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Spring semester registration begins

By Jamie Luchsinger | November 10, 2003

NIU’s telephone registration line, T.R.A.C.S., will be busy today with spring 2004 class registration underway. Graduate students and students-at-large will be the first to register for classes, starting at 7 a.m. today. The T.R.A.C.S. registration...

Duke remembered

By Deanna Cabinian | November 7, 2003

A nearly packed Duke Ellington Ballroom witnessed the venue’s rededication Thursday night at the Holmes Student Center. The festivities began with the NIU Jazz Ensemble taking the stage under the direction of Ron Carter. The ensemble performed many...

Searching for love in ads

By Jamie Luchsinger | November 7, 2003

A single male is looking for a long-term relationship with a single female. This type of personal dating advertisement isn’t commonly found in college newspapers. Only one of 13 Illinois college newspapers researched offers personal dating ads. Southern...

Lights out

By Dan Patterson | November 7, 2003

The moon will hide in Earth’s shadow Saturday night during a total lunar eclipse. During the eclipse, Earth’s shadow will fall on the face of the moon, darkening it significantly. The moon will be illuminated by light scattered by Earth’s atmosphere,...

Piracy becoming an international issue

By Greg Feltes | November 7, 2003

Pirates are thriving around the world, and not just in this past summer’s blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean.” That’s the message NIU alumnus John Brandon will try to convey to students today as he lectures about the rampant increase in piracy...

Bento named as top senior

By Deanna Cabinian | November 7, 2003

Going to school full-time while holding a job is expected, but add a leadership position and a high grade point average to that and you’ve tapped into Roberto Bento’s life. Bento, a senior economics major, is a house leader for the University Honors...

A sweet class being offered on campus

By Jamie South | November 7, 2003

Unlike kids in a candy store, adults who want to learn to make candy may be dismayed at the cost. The Confectionary, 149 N. Second St., offers a class that teaches candy-making to those seriously interested in going into the business. “I teach people...

Beyond Borders

By Jessica King | November 6, 2003

"Beyond Borders" offers viewers a well-intentioned but flawed melodrama. Directed by Martin Campbell ("Goldeneye" and "The Mask of Zorro"), Angelina Jolie plays a gorgeous Londoner named Sarah who just happens to be super nice, too. She almost constantly...

So … you wanna be an extra?

By Marcus Leshock | November 6, 2003

Ever wonder how all those people ended up as high school students in "Sixteen Candles"? Or how about all of those people lining the streets for the parade in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? These poor, countless schmoes are called "movie extras," people who...

Council: Faculty raises safe; chair open

By Stephanie Gandsey | November 6, 2003

The University Council approved a proposed search committee to select a new vice president for Student Affairs on Wednesday afternoon at the Holmes Student Center’s Sky Room.

The position previously was called the vice provost of Student Affairs but changed after Gary Gresholdt, the last person to hold the title, retired.

The 13-member committee will be chaired by Ivan Legg, the executive vice president and provost. Included on the committee will be two tenured faculty members, one dean, a member of the provost’s staff, a member of the Senior Cabinet and two students.

The two students will be chosen by Student Association President Shaun Crisler with the advice of Residence Hall Association President Keith Kruchten.

Originally, the proposal stated one student would be selected by the SA president and one would be chosen by the RHA president, but SA Speaker Andrew Nelms thinks both should be chosen by Crisler.

“The SA has always had both appointments,” Nelms said. “Why is one from the RHA?”

Nelms moved to have both appointments made by the SA.

Legg said he did not mind the change as long as Crisler and Kruchten conferred on the decision.

“I want to make sure we get some recommendations across campus,” Legg said.

The proposal was changed to read “Two students to be selected by the Student Association president with the advice of the Residence Hall Association president.”

If the committee does not have an appropriate representation of women and minorities after the selection process, Legg will make new appointments with consent of the committee.

“It’s important that the students have input into this,” NIU President John Peters said.

During Peters’ announcement, he said the budget still is uncertain and will be for some time.

“I think everyone hopes the economy turns around and revenue pours into the state coffers,” he said.

Peters assured the faculty they will see their expected 1.5 percent salary increase in January 2004.

During the holiday break, there will be an extended closing to save money. The university will shut down for 16 straight days this year and 10 days next year.

“This will save money and the extended shutdown has a cumulative effect,” Peters said.

Council members also showed their dislike for the Faculty Advisory Council’s proposal to reinstate the PQP (Priorities, Quality and Productivity) process. Patricia Henry, NIU’s representative to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, noted how the Faculty Senate opposed the proposal at last week’s meeting and asked for further comment.

Communication professor Angela Powers opposed the process and hopes it will not return.

Peters said he has not heard any talk in Springfield of reinstating the process, but does not want to give the IBHE any indication NIU wants the process to return.

This is new and improved?

By Chaz Wilke | November 6, 2003

Over the past two years, NIU has boomed in terms of new buildings and other additions. New bridges, business and recreation buildings, and extravagant Web sites all improve the total look and appeal of the campus, but none truly are needed. But, which...

The Strokes: Room On Fire

November 6, 2003

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. A penny saved is a penny earned. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. While recording "Room On Fire," The Strokes' maxim of choice was: If it's not broke, don't fix it. In keeping so, the group recorded one...

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