An NIU student is a suspect in a DeKalb "burglary ring" thought to be responsible for up to 10 home burglaries and four attempted burglaries. Susan Wood, 19, was one of four subjects arrested Dec. 11 in connection with a home burglary at 1510 Kent Place....

"Let's play two." Ernie Banks may have been talking about baseball but the same can be said of college basketball. The NIU men's and women's basketball teams have their own twinbill tonight against Toledo starting at 5:15 with the women's contest. This...

The NIU women's gymnastics team ventured to the land of the Big Ten Conference for a double-dual meet Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. ost Michigan won the meet with a score of 177.45, followed by Wisconsin at 176.40 and NIU with 171.90. The double loss gave...

Kenny Arnold dealt with a personal tragedy in the way he competed in Big Ten basketball. He battled his opponent and he won. Arnold, currently a graduate assistant on Jim Rosborough's men's basketball staff at NIU, discovered he had a brain tumor in 1984,...

NIU offensive guard Todd Peat and defensive lineman Doug Bartlett head for the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis this week. The 1986 Huskie co-captains were among about 300 players across the country to be invited to the National Football League BLESTOV Combine...

New legislation has been passed by NCAA athletic directors and presidents regarding the regulation of basketball and football recruiting. The new rules reduce the length of the recruiting season and the number of scholarships available. In men's and women's...

assistant sports editor Could it be that just winning is not enough for Jane Albright? "I wasn't pleased with our effort tonight," Albright said after her NIU women's basketball team beat Loyola 82-69 in front of 196 fans in Chick Evans Field House Thursday....

Recent recruiting cutbacks ordered by the NCAA could give NIU an advantage in the race to land top Chicago-area prep football stars, two members of the football staff said Thursday. ecruiting coordinator Russ Graham and offensive coordinator Pat Ruel...

Last week's NCAA convention in San Diego left some people grumbling about the many new rules now in the books, but NIU personnel saw a brighter side. Some of the major changes athletic directors and presidents voted on were to reduce basketball scholarships...

A combination of poor NIU defensive intensity and an effective Western Illinois run-and-gun offense resulted in a 97-90 Leatherneck victory over the men's basketball team last night at Chick Evans Field House. Coach Jack Margenthaler's WIU squad displayed...

It's official. Lamar was approved as the replacement for Miami (Fla.) on the 1987 football schedule at a special meeting of the Athletic Board Wednesday. The game will be played Sept. 12 at Huskie Stadium, giving NIU six home games. Lamar was 2-9 last...

Reports of racial slurs being shouted at members of the NIU football team during Saturday night's loss to Lamar has Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, set to take action. Dalton Monday said he heard there were some comments from the booster...