ineligibility. Sophomore forward Mike Hidden has been declared ineligible for the beginning of the 1989 basketball...

K-State next on slate for NIU team

By Thom Gippert | September 19, 1989

Even though the Huskies did not have a game to prepare for this past Saturday, the pads were still popping at practice last week for the NIU football team. With the first two games under their belts, the Huskies hope to get back on the winning track when...

Huskies gearing up for win

By Hyun Moon | September 19, 1989

Making strides has been the main goal for the Huskie volleyball team in the beginning, but now is the time to win. The NIU team will take its 1-5 record into Peoria, Ill., to face the 4-11 Bradley Braves Tuesday for a 7 p.m. match. The series between...

Lack of scoring leads to team’s dismal outcome

By Bob Regan | September 18, 1989

Scoring runs wins ballgames. But the NIU softball team's one run in 28 innings of play over the weekend left the Huskies winless in their own tournament. Illinois State and Wisconsin-Parkside played the role of spoiler for NIU. The Redbirds claimed the...

‘Sadly overdue’

September 18, 1989

In 1967, both NIU and Illinois State University were seeking new presidents. Although the legislature had created a new Board of Regents to govern the two institutions after July 1, 1967, the search was conducted by the Board of Governors of State Colleges...

NIU blanks BCS champ Quincy

By Steve Dennis | September 18, 1989

Good teams bounce back from tough losses. That is exactly what the NIU soccer team did on Sunday in shutting out the defending Big Central Soccer Conference champ Quincy College by a score of 3-0 at the Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies started out slow...