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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

Baseball fans the flames in Chicago

By Andrew Singer | May 5, 2011

A night underneath the lights in Chicago ended well for the NIU baseball team, as the Huskies took down UIC 9-7 on Wednesday.An early onslaught of offense gave NIU (22-21 overall, 11-8 MAC) an 8-1 lead through three innings.UIC (22-19) loaded the bases...

Donnelly’s recruits help team succeed

By Katie Leb | April 26, 2011

For the seventh time in nine tries, NIU men's soccer has claimed the Governor's Cup after defeating both Western and Eastern Illinois on April 16. Some of the Huskies were part of a national "Top 40 Recruiting Class" by College Soccer News for the 2010...

Men’s, women’s tennis teams see similar outcomes

By Mike Romor | April 18, 2011

NIU men's and women's tennis teams had similar outcomes over the weekend, as both squads lost their two matches. Men's tennis was downed on the road by MAC frontrunners Toledo (23-8 overall, 4-0 MAC) on Saturday before losing a 4-3 battle against a tough...

Notes from spring practice: Day 9

By Andrew Singer | April 12, 2011

Wide receiver Nathan Palmer got hit just about as hard as someone can be hit in a spring practice on Tuesday morning. Sophomore Dominique Ware lined up Palmer on an out route and sent the wideout to the ground. Palmer was back up laughing about the hit...

NIU Assistant football coach Kevin Kane imbues youth into team

March 30, 2011

NIU head football coach Dave Doeren has always held a liking for Kevin Kane. From recruiting him as a player at Kansas, to having him on staff at Wisconsin for the past three seasons, Doeren has always found a spot for Kane. "He's a hard-working guy,"...

Women’s Basketball will be pushed to the limits during MAC Championship

By Jimmy Johnson | March 3, 2011

DeKALB | Sunday night will present the NIU women’s basketball team an opportunity to prove whether its experience in tight games will pay off. The Huskies (13-16 overall, 7-9 MAC) earned the seventh seed in the MAC Tournament after defeating Ball State,...

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

NIU men’s basketball seniors honored on senior night

March 3, 2011

Everything seemed to be in the right place Wednesday evening at the NIU Convocation Center. It was Senior Night for the Huskie men's basketball team. Wearing their NIU jumpsuits, seniors Jeremy Landers and Michael Patton walked with family members toward...

Former NIU student gains fan base for online videos

By Eric Beesley | March 1, 2011

DeKALB | College students spend hours at a time browsing the internet for side splitting videos to pass the time. NIU students can now follow some former Huskies who are attempting to make it in the movie business. Andrew Morris, former NIU student who...

Gymnastics stretch for team high score but fell to Kent State

By Brian Thomas | February 20, 2011

DeKALB | NIU’s gymnastics team recorded another team high score on senior night Sunday, but it also came away with another loss, falling 194.800 to 192.875 to Kent State. The Huskies (1-6 overall, 1-4 MAC) beat their previous high score by 1.725 points...

Looking back on 2/14 as NIU moves forward

By Logan Short | February 13, 2011

A lot of you might remember. A lot of you might remember the news reports when they came out or how it almost changed your pick for which college to attend. A lot of you, though, probably don't remember that it was a Thursday. You probably don't remember...

NIU guard Demarcus Grady dribbles down the court in a game against the Ohio Bobcats.

Men’s basketball drop one game in Athens

By Andrew Singer | February 6, 2011

Facing off against the defending MAC Champion Ohio Bobcats on Saturday afternoon, the NIU men’s basketball team fell 80-73 in Athens.The Bobcats staked out a large lead after some early shooting woes. NIU (7-14 overall, 3-6 MAC) made a late comeback...

Huskies trailed behind the Buffalo Bulls in 63-52 loss

By Andrew Singer | January 30, 2011

DeKALB | Three days after notching its first win against a MAC East opponent since Feb. 2009, the NIU men’s basketball team fell hard at Buffalo 63-52. The Huskies never led against the Bulls on Saturday afternoon. Buffalo (13-6 overall, 5-2 MAC) followed...

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