NIU Students for Sensible Drug Policy may have the chance to meet on campus later this week, bringing some resolution to the group's concerns about its treatment by the Student Association Senate. Jeremy Orbach, president and founder of NIU SSDP, said...

Is Luke Skywalker a terrorist? Well, it depends on your definition of terrorism. He can the fit the role of freedom fighter, but he is also regarded as a terrorist. Same with the Galactic Empire. Do you consider its actions to be necessary in maintaining...

DeKALB | The Student Association Senate elected and swore in Jeremy Peters as Speaker of the House at its Sunday night meeting. The appointment came in light of former speaker Pat Talley’s resignation. Talley announced his resignation at the Nov. 7...

The NIU Students for Sensible Drug Policy will address the Student Association Senate on Sunday regarding their denial for SA recognition as a social justice group. NIU SSDP was denied recognition after members of the SA Senate debated on the classification...

There has been a lot written about the Student Association Senate and its dealings with the group Students for Sensible Drug Policy. On Tuesday, the leaders of SSDP wrote a letter stating that we were treating them unfairly and specifically stated that...

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...

The Student Association Senate recognized three student organizations and debated the Good Samaritan Act Sunday night.The vote to enact the Good Samaritan Policy, which is defined as “to save lives by granting amnesty to students who call for medical...

In response to the letter Wednesday regarding recent changes in the SA bylaws, the letter writer must understand that the only thing we have done is clearly spell out what qualifies a group to be classified as a "religious or political." There were no...

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...

Is atheism a religion? Is a group that openly supports a position on abortion still just a social group? Is lobbying for the decriminalization of marijuana a political activity? There are no right answers here, and the answers are really up for debate...

The Student Association held a debate Thursday night in Stevenson with the College Democrats, Libertarians and Republicans. The debates brought many students of diverse backgrounds. All of the groups spoke about issues such as gay marriage rights, the...

DeKALB | The NIU Student Association Senate finished its confirmations on Sunday. One of the resolutions confirmed included the senate approving Robert Lausch as a senator at large, which made the senate complete. "I believe this is a great honor," Lausch...