Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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fli ' m ' • i ■ mf ' ' • v V . ' f 5i , ' ' N Thousand of fans watched Northern beat Ilhnois State in the first Kame in the new stadium. The stadiu m, with physical education facihties underneath, is symbohc of Northern ' s attempt to develop a big-time athletic program. 16

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' ■• ■iW a; ««SStn. DeKalb ' s Fire Department Ji cus-seJ construction of a new fire station to replace one in the alwavs-conviested business district. Security police studied pedestrian traffic in an effort to determine the need for additional stop signs. ' yJ :i j ?tfe i iA y

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ctLanges SL± nsriXJ Northern ' s athletic program continued to change as the Huskies voted to leave the IIAC. A grants-in-aid program to athletes, approved during the summer of 1965, forced Northern to withdraw from the conference. The Huskies finished the year in the conference despite their summer withdrawal. Northern has scheduled several athletic contests with schools belonging to the Mid-American Conference, a conference of which they have indicated an interest in becoming a member. Homecoming saw more than 18,000 persons crowd into Northern ' s new $2.3 million stadium to watch the Huskies topple Illinois State 48-6 in the first home contest away from Glidden Field. The NIU football team was one of the athletic highlights jf the year as the Huskies went undefeated in regular season com- petition before falling to the University of North Dakota in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Athletic director (jeor e Evans spearheaded Northern ' s xrants-in-aid pro Tam. Ron Chrisnan directed the Huskies to another undefeated season.