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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

A marketing obstacle for Tuesday night football

By Andrew Singer | November 4, 2010

Marketing for a Tuesday night football game may be one of the hardest things that a marketing department at a university has to face. Consider the fact that it is a week night and students do have classes near game time. Adding even more pressure is the...

NIU football tries to overcome Toledo to strengthen MAC title bid

By Andrew Singer | November 4, 2010

No one has to tell the NIU football team how frustrating it is to be in a one-sided relationship. The Huskies have been playing Toledo since the late 60's, and as the 8-29-0 all-time record illustrates, NIU has been dominated regularly by the Rockets....

Volleyball loses two on weekend

By Katie Leb | October 31, 2010

In what was considered an already scary holiday weekend, NIU volleyball's two losses added to the spookiness. Continuing their longest road trip of the season, the Huskies (23-4 overall, 9-3 MAC) traveled to Toledo and Ball State, but were unable to...

MAC West breakdown

By Jimmy Johnson | October 12, 2010

Home-field advantage wasn't a factor for Ball State as they fell to Western Michigan 45-16. It was all but over at the conclusion of the first half as the Broncos would put the Cardinals in a 31-6 hole. Ball State's only touchdown on the day came from...

Women’s soccer won, lost over the weekend

By Andrew Singer | September 26, 2010

DeKALB | After getting blown out in the MAC opener against Toledo, the NIU women’s soccer team showed its ability to bounce back on Sunday afternoon. Against the Rockets (6-2-2, 2-0 MAC) on Friday, the Huskies were able to keep it close in the first...

NIU women’s soccer faces MAC opponents

By Andrew Singer | September 23, 2010

After a month of sampling other conferences, the NIU women's soccer team is ready to break the seal on MAC play this weekend. With a 4-3-0 record outside the conference, NIU head coach Carrie Barker is eager to see what her group can do against MAC opponents....

A look around the Mac West

By Jerry Burnes | September 8, 2010

Ball State Cardinals Ball State defeated Southeast Missouri State last week behind 105 yards and a touchdown from running back Eric Williams. Star quarterback Kelly Page was 10-of-17 for 85 yards. The Cardinals rushed for 243 yards as a team with Cory...

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