Posters advertising that the band Naked Raygun would play at the Jungle were found in campus buildings in September, but the band was not scheduled to appear at the bar.

Lito Neboniachi, owner of the Jungle, 1027 W. Hillcrest, said the posters stated the band would appear at the bar on Tuesday, Sept. 29. He said Tuesday is normally new-wave night, and about 100 regular customers called to ask about the posters.

“It was the worst Tuesday night (business) I ever had. Most regular customers just stayed away because they thought the band was appearing, so I lost business. Other people who wanted to see the band left because the band wasn’t here,” Neboniachi said.

The posters had the stamp of NIU University Programming and Activities. UP&A spokeswoman Barb Larson said the posters were not submitted to her office for approval.

“There are ways to alter the stamp or make it appear to be from our office. Some students also could stamp non-approved posters with the ones they had approved,” Larson said.

Neboniachi said he brought one of the posters to the UP&A office, but the office could not determine who had put them up.

Larson said her office has not received any similar complaints about false stamping of posters.

Posters and fliers must bear the stamp of the UP&A office to be posted on NIU bulletin boards. “Students can bring in all the posters they want stamped for approval, or stamp one poster and then get it copied. We can’t look through the entire stack of papers to make sure they are all the same.”

Larson said the UP&A office asked the DeKalb-area copy services to allow students to copy only those posters with an original UP&A stamp. She said posters with an altered stamp should be refused.

An employee at the Copy Service, 817 W. Lincoln Hwy., said he is unaware of the UP&A office’s request. An employee of Kinko’s Copies, 901 E. Lucinda, said Kinko’s was informed of the policy.

Larson said posters and fliers can be posted on bulletin boards only. She said posters taped on walls or sidewalks will be removed, and the group who put them there will be on probation. She said if the group breaks the policy a second time, they might lose posting privileges.

If students see a poster they think is not legitimate, Larson said they should call the UP&A office and describe the poster’s appearance and location.