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Sarah Garner, acting director of the Title IX office, responds to various concerns regarding the Title IX process and lack of rape kits on campus during Monday night’s forum held in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center.

Title IX Office, Administration hold open forum

By Sophia Mullowney | April 29, 2019

DeKALB — A forum held by the administration addressed students’ concerns with the Title IX complaint process. Some students said they were dissatisfied with the forum.At 5 p.m. Monday in the Regency Room of the Holmes Students Center, administration...

SA Senate urges administration to move DRC

By Kierra Frazier | April 29, 2019

Senators of the Student Association passed a resolution urging the university to move the Disability Resource Center to a more accessible place on campus due to its location on the fourth floor of the Health Services building. The resolution was passed...

Senator Sabrina Self asks prospective 2019-2020 executive cabinet members questions.

Senate loses quorum twice during special meeting

By Noah Thornburgh | April 29, 2019

Senator Sabrina Self asks prospective 2019-2020 executive cabinet members questions.

Senators Sabrina Self and Jonathan Peters discuss the FY20 budget at Sunday night's Senate meeting.

SA passes $1.2 million FY20 budget

By Noah Thornburgh | April 29, 2019

Senators Sabrina Self and Jonathan Peters discuss the FY20 budget at Sunday night's Senate meeting.

President-elect Naomi Bolden discusses SA plans

By Kierra Frazier | April 24, 2019

Senator Naomi Bolden will transition from the legislative branch to the executive branch to be Student Association President for the 51st session and has plans to make the SA a more welcoming environment for students.After a special election held April...

Diversity Ball set for fall

By Taher Zeitoun | April 24, 2019

DeKALB ­­— After attending an event featuring multiple student leaders, German Ibarra, senior electrical engineering major, realized there were many misconceptions regarding diversity on campus.So, he created The Diversity Ball, which carries a mission...

Scholarship honors lives

By Kierra Frazier | April 24, 2019

DeKALB — College of Business students held an event they called the Golden Heart Celebration to honor senior Trevor Wehner and alumnus Clayton Parks, whose lives were taken in the Aurora shooting Feb. 15. The celebration was held Monday, April 22, which...

Associate professor Doris MacDonald speaks on her experience in Indonesia Friday in the Campus Life Building, Room 100.

Fulbright specialist back from Indonesia, shares experiences

By Sophia Mullowney | April 24, 2019

Associate professor Doris MacDonald speaks on her experience in Indonesia Friday in the Campus Life Building, Room 100.

Students plan garden plots Tuesday at the Communiversity Gardens. The gardens are meant to reduce food insecurity in DeKalb, according to DeKalb County Community Gardens Director Dan Kenney.

Garden feeds hungry DeKalb

By Sophia Mullowney | April 24, 2019

Students plan garden plots Tuesday at the Communiversity Gardens. The gardens are meant to reduce food insecurity in DeKalb, according to DeKalb County Community Gardens Director Dan Kenney.

Club opens arena for social gaming

By Taher Zeitoun | April 19, 2019

DeKALB — The largest NIU athletic club has opened an arena filled with updated video gaming equipment to promote both competitive and casual video gaming among students.Esports describes the world of competitive, organized gaming, a growing phenomenon...

Neptune East gets remodel

By Taher Zeitoun | April 19, 2019

DeKALB — Neptune East is undergoing a makeover, including the addition of air conditioning units to every room. The project is being financed by $5.4 million of the Build America Bonds as a part of the larger Holmes Student Center Capital Project. The...

Jackson, NIU to settle in wrongful termination case

By Roland Hacker | April 18, 2019

DeKALB — A settlement conference for the wrongful termination lawsuit of former NIU Controller Keith Jackson against NIU, the university’s Board of Trustees, former President Doug Baker and former interim Chief Financial Officer Nancy Suttenfield...