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Students’ research makes the news

By Amy Koscielski | February 25, 2003

Research done by senior meteorology majors Mark Gottlieb, Cori Wilson, Walter Pekovitch and Lauren Underwood hit WGN-TV news with Tom Skilling on Dec. 17. "We started the research for David Changnon’s [an NIU assistant meteorology professor] class,...

Duck! It’s fundraising time again

By Matt Knutson | February 25, 2003

"You’re out!" Memories of grade school gym class and the Billy Madison dodgeball scene will dominate the Student Recreation Center on March 1. Pi Kappa Alpha will host its first-annual dodgeball tournament. Starbusters, Let it Be and Downtown Discs...

Black Heritage Month ends with a night of festivities

By Aacia Hussain | February 25, 2003

Celebration, dinner and song will ring out for the annual Soul Bowl Banquet this week in honor of Black Heritage Month. The celebration is organized by Zeta Phi Beta, the BROTHERS organization and the Center for Black Studies, but all are encouraged to...

Arson found to be cause of fire

By Jenan Diab | February 25, 2003

After investigation by DeKalb police and fire departments, arson has been found to be the cause of the fire that occurred late Sunday afternoon on Ridge Drive, resulting in $60,000 worth of damage. According to a DeKalb Police Department press release,...

Don’t, umm, forget your lines

By Michael Klaas | February 24, 2003

"So, like, I’d really like to work here and stuff. Umm … I think I could, sorta, bring a lot to your organization." Chances are, if you speak like this at the job fair, you’ll leave a lasting impression on employers -- the kind that will get you...

Start early and land that dream job

By Jeff Goluszka | February 24, 2003

More than 1,000 NIU students are expected to invade the Convocation Center on Wednesday for the annual job fair - but how many will actually find a job? Unfortunately, there aren’t specific statistics available about student success at NIU’s biannual...

Kick off the week with a ‘perfect illusion’

By Michael Klaas | February 24, 2003

Body Image Awareness Week kicks off today with a screening of a new PBS documentary about eating disorders. The Counseling and Student Development Center is hosting the event. The video is called "Perfect Illusions," and it examines the effect that eating...

SA allocates supplemental funding

By Nick Swedberg | February 24, 2003

Sunday’s Student Association Senate meeting featured three bills to approve supplemental funding for three different SA recognized organizations. The first was N.A.T.I.O.N.S., the Native American organization on campus. It was requesting $8,000 from...

RHA voted top residence hall program in Illinois

By Jessica King | February 24, 2003

NIU’s Residence Hall Association has been keeping busy. The organization brought home a slew of awards from the Illinois Residence Hall Association conference this weekend, and is planning numerous activities for RHA week, which goes from today until...

It better be Root Beer for you, kid

By Rachel Helfrich | February 24, 2003

DeKalb police have received help in cracking down on underage bar patrons. According to Lt. Carl Leoni of the DeKalb Police Department, the department is able to hire officers at overtime rates to perform more bar checks and DUI patrols, thanks to grants...

‘We want fun,’ and we got it

By Casey Toner | February 24, 2003

A crowd of more than 1,000 people set out to party hard with Infrared, The Lawrence Arms and Andrew WK on Friday night. It was the largest CAB concert in about 10 years, said John Ugolini, head of the CAB concerts committee. Nu-metalers Infrared took...

Employers in Attendance

February 24, 2003

• Abbott Laboratories • ABN AMRO/LaSalle Bank • Ace Hardware Corporation • Acosta Sales and Marketing • ADP • Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. • AFLAC • AIU Online • A-Korn Roller, Inc. • Aldi Inc. • Aldridge Electric, Inc • Allendale...