Senior gymnast Morgan Johnson performs during the Feb. 15 competition against Bowling Green and Alaska at the Convocation Center. One month later the Huskies rewrote the school record books by scoring 195.8 points in the regular season finale against...
Then-senior psychology major Brooke Harris defends herself from her opponent, an NIU campus police officer in full protective gear, in April 2014 during the Rape Aggression Defense program. The goal of the class is to educate women in case of an attack,...
Vice President-elect Reggie Bates (second from the left) campaigns for the Voice of Change on March 24 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. The Voice of Change ticket must re-earn student’s trust after collaborating unethically with Jake Swick, an...
Starting pitcher Jon Lester throws the ball during his Chicago Cubs debut on Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs were blanked by the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0, in the season opener but will look to even up their record in the second game of the...
Jose Quintana, considered one of the most underrated pitchers in MLB, pitches March 23 in a spring training game against the San Diego Padres. The White Sox open the regular season against the Kansas City Royals at 3:10 p.m. today at Kauffman Stadium...
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| April 5, 2015
Women’s golfer Lena Gautier swings an iron at the MAC Championships in April 2014 at the Hawthorns Golf Club in Fishers, Ind. While Gautier may have won her fair share of events in France before she came to the United States, she continues to improve...
Elizabeth Shulz, 4, of Belvidere plays at the sand table Feb. 27 at NIU Campus Child Care. The center provides services for student-parents, but Illinois childcare providers could close due to a budget shortfall. Student parents won’t have afforadable options for childcare if nearby centers have to close down, writes Perspectiver writer Angelina McNeela.
Forensics President Julia Boyle speaks to the Student Association Senate about Forensics going to the National Forensics Association National Championship and its need for supplemental funding during Sunday's SA Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center. The supplemental funding will pay for travel, hotel stay, meals, entrance fee, and coaching fee.
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| March 22, 2015
Softball pitcher Keegan Hayes delivers the ball to home plate in Thursday’s game against the North Dakota State Bison at Mary M. Bell Field. Hayes suffered the loss, but the freshman pitcher has filled a key role in the Huskies’ pitching staff and...
Sycamore State Theatre, 420 W. State St., will show "Insurgent," the second movie in the Divergent film series, at 8 p.m. Thursday.Attendees have a chance to win a movie poster at the showing."Insurgent" follows Tris as she and her partner, Four, battle...
DeKalb city workers lay down asphalt and repair potholes on Knolls Avenue on Feb. 27, 2014. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to cut the Local Government Distributive Fund, which is used for public safety, roads and public works, would leave the city of...
Nancy Kasinski, handler with Oaken Acres of Sycamore, holds Hamlet, a barred owl Wednesday in Montgomery Hall's auditorium. Christy Gebritz, director of operations at Oaken Acres asserts, said if an injured animal is found in the wild to call a shelter immediately and keep the animal in a warm, dark, quiet space and not to feed it or give it water. Students can learn more about caring for wildlife with Oaken Acres by volunteering or interning with the organization.
