When you're playing a violent video game, you are aware of what your eyes and hands are doing, but your brain is a mystery. A recent University of Missouri study on college students found out what's going on in gamers' brains when they play violent games...
NIU Information Security & Operations is still preventing the account harvesting spam that began on July 8."It's an ongoing issue," said Jim Fatz, Information Security & Operations director. "It can change on a minute-by-minute basis." Currently,...
A portion of NIU's state funding may soon be dependent on how many graduates it produces. The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) is working with colleges and universities to establish measurements of performance for funding. Performance funding...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. FRIDAY At...
CHICAGO - A study of NIU students' reactions to the 2008 campus shootings gives fresh insight into how genes may influence the psychological impact of traumatic events. The researchers found that symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder were...
DeKalb | After rebels assaulted and captured Tripoli, NIU experts discuss Col. Moammar Gadhafi and how his ousting will impact the world. Brian Sandberg, associate professor of history, said as Gadhafi is backed into a corner, he must surrender, flee...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. WEDNESDAY ...
DeKALB | NIU has a budding online community in its midst - and no, it’s not Facebook. A user-driven, social news website called Reddit hosts an NIU-specific forum, otherwise known as a subreddit. With 53 student members as of press time, the website...
When it's raining, snowing, cold or hot out, waiting for the bus can seem unbearable. Josh Venaas, director of mass transit for the Student Association, said he hopes the updated Huskie Bus Tracking System will make public transportation easier for students....
DeKALB | NIU's Physical Plant will shut down air conditioning in all campus buildings today from 2 to 3 p.m. Rich Lovell, assistant chief engineer of the West Campus Heating Plant, said the plant will be performing a curtailment for ComEd, which is a...
DeKALB | Sycamore City Manager Bill Nicklas will leave his post in Sycamore on Oct. 3 to join NIU as the associate vice president for institutional planning and sustainability.Nicklas is familiar with the school, having gotten both his master's degree...
DeKalb | Spending what doesn't need to be spent can send you on a downward spiral of debt. How can you avoid debt now to prevent large payments in the future?DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen said it's as simple not spending what you don't have. Craving a pizza...
