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The NIU Huskies are represented by both Victor E. Huskie (a person wearing a Siberian Husky costume) and Mission (a live Siberian Husky). [1] [11] The Mission program establishing a series of live dogs as mascots was started by the NIU Foundation in 2012. [12] As of 2023, three dogs (Mission I, Mission II, and Mission III) have served in this role.
The Northern Illinois University athletic department celebrated 100 years of Huskies basketball in the 2000–01 season.A panel of 29 Administrators, NIU Staff/Faculty, NIU Alumni, Media and NIU Media Services were given the opportunity to cast votes for the greatest players to ever don the cardinal and black of Northern Illinois University, resulting in a total of 46 players.
Northern Illinois University's Convocation Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, at 1525 W Lincoln Hwy, in DeKalb, Illinois, US. [3] The arena opened in 2002. The Convocation Center is home to both the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball and women's basketball teams, volleyball, Wrestling, gymnastics, and women's indoor track and field squads.
The Northern Illinois Huskies are a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference. The athletic program is made up of seven men's sports and 10 women's sports. [41] NIU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1920 to 1967.
The Northern Illinois Huskies baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), which is part of the NCAA Division I. NIU's first baseball team was fielded in 1900.
NIU's football program was established in the late 19th century, playing its first ever game against DeKalb High School in 1899 and was led by coach John L. Keith to the team's first ever victory. NIU started out in the independent scene from 1899 through 1919 before joining the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team became ...
The Northern Star is governed by the Northern Star Publications Board. [5]The organization’s editors are overseen by the editor in chief, who is elected by the editorial board, with recommendation votes from the Northern Star Publication Board and democratic staff vote being taken into consideration, [6] each semester.
The 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) member during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.