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Dance teams to compete in final Face-Off competition

By Alexis Malapitan | March 3, 2016

DeKalb | The Liberated Minds Organization will host its last Face-Off competition after seven years. The organization will celebrate the last Face-Off with a weekend of events including a DJ battle and a Face-Off after party.Face-Off is an annual dance...

Face Off: Basketball’s success

By Brian Earle | December 3, 2013

Men’s and women’s basketball are just about one month into their respective seasons. After both teams had sub-par campaigns during the 2012-13 season, they are looking to rebound during the 2013-14 season. They each have gotten off to positive starts...

Face Off: Will Ball State be trouble for Huskies?

By Brian Earle & Frank Gogola | November 12, 2013

After hype and buildup over the last couple weeks, the Huskies are set for their biggest game of the season. Football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) will host Ball State (9-1, 6-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a game that will have serious implications for the season to...

Face off: NIU to play Toledo Wednesday

By Matt Hopkinson and Brian Thomas | November 7, 2012

Matt Hopkinson: Well, Brian, with the judgement day of NIU football looming, what do you feel is going to be the biggest factor for a Huskie victory come Wednesday night? I personally feel that the key factor will be for NIU to maintain possession of...

Biggest key for Huskie football

By Brian Thomas & Matt Hopkinson | October 8, 2012

Brian Thomas: The first half of NIU football’s season is officially in the books and the team sits at 5-1. Going into the season, people didn’t know what to expect from the Huskies, as there were a lot of questions surrounding them. Those questions...

Face-off: The outlook of NIU baseball and softball

By Brian Belford and Tony Osborne | February 7, 2012

Brian Belford: It's cold outside Tony, and with football completely over, the only sports that may be on people's minds are basketball and hockey. However, NIU baseball and softball are getting into gear. In fact, they've already been practicing outside....

Face-off: Which NIU basketball team has a better chance later this season?

By Katie Leb and Andrew Singer | January 24, 2011

DeKALB | With both NIU basketball teams currently floundering, sports writers Katie Leb and Andrew Singer discuss which team has a better chance to make a late-season run.Katie Leb: Andrew, thank you for agreeing to face off with me this week. I am actually...

Can the NIU football team live up to the hype?

By Jimmy Johnson and Andrew Singer | September 16, 2010

Is the NIU football team just treading water or are the Huskies on the verge of bowing out this season? After dropping their opener to Iowa State and barely beating North Dakota, the MAC West favorite Huskies have had their share of problems so far. The...

Mike Greene | Northern Star file photos
Lindsay Curnock and Josh Karsten

Face Off: Bigger loss- Curnock or Karsten?

By Andrew Singer and Mike Buda | August 24, 2010

As the NIU men's and women's soccer seasons get underway, the teams will be without some familiar faces. The Northern Star's Andrew Singer and Mike Buda take center ice to see who will be the Huskies' bigger loss: Lindsey Curnock or Josh Karsten. Andrew...