The recent decisions by the NIU Student Association Supreme Court are troubling and set a dangerous precedent.In its third opinion, regarding improper adhesives, the court in a 5-0 decision ruled that they will look at whether there is sufficient grounds...

The printing subsidy, which allocates $7 to students every semester, should not be taken away after the next academic year.Students will be allocated the printing subsidy for one more academic year, said Chief Information Officer Brett Coryell. Students...

Professors should start using Blackboard for all assignments since the printing subsidy will disappear after next academic year.Students are currently given $7 for printing each semester and will be allocated this for one more academic year. The decision...

Pass: Sporadic events help NIU connectCampus events going on during different days of the week are a good way to help students interact, while not interfering with their schedules.Events such as Friends of NIU Libraries’ Annual Meeting and Ice Cream...

This Friday will mark the 100th anniversary of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians, Pontic Greeks, and Christian Assyrians at the hands of the Ottoman government.If Adolf Hitler learned about concentration camps in German West Africa, he felt emboldened...

Students should make it a priority to create an organization dedicated to cleaning up as snow melts around campus and trash becomes visible.With the weather improving students can be seen walking around campus and enjoying the fact that it is not negative...

Students still haven’t seen the opinions of the Student Association Supreme Court, which decided to repeal the disqualification of the Voice of Change ticket from the 2015 SA executive election on March 31.The Voice of Change ticket was disqualified...

The tornado relief and cleanup effort demonstrated by the people of DeKalb has been nothing short of amazing.NIU sent public safety personnel to areas that were hit the hardest by the April 9 tornado that killed two and injured 22 in DeKalb and Ogle counties...

The Student Association must do more to promote the It’s On Us campaign to prevent sexual assault.It’s On Us is a nationwide campaign to prevent and educate people on sexual assault. The SA, a participant in the campaign, held a Week of Action where...

Taking a ride on a Huskie Pup will provide students with an opportunity to fall in love with NIU.Huskie Pups were introduced in fall 2014 as part of NIU President Doug Baker’s Master Plan Thesis. The Pups are electrically charged vehicles that were...