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Black Student Union sit-in honors heritage

By LaShaunna Watkins | March 1, 2004

Students, staff and faculty members stopped traffic Friday while participating in the Black Student Union’s “Black Down Memory Lane” Black History Month event. The event started with a mock sit-in at the Campus Life Building. Many students and organizations...

The Peak of Physique

By Aacia Hussain | March 1, 2004

This year’s Greek Physique competition will feature Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman guest-posing at the charity event. Coleman has held the title of Mr. Olympia for the past six years - a feat paralleled by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mr. Olympia is a bodybuilding...

One of a kind

By Greg Feltes | February 27, 2004

McMurry Hall, built in 1911, is the second-oldest building on campus.

Glen Gildemeister, director of NIU’s Regional History Center, said the building has been well maintained over the years.

“The building was obviously built well and university administrators have adapted it to many uses over the years,” Gildemeister said. “McMurry and Still also are of one piece architecturally and a monument to our beginnings.”

McMurry Hall, which currently houses the advising office for the College of Health and Human Sciences, is named for Lida Brown McMurry and her brother-in-law, Charles. Charles McMurry was superintendent of schools in DeKalb and the director of the Practice School’s department of pedagogy. Lida McMurry founded the first Young Women’s Christian Association chapter in the country.

Gildemeister said Charles McMurry had an important impact on the university and in his field.

“It could be argued that Charles McMurry was the single most important professor at Northern during our first half century,” he said.

Sandra Kuchynka, director of academic advising for the College of Health and Human Sciences, said McMurry Hall has been a good home.

“Personally, I enjoy the windows in my office and the character of an older building,” she said.

Gildemeister said McMurry Hall’s significance transcends its age.

“Northern only built five buildings in the first half century, and this core on the old campus is our root and a visible memorial to where we began,” he said. “We teach the teachers and we need sometimes to remember that today when business, science, technology and athletics drive the wagon. In the end, there is nothing more important than the education of children. Nothing.”

Altgeld Hall, built in 1897, is the oldest building on campus.

Rotary club gathers old cell phones to aid abuse victims

By Jessica Kalin | February 27, 2004

The Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club is collecting old cell phones in a drive to aid domestic abuse victims. During the drive, which will end Monday, old cell phones will be reprogrammed to dial 911. The phones then will be donated to Safe Passage, a not-for-profit...

Bell to be relocated for bus turnaround renovations

By Aacia Hussain | February 27, 2004

The victory bell may never ring again in front of DuSable Hall. The bell has stood its ground on Malis Island, the patch of land in front of DuSable Hall, for more than 40 years. It originally was owned by coed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. APO...

Monday marks priority deadline to file FAFSA forms

By Daralyn Richardson | February 27, 2004

Monday is the priority application date for applying for financial aid for the 2004-’05 academic year. Applications still will be accepted after Monday, but in order to get the best financial aid package available, students should have their applications...

Student charged with sex assault

By Nicholas Alajakis | February 27, 2004

An NIU student is free on $5,000 bail after a DeKalb Grand Jury indicted him on criminal sexual assault charges earlier this month. Justin Fisher, 22, of DeKalb was indicted on sexual assault charges stemming from a Nov. 19, 2003, incident. Police would...

SA and CAB executive candidates announced

By Nicholas Alajakis | February 27, 2004

Candidates for the Student Association and Campus Activities Board’s executive elections have been finalized without any members of the SA’s current executive board seeking re-election. As in years past, there are two main “parties” running for...

Indigo Girls

By Erin Wienke | February 26, 2004

"All That We Let In," the Indigo Girls' newest release, proves that even though they've been part of the music industry for more than two decades, they still bring something unique and fresh to the table. Their voices blend melodically together in pleasing...

Second City improv show to hit the stage

By Laurel Marselle | February 26, 2004

The Campus Activities Board will bring the comedy improv group The Second City to NIU at 7 p.m. March 2 at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. “It will be a comedy improv geared toward college-age students,” CAB Speakers Coordinator...

Breaking down the passion

By Matt Knutson and Marcus Leshock | February 26, 2004

With all of the hype surrounding Mel Gibson's new film, "The Passion of the Christ," we thought we would get an expert opinion on the details of the movie. We accompanied the Rev. Michael Black of the Newman Catholic Student Center to a screening of the...

Finding the right H2O dispenser

By Chaz Wilke | February 26, 2004

Have you ever been forced to wait 30 seconds at a water fountain for the water to get cold and, even then, it still tastes like blood because of the copper content? There are many water fountains around campus, and many offer a great alternative to steadily...

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