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Phoenix battle Roy’s regiment to a 2-2 result

September 11, 1989

As NIU head soccer coach Willy Roy preferred to point out from an optimist's view, the Huskie soccer team has yet to be beaten. Granted, NIU would have preferred a victory, but the Huskies did rally to salvage a 2-2 overtime tie with the University of...

Soccer players to face UW-GB

By Carl Ackerman | September 8, 1989

NIU's soccer team (3-0) will face a true test this Saturday when it travels to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for a 2 p.m. match. "It's going to take a total team effort," said Huskie coach Willy Roy. "Everybody is going to have to play a good...

Cornhuskers await Huskie arrival No. 4 Nebraska meets NIU;

By Thom Gippert | September 8, 1989

When the football is placed on the kicking tee this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb., the Huskies will be taking on a powerful opponent in the Nebraska Cornhuskers. While NIU is coming off a win, this will be Nebraska's season opener and the first...

What is going on?—they’re still dying

By Kelli Christiansen | September 7, 1989

Would somebody please tell me just what is going on? I ask this because, I admit it, I haven't been keeping up with the news as well as I should be. So, I have been in the dark about several items, catching bits and pieces from quick glances at newspapers,...

Shutout leads to third Huskie victory

By Carl Ackerman | September 7, 1989

NIU's soccer team displayed almost constant domination in Wednesday evening's 3-0 home opener over DePaul University, which boosted the Huskie's record to 3-0. This is the first time NIU has charged off to such a fast start since the 1984 season when...

Student wins scholarship

September 6, 1989

NIU student Susan Trimby is this year's winner of the H.W. Wilson Scholarship from NIU's library and information studies department. The award is for full-time study of the Master of Arts degree during the 1989 school year and was founded by the H.W....

If this is Saturday, this must be…Nebraska?

By Bob Regan | September 6, 1989

Following Saturday's 26-17 triumph over Cal State-Fullerton, a group of reporters gathered in the post-game conference room of Huskie Stadium to listen to the words of an elated Jerry Pettibone. The fifth-year Huskie commander spoke fluently, answering...

Demons to invade NIU in soccer opener

By Carl Ackerman | September 6, 1989

"We're going to go after them," promised NIU soccer coach Willy Roy, whose team will play its home opener tonight against DePaul University at the Huskie soccer field. "I think DePaul is the type of team to sit back defensively, but we have to be patient,"...

Groves’ memo outlines changes

September 6, 1989

Editor's note: The following memo was obtained with the help of the Daily Vidette, Illinois State University's newspaper. The memo, which was distributed to the three regency university presidents, outlines the proposed changes in presidential acitivity...

Arena Football tabs Aikens as ‘Ironman’

September 6, 1989

Former NIU football player Carl Aikens was named the Arena Football League's 1989 "Ironman of the Year,"_ an award given to the player who best exemplifies "two-way" toughness on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Aikens, a split end during his Huskie...

Fighting Irish tourney peaks interest of driven golf team

September 1, 1989

Looking to pick up where it left off last spring, the NIU women's golf team begins its season Saturday and Sunday in the 18-team University of Notre Dame Lady Irish Invitational. NIU closed its spring 1988-89 season by winning the University of Illinois...

Huskies eager to battle CCal State

September 1, 1989

Titans able to use both air and ground in NIU opener by Eric Burt NIU head coach Jerry Pettibone summed up the feelings of all his players after Wednesday's practice. "We're getting tired of hitting each other." Instead of tackling each other this Saturday,...