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Graduate forward Nick Gonzalez, freshman forward Walker Smith and junior defenseman Keaton Peters line up for a faceoff during NIU Hockey's game against Illinois State on Nov. 11. The Huskies were shut out by the University of Rhode Island in their second game of the ACHA Showcase on Saturday. (Courtesy of NIU Hockey)

Hockey blanked by Rhode Island

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | November 18, 2023

ROMEOVILLE – A day after posting its first win, NIU Hockey returned to familiar territory in the loss column in Game 2 of the ACHA Showcase. The Huskies (1-15-2, 0-10 MCH) post-win spirits were dampened by the University of Rhode Island Rams (8-7),...

The Duke’s bittersweet final night

By Alex Fiore | May 2, 2012

Sometimes he coughed up blood. Sometimes his knees ached and his back strained when sitting down. When Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington took the stage inside NIU’s University Center on March 20, 1974, the cancer that destroyed his lungs had turned...

The Dear Hunter hits House Cafe after Coachella performance

By Shelby Devitt | April 25, 2012

No, it’s not a showing of the gritty Vietnam-era film your dad always wants to watch with you during Christmas break. And no, it isn’t an Atlanta-based experimental noise band. It’s an alternative rock band from Rhode Island with a predilection...