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Students show talent at welcome back event

By Mike Kinnaman | August 26, 2013

People flexed their vocal muscles at the Recreation Center Saturday night.“Rock Tha’ Mic” is an annual talent show that is held the first weekend before school starts. The talent show is run by the Asian American Resource Center in a joint effort...

Black Student Union shake-up doing ‘more harm than good’

By Matt Liparota | October 5, 2011

Call it a tale of two presidents. After the Student Association Supreme Court ruled to uphold Darren Howard's election as Black Student Union President last week, other members of the organization voted to impeach Howard. As it stands, Khiry Johnson,...

Student Association Supreme Court upholds Howard’s election to Black Student Union

By Matt Liparota | September 26, 2011

Today, the Student Association Supreme Court announced it will uphold the election of Darren Howard, Black Student Union president. Howard, who won the BSU presidency in April's executive elections, was dismissed after other BSU executives claimed to...

BSU needs to get its act together

By Kiara Herring | September 6, 2011

Generally on large college campuses like NIU, a lot of minority groups may feel underrepresented. Luckily for NIU, minority students have organizations such as Black Student Union (BSU) to help alleviate some of the problems they face on a daily basis...