PASSSevere weather tips helpful to studentsTo recognize Severe Weather Preparedness week, NIU has sent out several messages to inform students about emergency procedures.These weather safety tips show NIU actively cares and tries to keep students safe...
Students may think only focusing on school is best, but having a job while attending a university is beneficial.While grants and scholarships can help pay for college, it is difficult for many students to earn enough from them to fully pay their tuition....
March 1 marks the beginning of Women's History Month, a very important part of American History. I watched several friends post pictures wearing the 'This is What a Feminist Looks Like' sticker that they received from the Center for the Study of Women,...
Pass:The Student Association will be working to install new locks, chosen by students, at the Recreation Center. The change of locks could help prevent future theft which is a concern when people have to keep their things in a public place. Students can...
NIU should make its buildings more disability friendly by updating old facilities and fixing elevators. Also, students should become more aware of how to support fellow students with disabilities.The Disability Resource Center makes sure students with...
Pass:The Flint water crisis has been on the forefront of the news as residents of Flint wait for the problem to be resolved. It is a crisis that would not seem to directly affect students at NIU, but there are those choosing to make a difference. The...
The FBI has requested Apple create software meant to help unlock an iPhone in connection with a terrorism attack that occurred in December in which 14 people were killed in San Bernadino, Calif. Apple refuses to create this software and the FBI plans...
NIU should create a more solid plan for students credited with MAP grants in case they will have to pay back the funds.After Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would fund MAP grants and award NIU $72,847,200 in funding, college students remain unsure...
PointKaylyn ZielinskiDonating plasma is an easy way to save a life and earn some money.The plasma that is donated goes toward a lot of great causes. Plasma at Biolife Plasma Services is used in various therapeutic ways to save thousands of lives each...
Pass:The Student Association has been active in lobbying for a state budget which shows a great deal of leadership.It was a great action to deliver roughly 20,000 letters and postcards to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office in order to make it clear that the...
PassTown hall meeting success for NIUThe all-campus town hall meeting Tuesday had an awesome turn out of more than 200 attendees.This meeting covered a variety of topics, including the budget impasse and program prioritization. Meetings like these are...
