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Local children to celebrate diversity with flag parade

By Northern Star Staff | September 9, 2013

The flags of more than 200 countries will be on display on campus when local fifth graders hold their Parade of Flags.The annual parade begins at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Huskie Stadium. Students will go east on Lucinda Avenue and end in the Martin Luther...

Top bugle, drums corps coming to area competition

By Jessi Haish | July 8, 2013

Champions will arrive July 14 at Huskie Stadium.Seven of the world’s top drum and bugle corps will perform in the Tour of Champions drum and bugle corps championship. Fatty’s Pub & Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, is the official host restaurant...

Members of Phi Sigma Kappa pull their way to victory in the finals of the NIU IFC Tugs competition during last year's competition.

Tugs competition begins next week

By Newell Miaw | April 17, 2013

Greek fraternity members will test their brotherly strength at next week’s Tugs competition. Members of several Greek Row fraternities will begin the annual tug-of-war competition at 3:30 p.m. Monday outside Huskie Stadium on the east tailgate field....

Huskie Stadium to be upgraded

By Logan Love | March 5, 2013

Huskie Stadium may receive up to $650,000 in upgrades, according to the Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee (FFOC) agenda. The stadium could see these upgrades before the 2013 season, pending the Board of Trustees’ approval. The FFOC approved...

SILD and CAB to sponsor homecoming parade

By Northern Star Staff | September 24, 2012

The NIU homecoming parade will be held Oct. 12, according to a Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) press release. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end with a community bonfire at 7 p.m., according to SILD. The parade is sponsored...

Officer Dana Brisbon displays a replica skull at the NIU Police Auction on Saturday morning. The auction, which was held under the student bleachers of Huskie Stadium, auctioned off a variety of items, including bicycles, iPods, and purses. The proceeds were donated back to NIU.

NIU police sell lost and found items at annual auction

By Ian Gough | April 29, 2012

Crowds of NIU students and DeKalb residents braced themselves against the cold and rain for the NIU police department auction Saturday. The auction was from 9 a.m. to noon under the bleachers at the east gate of Huskie stadium. Potential bidders were...

Return to the field

Return to the field

By Jerry Burnes | March 28, 2012

A bird call echoed through Huskie Stadium as spring practice opened Wednesday, signaling the return of one of NIU’s wounded brothers. On a sunny, seasonably warm March afternoon with the wind whipping around the field, linebacker Devon Butler was back,...

NIU's wide-receiver Nathan Palmer "81" soars through the air
after catching a pass as Ball State linebacker Tony Martin "47"
attempted to make a pick during the first half of the match up at
Huskie Stadium on Tuesday night. The Huskies would go on to defeat
Ball State 41-38 making it their sixth straight win.

Flightless bird

By Erik Anderson | November 16, 2011

NIU's wide-receiver Nathan Palmer "81" soars through the air after catching a pass as Ball State linebacker Tony Martin "47" attempted to make a pick during the first half of the match up at Huskie Stadium on Tuesday night. The Huskies would go on to...

Homecoming tailgaters kick off festivities before kick-off

By Hailey Kurth | October 13, 2011

One of the highlights of homecoming every year is the football game, but for some people, the fun begins long before kick-off. Tailgating outside Huskie Stadium Saturday can be fun if students keep certain things in mind. Students should come prepared...

ROTC cadets jump into action at the Huskie Stadium during repelling practice

By Olivia Willoughby | September 15, 2011

Thursday morning, ROTC cadets from NIU and Kishwaukee College practiced their repelling skills on 25 and 40 foot towers at the Huskie Stadium.ROTC's fourth lab of the year incorporated what students normally see in war movies: jumping off backwards from...

Military Student Services plans food drive for Saturday’s game

August 31, 2011

DeKALB | Military Student Services will hold a canned food drive at Huskie Stadium Saturday.The food drive will be held outside Huskie Stadium before the NIU vs. Army game."We'll be at the east and west entrances of the stadium," said Jennifer Jeffries,...

2010 Tugs Champions Phi Sigma Kappa take on the Phi Kappa Sigma and Omega Delta team on Tuesday. Phi Sigma Kappa remains the number one seed after winning the match in three ropes.

Rain won’t stop Greek tugs tournament

By Leah Spagnoli | April 26, 2011

DeKALB | Despite rainy conditions, about 500 people came to see the second day of the annual Tugs tournament on Tuesday. Jeremy Sanchez, Interfraternity Council vice president of Community Events, said he wasn't pleased with the weather. "Despite the...