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Kelly Wesener Michael, associate vice president of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, speaks about reinvigorating Huskie Pride during a Faculty Senate meeting.

Dean of Students addresses Maxient during SA meeting

By Dan McAnally | February 16, 2018

Kelly Wesener Michael, associate vice president of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, speaks about reinvigorating Huskie Pride during a Faculty Senate meeting.

NIU continues to advocate for undocumented students

By James Krause | February 5, 2018

DeKALB — NIU is working to assist students that are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program with a month remaining before its expiration deadline.The deadline for legislation that would continue to allow renewals of legal status for...

SA SENATE | DeKalb parking changes rebuked

By Jessie Kern | December 4, 2017

DeKALB | DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery spoke to the Student Association Senate Sunday to discuss the proposed parking changes that are pending the approval of city council next week.These changes, which are part of the Safe Streets Initiative, are broken...

SA Senate approves competitive cheer

By Morgan Fink | October 9, 2017

DeKALB — NIU Competitive Cheerleading, an organization that competes in local and national cheerleading competitions and rallies the crowd during NIU sporting events, was approved 30-0 at a Student Association Senate meeting.The executive board for...

Members of the DeKalb and NIU community discuss concerns and needs of the community during a Wednesday community meeting for the Annie Glidden North Revitalization Plan. This meeting is part of phase one of the initiative. 

Phase 1 of revitalization: Community discusses issues and ideas

By Jessie Kern | September 28, 2017

Members of the DeKalb and NIU community discuss concerns and needs of the community during a Wednesday community meeting for the Annie Glidden North Revitalization Plan. This meeting is part of phase one of the initiative. 

Jacon Michnick, DeKalb economic development planner, spoke about student involvement within living situations throughout town at the Student Association meeting Sunday.

Students invited to revitalize DeKalb

By Jessie Kern | September 18, 2017

Jacon Michnick, DeKalb economic development planner, spoke about student involvement within living situations throughout town at the Student Association meeting Sunday.

SA Senate to host funding rally

By Julia Martinez | November 3, 2016

DeKALB | The Student Association Senate will be hosting a budget and Monetary Award Program rally 4:30 p.m. today in the MLK Commons.The rally is being held to give those affected by the decreased state budget an outlet to express their discontent about...

SA Senate approves Campus Live Radio

SA Senate approves Campus Live Radio

By Xavier Ortega | October 31, 2016

Student Association Senator Brandon Lesnicki dresses as a cow for the SA Senate meeting 5 p.m. Sunday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room. SA Speaker Christine Wang, who dressed up as a Slytherin student from the popular book series “Harry Potter,” relieved senators from the business-causal dress code and encouraged them to dress up in costumes to celebrate Halloween.

Student Association to vote for speaker

By Madison Kacer | March 31, 2016

Members of the Student Association Senate will vote on one of three Senate speaker nominees for the upcoming one-year term, which begins after the last Senate session in May.The duties of the senate speaker include leading the legislative branch; allocating...

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, addresses the senate about current Illinois legislative events at Sunday's SA Senate meeting.

SA talks funding, task force

By Madison Kacer | March 7, 2016

Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, addresses the senate about current Illinois legislative events at Sunday's SA Senate meeting.

SA approves funding, appoints SA Historian

By Maxwell Bisaillon | February 29, 2016

The Student Association Senate approved supplemental funding for NIU Forensics and the NIU National Society of Black Engineers at its meeting Sunday.The SA approved $250 for NIU Forensics to attend a competition in Indiana.NIU Forensics is a student organization...