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A bottle of Aveeno body lotion sits with wads of tissue scattered on a nightstand. NIU students discuss their thoughts on No Nut November. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

No Nut November: Resist the urge

By Brandon Clark and Michael Mollsen | November 7, 2023

DeKALB – Men, it’s time to put away your socks and release your joysticks – No Nut November is upon us. No Nut November is a challenge in which participants attempt to refrain from orgasming during November. The challenge started as a parody...

Calm down, the world isn’t ending

By Anthony Szudarski | November 11, 2012

The world will end one day, but it’s not going to be anytime soon. With the devastation that followed Hurricane Sandy and the looming end of the Mayan calendar—and, according to some, the outcome of the presidential election—there are people who...

The Dark Side of Facebook: Study finds correlation between social media activities and narcissim

By Mary Diamond | April 1, 2012

With 845 million monthly users as of December 2011, Facebook is a social media trend that has touched more lives than just about any other website. So many people interacting in one virtual place has researchers looking for correlations between Facebook...