James Mellard, an English professor, was named interim chairman of the university's athletic board Monday by NIU President John LaTourette. This decision comes on the same day it was announced Mellard would be on the screening committee for a new men's...

After the NIU softball squad suffered its first loss of the season Sunday to Indiana, coach Dee Abrahamson had a talk with her team. They talked about everything from life in general to the concentration needed to improve the team's play. The precious...

Repairs to two areas on Lucinda Avenue will be delayed until the city and NIU can obtain funding for the projects. The two areas are located in front of the Holmes Student Center-Neptune Central area and between Lincoln Hall and the Student Recreation...

Success isn't just found on the playing field for the NIU field hockey players. The Huskies had their best season ever since NIU coach Lauri Bell took over the helm three years ago. The Huskies finished their season last fall with an overall 15-3-1 mark...

In its last road meet of the season, the NIU gymnastics squad defeated Illinois State 180.45-174.95 at Normal Wednesday night. The Huskies increased their dual mark to 9-8, while the Redbirds stand at 0-10. NIU coach Bobbie Cesarek was pleased with her...

The dam has burst. Two members of the NIU men's basketball team have broken two weeks of silence about the firing of their coach, Jim Rosborough. In an exclusive interview with The Northern Star on Thursday, the players, who wish to remain anonymous for...

CHICAGO—The scoreboard told the story following the championship game of the women's basketball North Star Conference Tournament at DePaul University's Alumni Hall on March 11. But there were other numbers to look at besides the 76-61 mark that verified...

Illinois assistant men's basketball coach and former NIU assistant coach, Mark Coomes, is the first confirmed applicant for the vacant head coaching job at NIU. "I have applied," said Coomes, talking by phone Wednesday from Champaign. "I have an interest...

In the hopes of naming a new men's basketball coach by May 22, the NIU Athletic Department is implementing a national search to fill the position. Associate Athletic Director Cary Groth said Monday a 12-member search committee is in the process of being...

Curt Norton is no rebel, but when men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough was fired, Norton felt compelled to take action. Frustrated by Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell's decision to prematurely end a four-year university commitment to Rosborough, Norton...

As the Midwest sets its sights on the spring thaw, NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska and her players head south to tee it up in the warmth of Florida. The Huskies will look for low scores at the NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Tournament March 13-14, a tournament...

NIU softball action is ready to begin—1989 style. It's a new season for NIU. And while the Huskies don't want to forget about their regional title and the trip to the NCAA Division I Championships last year, it is inevitable that the 1989 campaign is...