Pass:NIU made history this year by voting its first female speaker onto the SA board. Gender inequality is an issue that is still argued by women. Many women’s rights activists find that there is discrimination towards women seeking positions of power....

Pass:There is a draft in place for NIU to include gender-inclusive bathrooms on campus.These bathrooms will allow anyone to use the bathroom regardless of what gender they identify as. It is important for students to feel fully comfortable on their campuses...

NIU should make its information more transparent and easier to locate by including more links to documents and creating a daily Freedom of Information Act response log on its FOIA website.The FOIA website allows the public to request information from...

Abigail ZaccariaDeKalb should change the liquor law because I believe it will do no harm and only generate more business for Starbucks. Most people are not going to go to Starbucks to chug a bunch of beers. The drinks that Starbucks serves will also not...

Let me first start off by congratulating Giuseppe Lagioia and the rest of the One NIU ticket. They ran a great campaign and should be proud of themselves.Just because I will not be assuming the role of Student Association president, it does not mean that...

Pass:The program prioritization academic task force will be allotted more time to do its job and thus more carefully make decisions. Previously, the program prioritization academic task force had been spending four hours every Friday putting acadmeic...

Faith MellenthinColumnistCounter:Transitioning to Microsoft Outlook 365 will be a difficult process that will permanently leave behind the popular Gmail that is more convenient and easier for students to use.Google has always been famous for quick search...

Pass:Attending the Career Leadership Expo will give students the chance to learn how to effectively market themselves.It is important for every student to know how to market themselves especially with today’s competitive job market. Students with any...

Pass:The issue of pay inequality between men and women has been a prevalent issue in the United States since the early 1900s. As more and more women entered the work place they began to see the discrimination they faced through the available jobs and...

Pass: The Department of English and First Year Composition will hold its Annual Showcase of Student Writing from 3-5:15 p.m. on April 7 in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington BallroomAny chance students get to show off the hard work they’ve...

PassNIU Center of the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality will be hosting a “Feminist Politics/Queer Methods” seminar that will give students insight in to the struggles of a community they are most likely unfamiliar with. The goal of the seminar...

I am an employee of the Student Association. I work the desk on Wednesdays and Fridays. I have done so since January 2015. I have observed what goes on and got to know most of the people who have worked in the office. I was here when last year’s election...