Grandparents have big hearts when it comes to their grandchildren, but how much is too much? Grandparents who take care of their grandchildren at least nine hours a week have a 50 percent increased risk of heart attack, according to a new study from the...

Looking forward to some extra cash from selling back your books? So are thieves. At the end of every semester, NIU students suffer an increase in the number of stolen textbooks, University Police Lt. Matt Kiederlen said. “It’s always the same thing,”...

The copper content in NIU’s water is under control with temporary fixes, and permanent solutions are being studied, said Bob Albanese, director of NIU’s physical plant. Albanese met with DeKalb public works personnel and a consulting firm Monday morning...

In the warmly lit Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center, NIU faculty, staff, students and other members of the community dined, talked and mingled with President John Peters and his wife Barbara on Tuesday afternoon. Peters held his annual...

Three years ago, NIU student David Healy hatched an idea to bring together people interested in gaming. He approached his friend, Matt Duncan, a technical support coordinator at NIU, to start an NIU gamers club. “Before I even moved to DeKalb, I knew...

Fast food restaurants recently have been advertising new “healthy” salads, but some experts argue consumers might as well eat a Big Mac. Marion Burros, a New York Times food columnist, has been doing research about the so-called “healthy options”...

Christmas is a time for giving, and NS*Radio and the Public Relations Student Society of America are no exceptions to that spirit. The two organizations are holding a winter-apparel drive that started Monday and will continue until Friday. This is PRSSA’s...

Students will have the opportunity to watch friends engage in stunts when hypnotist Frederick Winters comes to NIU. The free show will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. Winters will select 20 people from...

During Winter Break, the DuSable DugOut is getting a makeover. Bob Albanese, director of Finance and Facilities, said NIU wants to expand the food service option at DuSable Hall to be similar to what is offered at Barsema Hall. The DuSable Hall DugOut...

University Police is putting an emphasis on education over enforcement when it comes to jaywalking on campus. UP Lt. Deborrah Pettit said writing $75 tickets would not curb the constant violations of the state law, which forbids pedestrians from crossing...

The Center for Governmental Studies is proposing a new type of local government to assist with planning for growth created by a new Chicagoland highway. The proposed “Corridor Council” will oversee growth around the Prairie Parkway, a proposed 36-mile...