DeKALB — A motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the Student Association Senate alleging an Open Meetings Act violation was denied Friday, continuing an almost year-long legal dispute.Judge Bradley Waller of the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court allowed proceedings...

DeKALB — A pretrial hearing for a pending lawsuit against the Student Association Senate is set to be held Feb. 2.Leon Kincaid, former SA senator, filed a complaint April 29 against the SA for allegedly violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act when...

More than 600 students voted in the first online Student Association Senate elections, said Election Commissioner Kevin Gordon, a decrease from last year’s 720 student turnout.Student turnout for SA Senate elections have been on a decline for the past...

The Student Association Senate will not be taking any action as of Tuesday regarding a senator who is facing charges of domestic battery.SA Senator Leon Kincaid, 32, of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery Sept. 2. Kincaid serves as a senator to...

The election cycle for Student Association Senators is approaching and it’s important that we have more candidates run this time to ensure a full and accurate representation of the student body. Last year, only one seat was filled for the district which...

The Student Association director of Public Affairs, Joe Palmer, stressed the importance of the Northern Star’s role during Senate’s meeting this Sunday and encouraged senators to read each paper and check daily for updates online.However, after a...

Student Association President Joe Frascello announced his support Friday for a Feb. 22 SA Senate resolution demanding NIU fill a vacant Military Student Services counseling position.SA Senator Leon Kincaid said 22 veterans take their lives daily and there...

The Voice of Change? Sounds like more of the same.As an editorial of the Northern Star has already pointed out, the last few Student Association presidents were all Greek. The Voice of Change’s candidates aren’t any different and Thursday’s debate...