First home game will be March 18 vs North Dakota State.

South Dakota led 16-13 after the first quarter. They out-scored Western in the remaining three quarters to win the game 86-50. Sophie Reichelt led the Western scoring with 14 points. Emily Clemens had 12. Western was 6 for 24 on three-point shots. Western was out-rebounded 51-27. Attendance at South...

Maybe there are too many public colleges in Illinois, maybe all of them don't need to try and support D-1 athletics. UIS plays at the NCAA Division 2 level. Governor's State plays in the NAIA. Northeastern Illinois offers club sports. Declining enrollments means that less money is generated via stu...

NIU Athletic Director Sean Frazier is hoping for a crowd of 30,000 for this Nov 9 game at White Sox Park.

He will need to do a lot of aggressive marketing and promoting to obtain that number.

Gov Rauner's 2017 Budget is pushing for at least a 25% cut in higher education. The cuts are not as steep as last year’s budget proposal. However, after almost 8 months with no state revenues, this seems a bit harsh. Rauner's long-term goal is to privatize the state's university system. He is a big-...

Garret Covington led the Western scoring with 21 points. J.C. Fuller had 11. Tate Stensgaard had 10.

Attendance at North Dakota State was 2,227.

NIU will be playing Toledo in a MAC West Division football game at White Sox Park. The game will be on November 9 which is a Wednesday. Moving this big conference game out of DeKalb will certainly alienate the local fans. And tickets will not be cheap. Tickets will be priced at $45, $55 and $65. Her...

From today's "McDonough County Voice": Marching for MAP http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20160217/marching-for8200map While it was encouraging to see the university community united and energized on Tuesday, it would have been better for the SGA and faculty union to have chartered some ...

From the "Western Courier":
Western marches for MAP funds
http://westerncourier.com/34704/news/we ... map-funds/

From tonight's KHQA-TV-7 News: "WIU students, community march for MAP grant funding" http://khqa.com/news/local/wiu-students-community-march-for-map-grant-funding From tonight's WGEM News: "WIU rallies urge lawmakers to fund MAP grants" http://www.wgem.com/story/31238306/2016/02...