DeKALB — At Friday’s Student Government Association meeting Speaker Cole Hensley announced the dismissal of Anthony Heavens, the director of student life. “That dismissal was purely Olivia’s (President Olivia Newman) decision, but obviously,...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association held its elections debates from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium where about 100 students attended from various student organizations. Certain candidates noted they have aligned themselves...

Editor’s note: The Northern Star Editorial Board Staff communicated to every student running for a Student Government Association Executive Board position via email to represent themselves in a filmed interview regarding their campaign for their positions....

DeKALB – The First Nations Native Alliance provided public comment at the Student Government Association’s Senate meeting, pushing for a sponsorship from the SGA for their petition for an Indigenous Resource Center. “A land acknowledgement is...

DeKALB – After three months without a chief of staff, the Student Government Association’s senate voted on senior business major Z’Nyah Johnson. “I think the hardest part was finding someone, just because the chief of staff, you have to have...

DeKALB – The required number of students to start a club has been officially reduced to three students from the previous five after a resolution was passed at SGA’s senate meeting Friday. “We believe it's a better number since as Sergeant-At-Arms...

DeKALB – At Friday’s Student Government Association Senate meeting, two new resolutions were passed altering election protocols. CHANGES TO ELECTION PROTOCOLS Resolution 55037, which clarifies candidates cannot campaign within 100 feet of any building...

DeKALB – The Student Government Associations’s 8 minute and 35 second long State of the SGA Address took place Friday, where the SGA expressed some of their achievements to no students. The State of the SGA, according to their one Instagram post,...

DeKALB – After failing to pass a petition, the SGA made good on promises to support student concerns over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A resolution condemning any behavior that invalidates and endangers those grieving from the recent events of the...

NIU’s Student Government Association has failed students again by overthinking approval of another petition.  The SGA now has two failed petitions, proving its failure to help students.  A petition is the SGA’s highest form of authority; and...

DeKALB – The SGA rejected its proposed statement regarding the Israel-Hamas war written in response to Muslim students’ safety. The association rejected a similar petition, which would have recommended NIU provide educational and mental health...

Editor's Note: This piece was updated to reflect that Hensley stated that he issued 3 warnings, not 33. DeKALB – Students filled the back rows of Friday’s SGA meeting, awaiting the approval of a statement addressing SGA’s position on the ongoing...