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Duke Ellington Ballroom filled student organizations during the Spring 2023 involvement fair at the Holmes Student Center. On Friday, the SGA passed a bill allocating $30,000 to fund student organizations. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

SGA moves $30K to student organizations

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | March 5, 2023

DeKALB – The Student Government Association has passed a bill that will allow more money to be given to student organizations this semester. The bill will move $30,000 from SGA’s executive funding, used to fund campus-wide initiatives, to supplemental...

Student Government Association Senators Dallas Douglass (left) and Chris English addressing other SGA senators. During the Feb. 24 meeting, the SGA approved legislation that requires all senators to pass at least one piece of legislation during their term. (Michael Mollsen | Northern Star)

SGA now requires senators to write legislation

By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor | February 26, 2023

DeKALB – A bill was passed requiring Student Government Association senators to create one piece of legislation during their term in senate. “The duties and responsibilities of the senators do not include anything that shows that they have demonstrated...

The Center for Black Studies, located at 621 West Lincoln Highway.

SGA fails to sign petition on behalf of Black students

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | February 22, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU Student Government Association failed to approve a petition meant for the office of President Lisa Freeman which would outline the grievances Black students have on campus. The petition included charges of over-policing Black events,...

The Castle Drive Black Lives Matter mural after being painted in 2020 (top) and in April 2022 after two years of fading due to weather. On Friday, the Student Government Association proposed a petition for NIU to address concerns such as performative activism and representation of diversity in NIU's staff. (Northern Star File Photo)

SGA proposed petition criticizes NIU’s efforts at inclusion

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | February 5, 2023

DeKALB - Amid growing concerns of what it's calling NIU’s inactivity toward racism and lack of diversity on campus, the Student Government Association has proposed a petition to shed light on student concerns. The proposed petition was co-authored...

The Student Government Association Speaker of the Senate, Dallas Douglass (left), converses with newly appointed Clerk of the Senate, Chris English, near the end of Friday’s SGA meeting in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

SGA appoints election commissioner, deputy speaker and clerk

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | January 29, 2023

DeKALB – Following the appointment of the board of elections, the Student Government Association has appointed its election commissioner and appointed senators to fill missing spaces in the Senate. Senator Ethan DeMuse was appointed to the role of...

The entrance to the Housing and Residential Services sits empty over the weekend in Neptune East. Emmanuel Corpuz has been appointed to the Student Government Association Senate, representing University Housing at NIU. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

SGA appoints new University Housing representative

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | January 22, 2023

The Student Government Association confirmed Emmanuel Corpuz, a junior mechatronics engineering major, to the Senate. Corpuz will represent University Housing. “As a current Neptune resident, I am not blind to these issues we face on campus,” Corpuz...

The Student Government Association is located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA distributes $171,000 in unspent funds, $75,000 to CAB

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | December 4, 2022

DeKALB – The Student Government Association has chosen to allocate $75,000 to the Campus Activities Board. The SGA did not spend the entirety of their funds from last year, meaning that the remaining funds moved over to the current year and are available...

The Student Government Association is located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA pushes executive branch to gain new certifications

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | November 20, 2022

DeKALB – The Student Government Association passed a bill immediately requiring members of the executive branch to complete the Illinois Open Meetings Act training to become OMA certified. The Open Meetings Act is a law requiring public bodies to...

The Student Government Association is located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA dissolves committee, approves new senator

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | November 13, 2022

The SGA passed a bill on Friday to dissolve the University Services Oversight Committee and have its responsibilities taken over by Campus Life and Greek Affairs Committee. The SGA bylaws read that the USO Committee is “concerned with the improvement...

The Student Government Association is located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA weekly brief: Nov. 4

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | November 6, 2022

DeKALB – The Student Government Association has approved a bill to formally voice support for the continuation of the Indian Child Welfare Act. The federal government passed the ICWA in 1978 as a response to past issues with the US government separating...

The Student Government Association is located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA appoints new student directors to senate

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | October 30, 2022

The SGA approved a new director of academic affairs as well as a director of community engagement and environmental affairs to the Senate. "The director of academic affairs ... is responsible for monitoring and making recommendations for changes in...

The Student Government Association is located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA accounts for senators changing majors, new bill

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | October 23, 2022

The Student Government Association has approved a bill that amends their constitution to account for a senator switching their major. Before the amendment, there were no clear rules as to what would happen if a senator changed majors while in office,...