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On August 5, NIU students received an email from [email protected] explaining that the Amazon Prime show “The College Tour” would be visiting NIU’s campus on Homecoming week between Oct. 5 to 9. The show will select 10 students to be featured on the nationally streamed program. The College Tour has been trying to get NIU...
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From winning MAC Coach of the Year in 2002, to getting inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013, former head coach Joe Novak left a mark on Huskie football that won’t be forgotten. As he came into a program that had been underperforming, going 3-8 in 1995 prior to the beginning of...
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DeKALB – On Thursday, the university staff were sent an email from Clint-Michael Reneau, vice president for Student Affairs and Sean T. Frazier, vice president and director of Athletics regarding an administrative reorganization of the Convocation Center. Taking effect on July 1, the Convocation Center team transitioned under the Division of Student Affairs.
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NIU baseball emerged victorious after a late night battle against the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers ended in a 12-10 victory. The Huskies earned the program’s first victory in an NCAA Tournament game less than one week after securing the program’s first Mid-American Conference title. “This was just a remarkable baseball game,” NIU base
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The Mid-American Conference champion NIU baseball team earned a spot in the Tallahassee Regional at Florida State University for the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship according to the bracket released by the NCAA on Monday. Heading back to the National Tournament, the Huskies put an end to a 54-year long regional drought — having...
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In its final game in the Mid-American Conference, NIU baseball claimed the first title game victory in program history with a 5-1 victory over the University of Toledo. NIU’s win in the MAC Championship final was the team’s 35th of the season, setting a new program record for wins in a season. “The university, and...
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NIU baseball secured its third win of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, clinching a spot in the title game with a 10-3 win over the University of Toledo Rockets. “We needed a big performance from Danny after the marathon game yesterday, and he was just outstanding,” NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland said. “He set the...
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NIU baseball took down Mid-American Conference regular season champion, the University of Miami RedHawks, in a thrilling 6-5 victory in 15 innings. “Just an outstanding baseball game between two really good teams,” NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland said. “It took everybody, we threw six different arms, every one of them threw the ball well,...
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NIU baseball punched its ticket to the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals with an 11-0, run-rule victory over the Western Michigan University Broncos. “We got a great outing from Max (Vaisvila),” NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland said. “We just had really good at-bats early in the game and we just kept adding on. We threw...
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On Thursday and Friday, the Huskies competed in Muncie, Indiana, at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Despite success in previous meets, the Huskies came in last place with a team score of just 12 points. The University of Akron swept the team championship, winning both the men’s and the women’s, with a...
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