Christianah Olojede, junior rehabilitation service major; Megan Taylor, junior rehab counseling major; and Nicoya Parer, senior public health major, work on a group presentation for their counseling class Thursday in the computer lab of Founders Memorial Library.
Athlete and activist Kye Allums speaks about the obstacles of being a transgender person Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Allums said being assigned a gender at birth does not implicitly mean all people identify with their assigned sex. Allums is a public speaker and founder of the I Am Enough project, a storytelling platform dedicated to encouraging self-love for everyone on the gender spectrum.
Students and locals gathered at the Coming Out of the Shadows rally Tuesday in the MLK Commons to demonstrate against policies and procedures put upon undocumented students who intend to do research, gain scholarships and continue their education at universities all around the nation.
Lincoln Hall, which is vacant, might become a new home for students to study at, with 509 students responding to the idea through a survey.Freshman accounting major Selena Saucedo was part of an English 104 class that pitched the idea of turning Lincoln...
A grievance policy that will give students guidelines to resolving issues with faculty members was passed with 50 votes by the University Council Wednesday.Student grievance policyThe student grievance policy has been a heavily discussed issue for more...
With sentimental objects and a ridiculous amount of knick-knacks, the sociological aspect of hoarding was explored Tuesday in Altgeld Hall to support the hoarding art exhibition.According to the Self-Storage association, America has more than 52,500 storage...
Collecting 150,000 pop tabs for charity last year just wasn’t enough, as NIU now aims to raise 1 million.The pop tabs, which will be collected throughout the year, will be sent to the Ronald McDonald House, which recycles the tabs to pay for its charity:...
About 2,600 students voted in this year’s Student Association executive elections, surpassing the 1,500 who voted last year.There were 1,750 students who voted Tuesday and 850 who voted Wednesday. Candidates handed out handbills with information about...
Joe Frascello’s “A Better NIU” ticket took every Student Association executive position following Wednesday’s elections, with Frascello claiming the top spot as president.Frascello tallied 1,343 votes while presidential candidate Randiss Hopkins...
Before the fall semester, Douglas Hall will be demolished and students will have to look to other residence halls for housing.The closing of Douglas Hall is a part of NIU President Doug Baker’s Master Plan Thesis, designed to create a new campus, said...
Privacy is diminishing as the government uses loopholes through outdated privacy acts and observing the public by using drones, according to activists who visited campus.Three activists who had military or political backgrounds spoke at 7:15 p.m. Thursday...
Student enrollment was discussed at the debate among Student Association executive candidates Wednesday.PresidentsSA candidates were asked to give their ideas about how they would tackle NIU President Doug Baker’s plan to increase student enrollment.“One...
