The Student Association Senate is considering 12 amendments to its bylaws to reflect the move to online elections.The 2015 executive elections saw the SA’s first use of online voting through HuskieLink, a social media platform for student groups. Now,...
This year’s Student Association executive election was a mess. It didn’t need to be.The election devolved into battles between the Voice of Change ticket, the Standing for Every Student ticket and the Board of Elections. The tickets accused each other...
The Student Association Supreme Court lifted executive election ticket Voice of Change’s disqualification at a Tuesday hearing.The Voice of Change ticket was sanctioned by the SA Board of Elections for excessive litter of campaign material, failure...
Forensics President Julia Boyle speaks to the Student Association Senate about Forensics going to the National Forensics Association National Championship and its need for supplemental funding during Sunday's SA Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center. The supplemental funding will pay for travel, hotel stay, meals, entrance fee, and coaching fee.
The Student Association should have done more to recruit candidates for this year’s executive elections.Executive elections will decide the SA’s president, vice president, treasurer and student trustee. Students must attend a candidates’ meeting,...
Students should vote in the Student Association executive elections so they can have representatives who will voice their opinions to NIU administrators.The SA’s main job is to allocate $7 million in student fees to cover the needs of students. That...
The 2015 Student Association executive election candidates have split into two tickets as campaigning continues in anticipation of the March 24 and 25 election.According to the SA bylaws’ campaign regulations, candidates can choose to run in teams.The...
After a nearly 90-minute debate on the effectiveness of online voting, the Student Association Senate passed a bill, 20-12, that would allow students to vote online for the SA executive election.Polling stations in DuSable Hall, the Holmes Student Center,...
Student Association Senator David White said he hopes to increase turnout to 5,000 students as the newly appointed SA election board’s commissioner.As commissioner, White is responsible for hiring poll workers, administering elections, holding a debate...
Administrators have agreed to allow for more student participation in program prioritization committees after pushback from the Student Association.An SA Senate resolution that had its first reading Feb. 15 stated the SA’s “diminishing faith in the...
Student Association Senator David White (center) speaks during Sunday’s SA Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center. White had concerns about how student input will be used in program prioritization, though NIU officials announced they will add two...
David White said community involvement has provided him with invaluable life experience.The senior political science major has been involved with organizations across campus as he seeks to gain more experience, and he encourages other students to do the...
