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RHA Block Party welcomes Huskies

By Northern Star Staff | August 27, 2018

The RHA Block Party brought Huskies together at 8 p.m. on Friday in the Chick Evans Field House after a call was made to move the event inside due to inclement weather.Originally scheduled to take place at the Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex, the event,...

3 events to go to at the residence halls this week

By Northern Star staff | March 28, 2016

The Residence Hall Association will hold a “Home Away From Home” theme for its spring 2016 RHA Week. Here are three events to go to this week:1. Pet Your Stress AwayTherapy dogs, coloring pages and stress ball supplies will be available 6-8 p.m. Tuesday...

New York City Lounge to open in Grant Hall

New York City Lounge to open in Grant Hall

By Northern Star staff | January 26, 2016

The Residence Hall Association will hold a grand opening for the New York City Lounge 7-9 p.m. Feb. 18 in Grant Towers.Free food, music, pool and pingpong, among other recreational games, will be available for attendees. To mark the grand opening, students...

Correct approach can aid freshmen retention

By Northern Star Editorial Board | March 18, 2014

Keeping freshmen enrolled for a full year — and past their first year — has proven difficult for NIU.NIU should focus on three issues that plague incoming freshmen: Tailoring general education requirements to majors, implementing effective financial...

Senator Dillon Domke told the Student Association Senate at its meeting Sunday that he wants to focus on increasing student involvement as a way to improve NIU’s retention rate. Domke was elected as the spring Senate speaker.

Domke takes Senate’s top spot

By Shaz Sheikhali | November 25, 2013

Dillon Domke was elected as the spring Student Association Senate speaker at the group’s Sunday meeting.Domke took 17 votes to beat Senator Ben Donovan’s 12 votes and Senator Alonte Holliday’s two votes. Senators Brandon Phillips and Cassie Dodd...

Student Association Organizational Expo to highlight student groups

By Juliana Leprich | September 13, 2011

Students looking to get involved in a club or organization or just to see what opportunities are available at NIU can find some answers today.The Student Association's Organizational Expo will take place at Central Park from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The expo...

Lichine Williams, sophomore FCNS major, picks out a free sweatshirt at the Winter Resource Fair Tuesday inside the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Students received a free sweatshirt for signing up at six tables at the fair.

Organizations pitch to students at Winter Resource Fair

By Alex Fiore | January 19, 2011

Students made their way around the Duke Ellington Ballroom during the Winter Resource Fair, which was held in the Holmes Student Center on Wednesday. Over 90 student groups and university organizations were represented, each with an informational booth....

RHA president, SA chief resigns

By Rikki Cottrell and Shaun Zinck | November 18, 2010

The Student Association chief of staff and RHA president resigned Thursday after being arrested and charged Wednesday night with possession of cannabis. Jonathan Kite, 21, was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday after NIU Police were called to Neptune North...

Students gather at the grand opening of the Lincoln game room Thursday night. The room features a pool table, foosball table, large TV and couches.

Lincoln Hall opens new game room

By Jack Baker | November 4, 2010

The Lincoln game room officially opened with a commencement event Thursday night. The newly renovated room features a pool table, foosball table, a large TV and some couches, all of which are available for use by any student living in the residence halls....

Don’t blame the RHA; students prioritize

By Letter Writer | November 1, 2010

In reply to Mr. Baker's letter in Thursday's Northern Star--Mr. Baker, in his letter criticizing the Residence Hall Association for holding an NBA watch party on the same day and time of the memorial to a fallen NIU student makes the mistake in assuming...

RHA should be ashamed of holding event during Toni Keller’s vigil

By Letter Writer | October 27, 2010

Tuesday night's "NBA watch party" sponsored by the Residence Hall Association was held at the same time as the vigil for Antinette "Toni" Keller. For the sheer fact that this event was not canceled floors me. I cannot believe that the boobs at the RHA...

Relax, play in Lincoln Hall’s new game room

By Jack Baker | September 12, 2010

DeKALB | Lincoln Hall has a new game room to be opened this semester. "The room offers a fun place to relax with a pool table, foosball and a new TV," said David McCown, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) vice president of administration. The room will...