DeKALB | The Student Association Senate confirmed new members to the various branches of the SA as well as amended bylaws during its Sunday night meeting. The Senate voted to confirm Brandon Hunter as the 2011-12 SA Chief of Staff. Austin Quick, speaker...
DeKALB | The Student Association Senate unanimously voted to censure Deldric Henderson, Alandis Phillips, Arlieta Hall and SA president-elect Elliot Echols. Before the directors came before the Senate, Speaker of the Senate Austin Quick gave a reminder...
DeKalb | The Student Association Senate unanimously confirmed Jeremy Sanchez as SA treasurer in an emergency Senate meeting Tuesday night. The Senate held an emergency meeting to fill the vacancy left by former treasurer Darrell Nelson. Nelson resigned...
DeKALB | The Student Association Senate hotly debated the performance of SA executives Sunday night. SA Chief of Staff Josh Venaas and directors Deldric Henderson, Alandis Phillips, Arlieta Hall, Alyssa Ford and Elliot Echols were all up for censure by...
DeKALB| The Student Association Senate voted Senator Austin Quick as speaker of the senate Sunday night after former Speaker Jeremy Peters stepped down Wednesday. Peters said he stepped down to focus on his academics and for personal reasons. “I appreciated...
During the debate on the confirmation of Winnie Okafor, I brought up a letter that she had written to the Northern Star because of its racially charged tone. I was accused of taking things Ms. Okafor had written out of context, but that doesn't dismiss...
DeKALB | The position of president pro tempore was a point of contention among the members of the Student Association Senate during its Sunday night meeting. Ryan Smith was removed from his position by Speaker of the Senate Jeremy Peters on Friday, and...
DeKALB | The Student Association Senate voted to deny the confirmation of Luke Walter, junior finance major, as director of mass transit 6-20 Sunday night. After Jonathan Kite's resignation on Nov. 18, SA President Erik Calmeyer appointed Josh Venaas...
A letter sent of behalf of NIU Students for Sensible Drug Policy to President John Peters Thursday alleged that the Student Association Senate violated the U.S. Constitution in its treatment of the group. The letter, written by a representative from the...
In response to Thursday's letter written by Senator Austin Quick, we wanted to take this opportunity to respond to some things we have a problem with. In his letter, Quick writes "...[All student organizations] deserve to be heard by their student leaders...
In response to the editorial article, "SA deserves praise for new bylaws policy" I would like to address a few issues that seem to have been overlooked.The article (and Student Association) appear to be targeting only groups with founding values that...
With elections over, the Student Association Senate is now in full swing. The senate held their first meeting Sunday night in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. The meeting had many purposes; the biggest focus was to get new senators acclimated with...
