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NIU football breakdown: wide receivers

By Eli Gehn | August 23, 2011

DeKALB | The wide receiver position for the NIU football team is stacked with of plenty playmakers.The only player who isn't returning is Landon Cox, who is on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.The Huskies' receivers are expected to be the deepest set in...

Throw it down, big man - With the Huskie football season starting in just under two weeks, the Northern Star takes a closer look at this years group of gunslingers

Throw it down, big man – With the Huskie football season starting in just under two weeks, the Northern Star takes a closer look at this year’s group of gunslingers

By Eli Gehn | August 21, 2011

If there was one position the NIU football team doesn't need to have worries about, it's the quarterback position. Last year, Chandler Harnish helped the Huskies offense by leading them to 11 wins and a uDrove Humantarian Bowl win over Fresno State. This...

A breakdown of the MAC West quarterbacks

By Eli Gehn | July 19, 2011

Ball State The Cardinals are counting on new head coach Pete Lembo to help the passing game. Lembo coached the second-best passing attack with the Division II Elon Phoenix, and hopes to bring the same numbers to Ball State. Sophomore quarterback Keith...

A breakdown of the MAC East quarterbacks

By Eli Gehn | July 19, 2011

Akron Akron lacked the "zip" it needed from quarterback Patrick Nicely last year on its way to a 1-11 season. Nicely had 10 touchdowns through the air compared to 13 interceptions. This season, Nicely is expected to have better production with several...

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5 minutes with Huskie’s quarterback , Chandler Harnish, as he talk about the improvements and changes the team is making

By Eli Gehn | July 19, 2011

DeKALB | NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish is heading into the 2011 season as the only representative for the MAC Conference to be on the Maxwell Award Watch List. The award is given to America's outstanding collegiate football player. Sixty-six college...

An ankle injury forced Xavier Silas to watch his final home game
as Huskie from the bench.

Silas remains undrafted after NBA lockout takes effect

By Eli Gehn | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | Former NIU men's basketball guard Xavier Silas will have to wait to have his shot to become an NBA player due to an NBA lockout. But he will get his chance, as he received an official invite to attend the Philadelphia 76ers veterans' camp. Silas...

NIU contributes $700M to ‘Region’s Prosperity’

By Eli Gehn | June 23, 2011

A June 15 report showed that NIU has had a total impact of nearly $700 million on DeKalb and the surrounding area. "NIU and Our Regions Prosperity" is a study completed by NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies that looks at the economic impact the university...

This DeKalb Police
Department squad car is one of five new vehicles equipped with
hi-tech, state-of-the-art technology. The police department is
still in the process of obtaining two more squad cars later this
year.

Pimped out police cars take to the streets

By Eli Gehn | June 16, 2011

The DeKalb Police Department received new patrol squad cars for the first time in the three years.The police department received five new squad cars from the city because of the condition of the current vehicles. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information...

NFL careers still on hold for Spann, Kube

By Eli Gehn | June 10, 2011

DeKALB | Former NIU Huskie football players Chad Spann and Alex Kube are waiting for a phone call to be signed to play in the NFL. Both players went undrafted in April's NFL Draft, making them undrafted free agents."I'm just doing a lot of working out...