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Fewer employers recruit at fair

By Jessica King | February 20, 2003

Dressed in business attire, Kamakshi Nemmaluri waited in line for an interview at the NIU Internship Career Fair. The computer science graduate student said she was not nervous at all. "Most of the people here are marketing executives who just pass our...

‘Daredevil’

By Casey Toner | February 20, 2003

"Daredevil," the story of a blind superhero's quest for vengeance, is a bad movie for the following reasons: 1) Ben Affleck is not Daredevil anymore than George Clooney is Batman. Affleck, who might not pride himself on having both the sexual charm of...

Rush

By Mike Larmon | February 20, 2003

Rush, you either love 'em or you hate 'em. If you love ‘em, you can now pick up all their greatest hits on one CD. "The Spirit of Radio," a collection of Rush's greatest hits so you can "rush" out to the store to pick it up. Yeah, I said "rush" out...

Individual experiences are defining

By Michael Klaas | February 20, 2003

Students, staff and faculty debated how to enhance diversity on campus Wednesday afternoon. NIU’s Affirmative Action and Diversity Resources (AADR) office hosted the dialogue. The program, titled "Collective Stories and Cultural Experiences," included...

Shining light on Greek Row

By Nick Swedberg | February 19, 2003

Darkness will dominate Greek Row no more. Members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity joined the city of DeKalb employees in a "walk-around" Tuesday night examining the lighting on Greek Row. Ten Phi Sigma Kappa members expressed concern over specific areas...

U.S. Congress approves financial aid spending plan

By Jessica King | February 19, 2003

Vincent Hall knows financial aid can make or break an education. For the 2002-2003 school year, he was to receive a MAP award, but the award was withdrawn in August just before classes started. His initial reactions were shock and panic. Hall, a senior...

Candidates list realeased

By Nick Swedberg | February 19, 2003

The Student Association Board of Elections released the eligible candidates list Tuesday for the upcoming executive election. Four positions are up for election this spring, including SA president, vice president, treasurer and student trustee. Tuesday...

Lipizzaner Stallions to trot into town

By Matt Knutson | February 19, 2003

The monster truck rally brought a lot of horse power, but this week the Convocation Center will be packed with a different kind of horse power. The Convo Center will host the "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions on Thursday. The horses will leap and dance...

Project 21 targets minors

By Michael Klaas | February 19, 2003

Alcohol enforcement officers and other liquor control officials gave owners and managers of establishments that serve alcohol in DeKalb an overview of liquor laws and enforcement policy on Tuesday night. Part of the meeting was a response to a covert...

Juveniles given option of mediation

By Bonny Beaman | February 19, 2003

The DeKalb County/NIU College of Law Juvenile Mediation Project, designed to allow juveniles who commit less serious crimes to go through mediation rather than prosecution, is putting out a call for more volunteer mediators. The project gives the state’s...

Breaking up is hard to do

By Bonny Beaman | February 19, 2003

The Counseling and Student Development Center wants to mend students’ broken hearts. Coping with Relationship Loss, a new discussion group intended to help students heal after losing romantic relationships, will begin March 21 and will end April 25....

Future of BTE seems uncertain

By Nick Swedberg | February 18, 2003

The Student Association has yet to confirm dates for the open forum meetings on entertainment proposed by SA President Kevin Miller at Sunday’s senate meeting. "We’re thinking late March, early April," said Brooke Robinson, SA director of public affairs....