Volleyball Victor E. Court was brought back to life this weekend as the NIU volleyball team hosted the Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational. NIU (2-1) began the weekend on Friday night against Eastern Kentucky (1-2). The Huskies came into the match having...

Kate McCullagh spent her club years looking onto a court from the bench. As a member of Sky High Volleyball, she never thought of herself as great. She was just another player on the team. She never dreamed she would be named the Northern Star's No. 5...

Gymnast Amy Ristvedt could feel the pressure as she stood alone in front of the crowded venue. It was late in the match and all eyes were focused on her. She took a breath, set her form and made a move. Seconds later, Ristvedt realized her performance...

After one season, freshman setter Jenny Dziubla decided to leave the NIU volleyball team. Just before the team left for winter break Dziubla announced to the team that she would be transferring. "She voluntarily left the team," Coach Ray Gooden said....

The 78th Annual Academy Awards takes place Sunday at the Kodak Theatre to honor Hollywood's finest film performances of the past year. Winners receive a gold statuette that weighs 8.5 pounds, stands 13.5 inch tall and is cast in 24-carat gold. To honor...

Take two wooden boxes, six bean bags and four students and you get a college past time — bags. While bags is popular, it tends to become hard to play when Mother Nature turns off the heat and lets the weather become not so pleasant. But there is way...

Marie Zidek walked off the volleyball court for the last time Nov. 18, 2005. The senior setter put an end to her career at NIU with a MAC tournament loss to No. 1 seed Ohio. As a Huskie, Zidek recorded more than 1,100 assists, putting her sixth in the...

After scoring nine points and pulling down seven rebounds in the NIU women's basketball team’s victory over Toledo Saturday, the Huskies' second leading scorer junior forward Kristin Wiener made time to sit down with the Northern Star. Wiener spoke...

BLOOMINGTON - State championships in events ranging from golf to Scholastic Bowl could be jeopardized under a proposed law that would cap the Illinois High School Association’s income from postseason tournaments, IHSA officials said Tuesday. Rep. Kurt...

The NIU volleyball team accumulated individual honors this weekend but the most important honor, the MAC championship, eluded the team as they lost to the No. 1 seed Ohio Friday night. The Huskies (16-17 overall) finished the season with a 28-30, 11-30,...

The NIU volleyball team will begin the MAC quarterfinals tonight after a first-round win against Akron on Victor E. Court Tuesday night. The No. 8-seeded Huskies will play against the top seed, No. 21 Ohio at 6:30 p.m. in Toledo, Ohio. "I feel really...

She was already crowned MAC Player of the Week and was about to cap another stellar offensive night with 17 kills. It was only fitting that in the final home game of her career, senior outside hitter Corinne Walsh scored the final point of the match with...