Jenny Jones has been smoking for three years and plans to quit at the end of this year. Jones, a freshman family, consumer and nutrition sciences major said the amount of cigarettes she smokes per day depends on her mood and stress level. "I quit for...

DeKALB | A long-time NIU psychiatrist is calling it a career. Dr. Diana Kraft is retiring today after 15 years as a psychiatrist for Health Services. Decreased face time with her patients played a very large part in her decision to retire, Kraft said....

In early March, the Recording Industry Association of America identified 28 IP addresses of NIU students who could face legal action for illegal downloading. According to NIU officials, any student with illegally obtained copyrighted material on their...

DeKALB | Student elections for the Student Association and Campus Activities Board executives were held Tuesday and will continue today. Polls are located in the Holmes Student Center, DuSable Hall and Founders Memorial Library. According to Eric Brenes,...

Getting along with a roommate isn't always easy - especially if you have more than one. But when a student gets to choose who they will be rooming with, applying basic criteria to roommate selection can relieve headaches in the long-run. NIU students...

DeKALB | Students have said goodbye to free music sharing and may soon wave goodbye to free video clips on YouTube. Media companies are at it again as News Corp and NBC Universal have teamed up in an effort to control Internet distribution of several...

Goodbye, winter. Unseasonable warmth has enveloped DeKalb, with Sunday's high reaching 77 degrees, only three degrees shy of the record set in 1910. Monday's high reached 71 degrees, with 69 percent humidity. With days left to spare in March, the weather...

April 1 is the deadline for NIU undergraduate students planning to graduate in May or August to apply to take part in the graduation ceremony. Due to April 1 being a Sunday, the application and $29 fee must arrive at Registration and Records by 3 p.m....

DeKALB | Drew Creal usually feels sleepy at about 5 p.m. To reenergize, he drinks coffee or an energy drink. Creal, a freshman journalism major, said he consumes caffeine at least two to three times daily in the form of coffee or a Monster energy drink....

Swimming, lip-synching and camaraderie among Greeks were highlights of Delta Gamma's 26th annual Anchor Splash. Swimming events took place at 1 p.m. Saturday in Anderson Hall Pool. Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Delta Pi took first place in the swimming events,...

DeKALB | Controversial groups and legislation were the theme of Sunday's Student Association meeting. Legislation calling for more accountability on the part of executive staff again went before the SA Senate for approval. The legislation, previously...