Since this will be my last column ever written as a member of the Northern Star and as a student at NIU, my goodbye message is a rather simple one: Thank you. Thank you to NIU for being only an hour and 10 minutes away from my home so a person who is...
Football won its first MAC Championship in nearly 30 years last season. The Huskies didn’t wait nearly as long this time around as they returned to Detroit and defeated Kent State 44-37 in a double-overtime affair to repeat as MAC Champions. “That...
Going into the 2011-2012 football season, many questioned junior quarterback Jordan Lynch’s ability to fill Chandler Harnish’s shoes. Lynch quickly silenced those critics as he had one of the greatest seasons in NCAA and NIU history on his way to...
Baseball has been led on offense by its upperclassmen, but freshman Tommy Hook has come in and made a name for himself as one of the most consistent hitters for the Huskies. This season, Hook has proven he was what it takes to get on base on a consistent...
Megan Gregory, a senior sprinter and hurdler, is nearing the end of an outstanding career as a Huskie. Gregory, a Chicago native, holds the school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.49, which was good enough to win the conference title at...
On Jan. 1 the football team engaged in possibly the single largest event in school history: the Orange Bowl. There may have been other events that put NIU in the public eye, but perhaps not in the most positive manner. As much as NIU is an institution...
Despite all the success NIU’s athletic program has had over the last few seasons, it is losing an important piece of the puzzle: Athletic Director Jeff Compher. Over the last five seasons under Compher, NIU has won a number of MAC championships, including...
Two days ago, journeyman NBA center Jason Collins officially became the first male athlete to come out as gay in the top tier sports. Those sports include baseball, football, basketball, and in my own personal bias, hockey. While the announcement should...
After putting together a stellar year as wide receiver last season, Martel Moore is now in the NFL after signing with the Atlanta Falcons, joining another former Huskie in Patrick Schiller. What the future holds for Moore is wide open, but what he did...
Coming in at the No. 3 in the Northern Star’s top 10 athlete list is women’s tennis No. 1 player, Nelle Youel. Youel, who is a sophomore, broke the NIU record for most singles wins in a season as she grabbed her 27th win on April 20. The Crystal Lake...
Men’s basketball made history after giving one of the worst offensive performances in college basketball this season. In a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan, the Huskies set four NCAA records they are not proud to be at the top of. In the first half of...
With a 2013 record of 25-17, redshirt junior wrestler Matt Mougin, who wrestled at the 174 pound weight class for the Huskies, comes in at No. 4 on the Northern Star’s top 10 list of NIU athletes. Mougin, a Columbus Junction, Iowa, native finished fifth...
