PassIt seems some students have started to get more involved in decisions at NIU after constant encouragement from the Student Association Senate.More than 500 students took a Web survey about possible changes to the Late Night Ride service on campus,...

Student Association Senate passed a resolution to provide $8,925 in supplemental funding to the Black Student Union at Senate’s Sunday meeting.The BSU is an umbrella organization that supports at least 22 organizations on campus.“We focus on unity...

Students who are passionately for or against the upcoming circus show can sway the opinions of their Student Association senators at the Senate meeting Sunday.SA Senate will debate Circus Spectacular and a petition that was started by anthropology assistant...

The plus and minus grading scale, implemented for the first time in the fall, received mixed reviews from students.In the previous system, a student who earned 91 percent would receive the same grade as another who earned 100 percent. Under the new scale,...

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center to approve two budgets for next school year and appoint directors to the SA’s seven subcommittees. The final two of four budgets needing approval...

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night to discuss changes to the SA constitution. During Sunday’s meeting, a resolution was proposed to amend the SA constitution to require a minimum GPA of 2.5 to serve on the SA Senate, up from the previous...

Two of DeKalb’s four mayoral candidates spoke to the Student Association (SA) Senate Sunday about the importance of voting in the upcoming election. Candidates Mike Verbic and David Jacobson were the first two of a four-speaker series to visit the SA...

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night to discuss student input on the state of campus recreation at NIU. Recreation Center Director Sandi Carlisle showed SA Senate a narrated PowerPoint presentation which presented feedback from students...