Indian Student Association hosted Holi, the festival of colors or festival of love, with a variety show and celebration, Rang De. The show celebrated the new year and the beginning of spring Sunday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Spring-influenced wordrobes...
Gavin Weaver | Northern Star NIU President John Peters (right) and executive secretary Alan Rosenbaum (left) discuss the NIU budget Wednesday at University Council in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center.
(Left to right) Co-Director of PROMISE Denise R. Hayman, PROMISE coordinator Tracy Ash and PROMISE coordinator Christopher Mitchell put up a poster that is put up every year for the STEM conference, which aims to help engineering students broaden their...
NIU fans cheered as the Huskies made up a 12-point deficit in the last five minutes of Sunday night’s game in the Convocation Center. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop the Broncos from winning, 74-71. The goal of Red Riot, NIU’s student fan organization,...
Kate Olson, registered and licenced dietition, holds up a book called "Calorie, Fat and Carb Counter" and speaks to members of the Sycamore Public Library about living a healthier life by eating right and staying active as part of Mission SlimPossible,...
NIU gymnastics head coach Mark Sontag will take a different approach to away meets as the Huskies compete in their first away meet of the season against Bowling Green at 7 p.m. Saturday.
"Almost always we take the day off before a meet, but we are training on Friday," Sontag said.
Sontag hopes the extra practice will help the Huskies (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC) stay more consistent throughout their lineup against MAC opponent Bowling Green (2-0 overall, 2-0 MAC).
"We haven't hit yet," Sontag said of the Huskies' routine. "But once we start hitting, we'll be fine."
One inconsistency in the Huskies' routine has been the uneven parallel bars. In the Sunday's meet against Central Michigan and Illinois, NIU didn't place a single gymnast in the top three after having two gymnasts place first and second in a Jan. 15 meet.
But Sontag isn't worried.
"In practice, we went through the lineup and everyone hit it twice," Sontag said of the uneven parallel bars routine.
NIU will have to rely on two MAC award nominees to help them beat Bowling Green. Freshman Leah Johnson was nominated for MAC Gymnast of the Week after winning the overall title in Sunday's meet. Sophomore Jennifer Rice also was nominated for Specialist of the Week after tying for the runner-up spot on the balance beam.
Tao Xu, associate chemistry and biochemistry professor, presents his proposal for the Venture Grant Friday in the Thurgood Marshal Gallery of Swen Parson Hall. Teams competed for a grant of $20,000. Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to volunteer...
(From left) Saajan Pater, senior industrial management technology major, assists senior technology major, Tom Swanberg, test the cam shaft design of the supermileage vehicle Jan. 22, 2014 in the basement of Still Gym. They estimated the craft would get...
The plus and minus grading scale, implemented for the first time in the fall, received mixed reviews from students.In the previous system, a student who earned 91 percent would receive the same grade as another who earned 100 percent. Under the new scale,...
Lauren DeFries, student leader at Grace Place, looks through racks of clothing Friday afternoon during the Fabulous Fashionistas event at Grace Place, 401 Normal Rd. TAILS Humane Society hosted the Fabulous Fashionistas event where they sold designer...
