Amy Andersen proved she deserved to be moved into the NIU women's tennis team's line-up this spring, as she defeated her Illinois opponent 7-5, 6-3 at Thursday's dual meet in Champaign. But Andersen's win couldn't carry the weight of the other eight sedes...

The NIU athletic department has "indicated some interest" in becoming affiliated with Association of Mid-Continent Universities conference, league commissioner F.L. Ferzacca said Tuesday. Ferzacca said he spoke with NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell...

NIU and other major college institutions have made academic rules to protect the student/athlete, but several NIU coaches say the rules could be improved. The current NIU grade point average rule states athletes must have a 1.70 prior to their second,...

Women's gymnastics NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek doesn't ask for much. She expects her Huskie gymnasts to put forth their best efforts whenever they compete. From that perspective, Cesarek was quite pleased with NIU's performance Saturday...

Len Bias chose to celebrate, as any person would, when he was picked as a first-round draft choice for the World Champion Boston Celtics in June of 1986. Unfortunately for Bias, that one moment of glory is all he will ever receive as he was found dead...

The NIU women's tennis team heads to South Bend, Ind., this weekend to participate in the North Star Conference Championship. Along with the Huskies, the other conference teams are host Notre Dame, Marquette, DePaul, Valparaiso and Dayton. Notre Dame...

Adjusting to life at a university such as NIU can be difficult for many students, especially freshmen. But imagine what it is like for an international student to start out at a new college in a new country. Natasha Koprivica and Natacha Kluft are two...

The NIU women's tennis team heads for Cedar Falls, Iowa, this weekend to participate in the Northern Iowa Triangular. The Huskies, 0-1 on the season, will take on Northern Iowa at 4 p.m. today, then will face North Star Conference foe Marquette at 9 a.m....

After moving NIU out of the Mid-American Conference nearly two years ago, the people running the NIU women's athletic program decided earlier this year that independence was not the way to go. NIU officially ended its independence Feb. 18 by joining the...

After facing Hurricanes on the athletic field, NIU men's athletics also had to battle unchartered waters on its new athletic ship. NIU had its baptism in independent waters this year after leaving its 13-year affiliation with the Mid-American Conference,...

The NIU men's and women's tennis teams did not et weather hamper play this weekend as both teams came away with victories. The men had three straight victories, bringing their record to 22-10, winning Friday and Saturday's St. Ambrose College Quadrangular,...