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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Commentary: There’s no reason to miss the football game

By Chris Dertz | November 8, 2010

Tonight’s game against Toledo is not the biggest football game in the NIU football program’s history. It’s not even close to being the biggest game in the last 10 years. None of that is relevant, though, because it is the biggest game NIU has been...

NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish has his work cut out for him while facing NIU's rival the Toledo Rockets.

Huskies take on rival Toledo, possible MAC West crown on the line

By Chris Dertz | November 8, 2010

DeKALB | When the lights go on in Huskie Stadium tonight, all eyes will be on an NIU program garnering national attention going up against its most bitter rival. When the Toledo Rockets roll into DeKalb, they bring with them a 29-8 record all-time against...

A look around the MAC

By Jimmy Johnson | November 7, 2010

MAC East Temple Owls Head Coach - Al Golden 2010 Record - 8-2 (5-1 MAC) Temple found its way to victory over Kent State, 28-10. Owls' quarterback Mike Gerardi was highly effective through the air, throwing for 368 yards and two touchdown passes. Temple...

A marketing obstacle for Tuesday night football

By Andrew Singer | November 4, 2010

Marketing for a Tuesday night football game may be one of the hardest things that a marketing department at a university has to face. Consider the fact that it is a week night and students do have classes near game time. Adding even more pressure is the...

The Rant: Silly Mike Shanahan

By Korey Peterson | November 2, 2010

Rex Grossman still has it. The sports world was waiting to see if he still had it, and now they can rest easily after seeing him do what he does best on Sunday. What he still has, of course, is the ability to lose a game for his team, fashionably. With...

Ward’s play is ‘special’

By Jimmy Johnson | November 1, 2010

College football programs know no better feeling than hitting it right with a player. But when that player is only a freshman and becomes an immediate force, everyone takes notice. Jimmie Ward makes NIU take notice. Ward has become the blocking bandit...

Jared Ridge, NIU volleyball team manager, helps with warm-ups before a match.

NIU managers pursue passions in a different way

By Katie Leb | October 20, 2010

Passion to play a sport drives students to become athletes. But passion for the entirety of the sport drives students to be a part of the team off the field, in a different capacity. As a team manager for football, senior economics major Dan Stinson has...

NIU football looks to take Bulls by the horns

By Jimmy Johnson | October 14, 2010

The NIU football team is riding high at the halfway point of their season. After defeating preseason MAC East favorite Temple 31-17 last Saturday, the Huskies (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) sit atop the MAC West standings. If NIU fans still aren't convinced that...

Roy Halladay is reason enough to turn on the MLB Playoffs

The Rant: Time to tune into America’s real pastime

By Jerry Burnes | October 14, 2010

I'll take a 1-0 start for the Bears, but in reality, they lost that game. Rules are rules, I know, but Calvin Johnson caught that final pass, and highlighted the minor intricacies - and problems- with football's terrible rules. "Megatron" had every aspect...

Chandler Harnish has faced many injuries and health problems in his college career.

The roller coaster ride of Harnish’s health

By Chris Dertz | October 12, 2010

DeKALB | A roller coaster's path is an interesting thing. It can contain any number of unexpected turns and flips, mountains and valleys, and once it's begun, there's no straying from its path until you reach the end. The last eight months of Chandler...

Midseason grades: NIU makes the honor roll

By Chris Dertz, Jimmy Johnson, and Jerry Burnes | October 12, 2010

By Chris Dertz Offense: The unit that everyone questioned before the season started - the offensive line - hasn't had any problems getting its act together. Combine that with the fact that skill players like Chandler Harnish and Chad Spann are playing...

Both NIU teams deserve your time this weekend

By Chris Dertz | October 7, 2010

Saturday is a big day for NIU athletics, for more reasons than may be readily apparent. Chances are that most people are aware of the implications that the football team's game against Temple will have on the look of the MAC this season. I shouldn't have...

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