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Men’s tennis headed for Ohio

By Thomas Hiley III | April 10, 2013

This weekend the men’s tennis team will head to Michigan and Ohio to face off against the Detroit Titans (5-12) and Toledo Rockets (18-8, 0-2 MAC). The Huskies are coming off a 7-0 loss last weekend to conference rival Ball State (13-7, 2-0 MAC). NIU...

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 ‘outdoorsman’ helps students experience the wilderness

By Aurora Schnorr | October 5, 2011

On the outside, junior geology major Keith Gortowski may seem like just another NIU student, but this guy might be the closest thing NIU has to Bear Grylls. When Gortowski first came to NIU, he was looking for a group in which he could release his inner...

Don’t pull the Mustard Plug

By Connor Rice | September 21, 2011

DeKALB | Twenty years, 1,500 shows and countless beers. Ska legends Mustard Plug will return to DeKalb at 7 p.m. Friday at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The Takeouts, Shortstop from Tokyo and Fluffy Puff & the Ice Capades will open the...

Corporation takeover of city is undemocratic

Corporation takeover of city is undemocratic

By Taurean Small | April 26, 2011

Benton Harbor is a small, low-income and predominantly African American town in western Michigan. Although you may not know anyone from there or even heard of the town before now, its current situation could affect the lives of all Americans. Earlier...

Huskies lose by 27-points in womens basketball

Huskies lose by 27-points in women’s basketball

By Katie Leb | February 20, 2011

A successful trip to Ypsilanti, Mich. was not to be had as the Huskies fell to Eastern Michigan 62-35 on Saturday. After beginning the day with eight straight missed shots, center Ebony Ellis put the Huskies (11-15 overall, 5-8 MAC) on the scoreboard...

NIU goalie Craig Haa gave up seven goals in the Huskies loss to NMU.

Hockey slips up

By Korey Peterson | October 4, 2010

Hockey is Canada's pasttime, so it makes sense that any university sharing a lake border with the country would have an advantage against NIU. In a battle of Northern schools this past weekend, the Northern Michigan University Wildcats (4-4-0) defeated...