Pass: Warm weather to arrive in DeKalbThere is a high of 72 degrees today and I can finally feel spring coming to DeKalb.The warm temperature and the sun will sure be a benefit to students starting up school.The snow can melt, the sun will be out and...
Students should vote in the Student Association executive elections so they can have representatives who will voice their opinions to NIU administrators.The SA’s main job is to allocate $7 million in student fees to cover the needs of students. That...
Student Association Senator David White (center) speaks during Sunday’s SA Senate meeting in the Holmes Student Center. White had concerns about how student input will be used in program prioritization, though NIU officials announced they will add two...
The Student Association Senate criticized the exclusion of student input in program prioritization and the shared governance process in a resolution’s first reading Sunday.The resolution, authored by Ben Donovan, SA director of Governmental Affairs,...
The Student Association Senate is considering implementing online voting and spring elections to boost student awareness and participation in SA Senate elections, said SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke.SA Senate elections turnout has been declining: 720...
The Student Association Senate wants to revamp campus printing by using a prepaid plan as NIU prepares to cut all free printing.The printing plan is one of three major targets of the SA Senate as Speaker Dillon Domke said senators will survey students...
Sunday's Student Association Senate meeting has been canceled.The meeting was canceled due to weather. A blizzard warning was put into effect for all of northern Illinois along and north of I-80.The SA Senate usually meets 6 p.m. Sundays in the Holmes...
The Student Association Senate held a reading and discussion Sunday for a resolution to support lowering the entrance age to bars from 21 to 20 in DeKalb.Ben Donovan, Student Association director of Governmental Affairs, said the SA is aiming to change...
Mayor John Rey said city officials will propose an additional section to a business inspection ordinance today at a City Council meeting.The meeting begins 6 p.m. in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. Other topics will include the bar entry...
Doorman Anthony Lewis checks the IDs of Fatty’s patrons Mark Hespen and Bailey Hayman Dec. 3 at Fatty’s Bar and Grill, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway. The Student Association is gathering information about the benefits and potential consequences of lowering the bar-entry age.
The Student Association Senate voted Sunday to support an interfaith space at NIU as part of a collaborative effort between the Senate and Better Together.Better Together, an organization approved by the Senate Nov. 7, is an interfaith association aimed...
The Student Association Senate voted Sunday to unanimously support a parking ordinance changing the parking ban on Garden Road from 2-9 a.m. to 2-6 a.m.SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke said DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery approached the Senate Friday and...
