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Chad Spann had a career night, rushing for 223 yards.

Spann has career game at Minnesota

By Chris Dertz | September 25, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS | There is an identity to Big Ten football that calls for smash mouth running and solid defense. NIU's running backs were completely ineffective last week against Illinois, but had a sensational bounce-back game Saturday night in a 34-23 win...

Bear Dare (far left) and his band The Shifty Grifters, who will appear at this weekend’s Hullaballoo!!! Music and Arts Festival in Dixon.

Weekend music fest to be a ‘hullabaloo’

By Chris Krapek | September 23, 2010

Hul-la-ba-loo (noun); great noise of excitement. The first ever Hullabaloo!!! Music and Arts Festival will take place today through Sunday at 1000 Taylor Court in Dixon. For $30, attendees can enjoy live music, food and drink, custom merchandise and grounds...

NIU Volleyball deserves attention

By Chris Dertz | September 20, 2010

The number of columns that I've written during my time at this newspaper asking the student body to pay attention to sports other than football has to be astronomical. I don't want to preach at you anymore than you don't want to hear me talk at you about...

Bush tries to right his wrongs

By Chris Dertz | September 14, 2010

Reggie Bush, forfeiting your Heisman Trophy doesn't make you cool. It doesn't make you a role model. It does make you a faker. I don't have anymore respect for you because you decided to take what you see as the high road and give your trophy back. If...

Names are now featured on the back of players' jerseys.

Jerseys should remain nameless

By Chris Dertz | September 6, 2010

In Thursday night's season opener, the better part of America got a glimpse at what is a new facet of NIU's football team: names on the back of the jerseys. The names are just one change of the Huskies' new threads they'll sport all season. I don't have...

Draft strategy for fantasy football

By Chris Dertz | August 26, 2010

Hello, and welcome to the first iteration of a new weekly column that I'll be writing on America's real past time: Fantasy Football. Around the country, armchair GM's are rejoicing because the NFL season is knocking on the door, and there's no better...

Fact or Fiction: DeKalb Style

By Chris Krapek | August 19, 2010

1) Barb Wire was invented in DeKalb: FACT Why do you think they call it the Barb City? Because Joseph Glidden, one of DeKalb's most prominent historical figures, patented the idea for barb wire in 1874. That, and because we're known for our razor sharp...