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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

Falling short of their goals

By Sean Connor | November 3, 2006

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

Welcome to spin class

By Ben Gross | October 26, 2006

As promised last time, we will be having a short midterm after class today. But, before the test I will be presenting a quick lecture. Pay attention, you may see a couple questions on the midterm from today's lesson. We always hear about spin of a golf...

NIU kicks off hoops season

By Lacy Searcy | October 12, 2006

DeKALB | Free cash, food, T-shirts and money for school books. What more could a college student ask for? At 7 p.m. Friday on Victor E. Court, Huskie Hoopla will mark the start for the NIU men's and women's basketball teams this season. The first 100...

VanDuerm named player of week

By Lacy Searcy | October 5, 2006

DeKALB | Leading the NIU men's soccer team in assists is MAC Player of the Week Chris VanDuerm. The senior has four assists and two goals on the season and is second on the team with eight points. "He definitely was the man of the match against UW-Milwaukee,"...

Bug bites again: Clanton done

By Lacy Searcy | September 28, 2006

DeKALB | Football coach Joe Novak announced Wednesday that backup running back Montell Clanton will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. Clanton tore the meniscus in his right knee in a game against Buffalo. In the game, the sophomore...

Huskies to be heard on WCKG-FM 105.9 Chicago

By Lacy Searcy | September 21, 2006

DeKALB | NIU football fans will have even more coverage of the Huskies' game against Indiana State this weekend. Not only can DeKalb residents listen to the game on WLBK-AM 1360 and watch it on Comcast SportsNet, but Chicago radio station WCKG-FM 105.9...

Huskies x-country takes seventh

By Lacy Searcy | September 12, 2006

Despite showing improvement from last week's meet, the NIU cross country team managed to finish just seventh in the Elmhurst Early Bird Invitational at Bradley. Junior Meghan Ginter was the only player for the Huskies to crack the top 20 out of 74 runners...

Unearthing NIU’s soon-to-be Fall gems

By James Nokes | August 29, 2006

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...

Wolfe, Free earn honors

By Jarrod Rice | July 25, 2006

Since NIU football coach Joe Novak is a little busy on game days, he will have to get his tailgaiting in earlier than most football fans. Novak and some of his Huskie staff members will attend the Fourth Annual Smokin' Joe's Preseason Tailage Party hosted...

Harris heads to Redskins rookie camp

By Nathan Lindquist | May 2, 2006

NIU running back A.J. Harris may not have been drafted, but that doesn't mean he's not looking for a team. The senior will head to the Washington Redskins rookie camp Thursday where he will compete for a chance to get signed by the team. "If I do good...

Football team names its 4 captains

By Lacy Searcy | April 26, 2006

Despite the 2006 season being five months away, the NIU football team decided to name its quad-captains early. The players voted into captain status by their teammates were free safety Dustin Utschig, offensive tackle Doug Free, defensive end Ken West...

Baseball hosts late-addition Wheaton

By Andrew Hanson | April 18, 2006

The NIU baseball team will kick off a six game homestand by hosting Wheaton College today at 3 p.m. for a non-conference matchup. The game was a late addition to the Huskies schedule and they will follow with a game against Chicago State Wednesday and...

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