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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

NIU men’s basketball to take on Northwestern

By Andrew Singer | November 11, 2010

At 8 p.m., the NIU men's basketball team will finally be able to put its tumultuous offseason in the rear-view mirror when it tips off its regular season against Northwestern. Going up against a Big Ten team poised to make a run at its first NCAA tournament...

Huskie Briefs: Maddie Hughes, women’s basketball and Xavier Silas

By Andrew Singer | November 9, 2010

For her play during the week of Nov. 1-7, senior libero on the NIU volleyball team Maddie Hughes earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors, the fourth time the senior has garnered the distinction in her career. In eight sets over the weekend,...

NIU senior guard Xavier Silas dribbles during practice Wednesday.

Men’s basketball depends on seniors for leadership

By Chris Dertz | November 4, 2010

Twenty wins in a season is a solid barometer of how well a college basketball program is performing. Twenty wins in two seasons is another story entirely. After back-to-back 10-win seasons and an offseason full of roster upheaval, the NIU basketball team...

Men’s basketball sets schedule

By Mike Buda | September 8, 2010

A 4-10 non-conference record didn’t stop NIU head coach Ricardo Patton from setting up another difficult schedule.The Huskies recently announced their 2010-2011 schedule, which includes tough tests against Northwestern, the regular season opener, and...

Out of Bounds

April 30, 1990

Dave Moore- NIU Paintball

1. How are you coping with the Cubs current skid?

Dave Moore: I'm used to it, it's been 100 years.

2. Lucky charms on game day?

DM: No

3. What time do you wake up?

DM: 12:30 p.m.

4. Legally change last name to what?

DM: Seis Nueve

5. White Castle: love it or hate it?

DM: Love the food, hate the service.

Meco Brown-Football

1. Disappointed.

2. My rubber bands on my wrist.

3. 6:08 a.m.

4. Bush (after Saints RB Reggie Bush)

5. Hate it

Shoshanna Brown- Track and Field

1. I don't watch baseball.

2. Toe Socks

3. 8:30 a.m.

4. Mrs. J. Holiday

5. Hate it

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