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Sophomore Amanda Stepp strikes a pose during her floor routine at the meet against Eastern Michigan University on March 1.

Gymnastics drops final meets of the regular season

By Matt Hopkinson | March 17, 2013

The women’s gymnastics team finished its regular season on a lower note than anticipated, dropping its final two meets. The Huskies (4-6, 2-4 MAC) traveled to Western Michigan on March 10 and were one event away from putting together a status quo score...

Womens gymnastics headed to Kalamazoo

By Matt Hopkinson | March 6, 2013

On Sunday afternoon, women’s gymnastics will compete at the location where the MAC championships will be hosted this season. The Huskies (4-5, 2-3 MAC) are heading into Kalamazoo, Mich., riding a four-week stretch of scoring in the 194 range. They will...

NIU’s 2013 football schedule is disappointing

By Matt Hopkinson | March 5, 2013

The football program is coming off its most successful run in school history, repeating as MAC champions and earning the first BCS game in MAC history but the 2013 season schedule seems less than desirable, especially considering what happened over winter...

Gymnastics share health-related majors

By Matt Hopkinson | March 4, 2013

For any team, there is a common bond of passion for that particular sport, and sometimes parallels can be drawn for other passions and for the NIU gymnastics team there are some similar roads ahead. Out of the 18 athletes that comprise the roster for...

Women’s gymnastics post season-high, defeats Eastern Michigan

By Matt Hopkinson | March 3, 2013

For the third time in the last four weeks, the women’s gymnastics team has posted its season-high and sent its seniors off in fashion, as it defeated Eastern Michigan on Friday. The Huskies (4-4, 2-3 MAC) set their highest mark of the season on vault...

Gymnastics to take on Eastern Michigan at final home meet

By Matt Hopkinson | February 27, 2013

As women’s gymnastics prepares for its final home meet, there is a building sense of confidence but also a bit of unpredictability. The Huskies (3-4, 1-3 MAC) will look to apply that confidence and win their final appearance at home against the visiting...

Gymnastics ready for final home meet

By Matt Hopkinson | February 27, 2013

As women’s gymnastics prepares for its final home meet, there is a building sense of confidence but also a bit of unpredictability. The Huskies (3-4, 1-3 MAC) will look to apply that confidence and win their final appearance at home against the visiting...

Senior gymnast finds balance in academia and athletics

By Matt Hopkinson | February 26, 2013

Not every student athlete majors in something they are passionate about. Not every student athlete can balance all aspects of their lives. Senior gymnast Marisa Liptak can lay claim to both of those, as the elementary education major is nearing the end...

Bandwagon Blackhawks fans need love too

By Matt Hopkinson | February 25, 2013

Hockey is a very involved sport, and it becomes even more convoluted when it is played in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks have one of the biggest and most loyal followings in all sports, let alone hockey. The conundrum comes out in the acceptance of new...

Women’s gymnastics falls to Kent State

By Matt Hopkinson | February 24, 2013

For the third straight week, women’s gymnastics posted a score above the 194 mark, but fell to No. 21-ranked Kent State. The Huskies (3-4, 1-3 MAC) started off on a bad note in their first event against the top dog in Kent State (5-2, 3-0 MAC), and...

Women’s gymnastics to meet Kent State

By Matt Hopkinson | February 20, 2013

The women’s gymnastics team will face its toughest test yet as the Kent State Golden Flashes come into DeKalb on a four-meet winning streak. The Flashes (4-2, 2-0 MAC) have scored under a 194 only once this season, and in their last meet eclipsed the...

Women’s gymnastics benefits from balanced team

By Matt Hopkinson | February 19, 2013

While last year’s women’s gymnastics team had a lot of talented seniors and equaled the best result in school history at the MAC Championship, I feel this year’s team is better. There are several reasons for this, but I find the three most important...