The NIU athletic department plans to announce a major renovation project for Huskie Stadium later this spring. The project will involve two phases to improve the present seating and other spectator facilities. When asked why the stadium is in need of...

IU Legal Counsel George Shur predicts that the Title IX complaint filed last week by Pat Marino, the mother of 1991 Huskie field hockey player Karin Marino, could take months to fix. Gender equity in NIU athletics has been in a lot of discussion over...

Last May 6, the decision to drop the women's field hockey program in favor of a women's soccer program was made by the NIU Athletic Board. Consequently, the board thought that it would be left at that. However, a complaint was filed last week due to the...

The NIU women's soccer club finished its season last weekend at Illinois State on a positive note with a 3-0 victory over the Redbirds to end the season at 6-4-3, but more importantly, winning its last thre matches. This marked the last outdoor match...

The NIU women's soccer club continued its good defensive play with another shutout in a 1-0 road win over the Blue Demons of DePaul last Sunday. The Huskies next travel to Normal to face host Illinois State this weekend for their final match of the outdoor...

The NIU women's soccer club traveled to St. Louis last weekend with hopes of repeating its winning ways like the previous weekend. Two weeks ago, the Huskies defeated Illinois State 2-1 and tied Valparaiso 3-3. This past weekend, NIU faced two junior...

The NIU women's soccer club put itself back over the .500 mark with impressive play against Illinois State and Valparaiso last Saturday and Sunday. With a home victory over Illinois State and a tie on the road with Valparaiso, the team's record is now...

The NIU women's soccer club recorded ts first victory of the young season with a 2-0 triumph over Eastern Illinois University on Saturday at the Huskie Soccer Practice Field. A nice show of people were on hand to watch the Huskies shut out their opponent...

Associate Athletic Director Keith Hackett's resignation announcement seems to be the current trend in the NIU athletic department. On May 11, Associate Athletic Director for Development Tom Mitchell halted his duties to move over to the university side...

As expected, the NIU Athletic Board dropped the ax on the field hockey program at its final meeting of the 1991-92 school year on May 6. By a 10-4 vote among board members, field hockey was eliminated as an intercollegiate sport at NIU and women's soccer...

Opinions will be heard today concerning the possible end of NIU's field hockey program. From 1-3 p.m., there will be an open-forum meeting in Room 505 of the Holmes Student Center concerning Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell's recommendation to drop field...

During a time like this, members of NIU's field hockey team need all the support they can get. After Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced his intention to drop field hockey at a coaches' meeting on April 1, coach Laurie Bell wouldn't have been faulted...