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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Finishing touches being put on Convo Center

By Rod Chandler | November 5, 2002

With basketball season less then a month away, everyone wants to know how close the Convocation Center is to being completely done. If you walked though the Convo Center today, there are dust and boxes everywhere. But despite the appearance, the Convocation...

Convo Center brings changes

By Brian Kelley | August 26, 2002

Can $36 million buy fans? That will be the big question hovering over NIU with the addition of the Convocation Center. For now, everyone can only speculate what will take place, but come Nov. 22 when the women’s basketball team opens the Convocation...

Huskie track team takes to the field

By Mark Pickrel | December 7, 2001

NIU women's track and field head coach Shantel Twiggs knows the importance of early season meets. There will be no exception to that belief this weekend when her team travels to Illinois State University for the Early Bird Classic. "We are very very excited,"...

Football folds to Kent

By Nick Gerts | October 15, 2001

Joshua Cribbs led Kent State to a 44-34 win over the NIU football team Saturday. The freshman quarterback was 12-for-21 for 196 yards and one touchdown pass, and ran for 97 yards on 24 attempts in the Golden Flashes' first conference win of the year....

NIU misses chance on sweep

By Joe Lacdan | May 7, 2001

Missed opportunities again kept NIU's softball team from sweeping an opponent last weekend. But after taking 2-of-3 in a series against conference foe Western Michigan, the Huskies have discovered that they can turn to new faces — depth that could be...

Baseball looks to extend streak

By Adam Zolmierski | April 10, 2001

Confidence is key to winning in any sport, and NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage believes it has been a big reason why the Huskies are on a five-game winning streak. One week ago, NIU sported four straight conference losses against Eastern Michigan. But...

Owen makes cut for top student athletes

By Jason Walton | March 30, 2001

Junior wrestler Scott Owen added another award to his list of accomplishments after being named to the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District V Fall/Winter At-Large team. The team recognizes student athletes who compete in wrestling, cross country, fencing,...

Huskies fall in semis to Toledo

By Joe Lacdan | March 19, 2001

Despite being the youngest team in the Mid-American Conference tournament, the NIU women's basketball squad used a solid defense to advance to the third round. The freshman-dominated Huskies advanced farther than more experienced teams, such as Buffalo....

Track and field take last place in MAC

By David Grossman | February 26, 2001

The end of the inaugural indoor track season for the NIU women's track squad ended in disappointing fashion Saturday as the team finished dead last at the Mid-American Conference indoor track and field championships. The Huskies finished at the bottom...

Times pick up for women’s track

By David Grossman | February 7, 2001

When NIU decided to start a women's track and field team, it was hardly a secret that the inaugural season would be a trial. But improving times and distances take patience, and the Huskie women are slowly showing promise as the semester rolls by. Last...

Huskie honored for coaching career

By David Grossman | January 24, 2001

The hallowed halls of the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame have been graced with a Huskie. Laverence Clarence "Mickey" McMillion, a 1947 NIU graduate and standout track and field athlete, was inducted into the hall of fame...

Worth 1,000 words

By Matt Stacionis | January 17, 2001

Sports Editor Walt Owens keeps a stack of pictures in his desk. Not just of his family, like his son, Mel, who played football for the St. Louis Rams and now works for the XFL. "It was nice watching my son turn pro," he said. Nor is the stack limited...

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