A day before the official beginning of the spring semester, women’s gymnastics started its season with a win for the first time since the 2009 season. The Huskies (1-0) took on the Redbirds of Illinois State (1-1) in a closely-contested meet the entire...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.
Sunday
At 11:55 a.m., police responded to a credit card fraud claim at the TCF Bank, 1425 W. Lincoln Highway. An officer met with the caller and took a report. The case was initially closed due to a lack of leads. It was reopened on Jan. 10. It is now pending further investigation.
At 3:16 p.m., an officer responded to the New Hall Community Center for alleged theft complaint by an individual. The officer took a report, but the case was closed due to a lack of leads.
About 1,300 Huskie fans filled into fan buses and headed down to the Orange Bowl to see the Huskies make history on New Year’s Day, according to NIU Today. Soon after it was announced that the Huskies would compete in the Orange Bowl, a travel package...
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The Northern Star Editorial Board doesn’t think Eddie Williams, executive vice president and chief of operations for Finance and Facilities, is doing his job.
Since the summer, the Finance and Facilities division at NIU has been through controversies...
It’s been two years. Two long years since NIU lost a beautiful soul to cruel intentions. Antinette “Toni” Keller went missing Oct. 14, 2010—the Thursday of Homecoming weekend her freshman year. Although it has been two years since the tragedy...
Alumnae of the NIU women's basketball team will suit up for the annual Alumni Game at 11 a.m. Saturday on Victory E. Court. A ticket to the NIU women's basketball game against Ohio at 2:05 p.m. that same day will get fans a seat for the alumnae contest.
The men's basketball Alumni Game is set for Feb. 4, and also will take place at 11 a.m. A ticket to watch the current Huskies take the court for a MAC showdown with Western Michigan at 2:05 p.m. gets fans into the Alumni Game.
Mega Women
Three top 10 finishes propelled the NIU women's track and field team to a second place finish at the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet Jan. 21.
In field competition, Lindsay Chamberlain took home the 20-pound weight throw title with a heave of 17.79 meters. Ashley Morrow finished third in the weight throw, and second in the shot put; a slot ahead of teammate Margaret Gorski. Elizabeth Berquist placed second in the high jump.
NIU also had a strong showing in the track department, with a second-place finish from sprinter Ajahnae Hinley, a second-place finish in the 800 meter run from Lorene Skipper and a bronze from Bonnie Miller in the 5,000 meter run. The 4 x 400 team posted a second-place finish to add to the NIU medal count.
NIU heads to Champaign tomorrow for the Care/Health Alliance Classic hosted by the University of Illinois at 10 a.m.
Seven-love
The NIU women's tennis team started its season with a 7-0 loss at Wisconsin Saturday.
Wisconsin won the doubles match point and then rolled to a 5-0 sweep with a forfeit in the singles matches.
NIU coach Pontus Hiort said after the match Wisconsin is one of the top teams in the nation.
Wanted: Softball Manager
The NIU softball team is looking for a new manager for its upcoming season.
Qualified candidates must have a working knowledge of softball, be proficient with statistical maintenance and assist with equipment transportation for practices and games.
If interested please contact assistant coach Joanna Lane at 753-2245 as soon as possible.
That New Season Smell
The NIU baseball team will kick off the 2006 season Feb. 3. The Huskies will travel to Tempe for a three-game series with the Arizona State Sun Devils.
The opener will be played under the lights at 7 p.m., while the final game will be at 1 p.m. Sunday.
So, we made it through the first week. By now I’m sure you’ve all been warned by your instructors not to text in class; but, maybe you don’t know why that can be an issue, other then the fact that it annoys your instructor and the people around...
Watch this: Huskie. Did you catch it? I just published a typo and I’m proud of it. I support the oddities and irregularities of NIU. Husky is so overrated; Huskie is where it’s at. Proper spelling is so mainstream, anyway. Regardless of your stance...
They give the president one hundred days. The paper? We take it week by week, if not day by day. What did we mess up Monday? Let’s try to aim for better Tuesday. We rubbed a source the wrong way Tuesday; let’s make sure sources know we appreciate...
I am not, despite what some may think after a glance at my glorious visage above, queen of the newspapers. I cannot look at a NIU student and realize: Ah, you. You are the one who wants to read about the obvious flaws in Ozymandias’ plot to unite the...
If we can be bold enough to quote President Barack Obama, “Government should be transparent.” The Editorial Board of the Northern Star believes this statement applies to NIU, not just because it is a state university, but because, ethically, it should...
