The Kishwaukee River is contaminated, according to the Illinois Environment Protection Agency. The contaminant, polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, typically is found in coolants and lubricants used for transformers, capacitors and other electrical equipment....

They wear suits, play jazz, click finger-chimes and groove like rappers. Meet The J. Davis Trio. Wednesday night, the trio introduced a unique blend of hip-hop and jazz at the Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge, wowing the local audience. The Chicago-based...

Every two years, each state receives a higher education report card from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. This year’s "Measuring Up" survey put Illinois among the elite. "While the grades were a bit lower, Illinois public...

Pi Sigma Epsilon, a marketing fraternity, will camp out at the King Memorial Commons to raise awareness and money for Camp Heartland. The excursion begins at noon on Thursday and lasts through noon on Friday. Camp Heartland is a summer camp for children...

This week marks the celebration of something that relates to every part of life: chemistry. As a part of National Chemistry Week, which is this week, the department of chemistry and biochemistry is kicking off the party today with chemical demonstrations....

For anyone looking to release some aggression or learn a martial art, the new NIU Self-Defense Club offers a chance to do both. "Self-Defense Club is a mixed martial arts environment where people learn multiple styles," said Adam Patterson, self-defense...

In honor of LGBT Awareness Month, LGBT Programs and the Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation honored a relatively unknown war veteran, Deborah Sampson Gannett, Tuesday night at the Holmes Student Center’s Illinois Room. NIU communication professor...

You’ve seen them. All over campus, tables with pamphlets filled with information about sex, drugs and other health-related issues. Most people shy away from them, perhaps embarrassed by the jar of free condoms. But Rebecca Forbes, a junior double major...

After stepping down from his position as general manager at WKDI last semester, Tukoi Jarrett watched silently from the sidelines as his radio empire crumbled. The Student Association asked Jarrett to resign from his position after he used student funds...

The Student Association recently received $20,000 worth of new computers and software. It also is still waiting for a $5,000 server. "In the summertime, our computers were really bad," SA Treasurer Shaun Crisler said. "A few of them were crashing every...

NIU is combining several of its community service programs in an effort to improve its "extended mission," said Anne Kaplan, NIU’s vice president for administration and University Outreach. The new initiative, called University Outreach, will provide...

Male college students may not have noticed, but for the last two decades they are statistically the minority among colleges and universities. Since 1979, women’s enrollment at four-year colleges has surpassed men’s. This gender gap is evident in the...