The Center for Black Studies and NIU students said they hope to expand black studies from a minor to a major pending program prioritization.NIU administrators met with the Center for Black Studies on April 29 to discuss the possibility of black studies...
NIU has named Shyree Sanan interim controller, according to a university news release.Sanan has worked at NIU since 2001 in accounting and business positions, according to NIU. Sanan received the Outstanding Service Award in 2013.NIU will start a search...
NIU says it empathizes with the Bogenberger family in a statement issued after Pike fraternity members took plea deals for their roles in pledge David Bogenberger's death.Bogenberger, who was 19 years old, was pledging to Pi Kappa Alpha when he was found...
The lawyer for the Bogenberger family called for an end to pledging in the wake of the death of 19-year-old Pike pledge David Bogenberger.David Bogenberger was pledging to Pi Kappa Alpha when he was found unresponsive Nov. 2, 2012, at the former fraternity...
Here are live updates of the Bogenberger hazing hearing, in which five fraternity members face felony hazing charges and 17 people face misdemeanor charges. // <![CDATA[ // ]]> [View the story "Bogenberger hazing hearing " on Storify]
All five Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members who faced felony hazing charges in relation to the death of a freshman pledge pleaded down to reckless conduct, a class A misdemeanor. The charges were reached as a result of a plea deal. The defendants...
Student Andrew Minor, who was reported missing since Tuesday morning, was found Wednesday at Elburn Train station, according to the DeKalb Police Department. Minor, 26, had been reported missing from DeKalb since 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.Minor...
Randiss Hopkins’s role in founding the Remember Project allowed him to speak to 15,000 students and teachers at Illinois’ first We Day on Thursday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.We Day Illinois, co-chaired by hip-hop artist Common, is an event...
The Student Association Senate will move its election from the fall semester to the spring to increase voter turnout.The SA Senate election will coincide with the 2016 SA executive election in the spring. There will be a final SA Senate election in the...
Student Association President Nathan Lupstein said his newly-inaugurated ticket will look to create an app that would allow students to voice ideas and find answers to questions about the SA.Lupstein and his ticket, the Voice of Change, faced disqualification...
The three vacant Student Association director positions were filled at Sunday’s SA Senate meeting.The senate approved eight director positions at its April 26 meeting, after the Senate denied the appointment of two candidates and one position lacked...
