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SA members turn themselves in

By Nick Swedberg | January 21, 2003

All of the former Student Association members wanted for warrants for credit card fraud have turned themselves in. Former Director of Organizational Development Lonnie Pollard and former senators Richmond Clayton, Anthony Currie, Wendell "Danton" Floyd...

Gymnastics finishes fourth

By Brian Kelley | January 21, 2003

The NIU women’s gymnastics team flew through the Illinois Quadrangular on Friday until it hit a roadblock in the last event and finished in fourth place. The Huskies looked sharp going into the last event, but the uneven bars proved to be too much for...

Donate eggs for cash

By LaShaunna Watkins | January 21, 2003

Many NIU students, mainly female, probably have noticed local newspaper ads from an organization promising to give women $5,000 for donating their eggs. The Center for Egg Options is an Illinois-based company for couples that are not able to produce a...

Students benefit from internships

By Megan Rodriguez | January 21, 2003

Experience counts for everything in the job market, and internships are one way to get your foot in the door. Ellen Anderson, assistant director of the Career Planning and Placement Center, believes students have nothing to lose and everything to gain...

Snowfall scarce compared to past winters

By Courtney Cavanaugh | January 17, 2003

Winter seems a bit off this year with the extreme absence of that white powdery stuff. State Climatologist James Angel said there is a lack of snow in Northern Illinois, while Southern Illinois is experiencing more snow than usual. "This year, it’s...

Clock runs out on former SA members

By Nick Swedberg | January 17, 2003

The deadline is up for former Student Association members to turn themselves in on warrants issued for credit card fraud. Former Director of Organizational Development Lonnie Pollard and former senators Richmond Clayton, Anthony Currie, Wendell "Danton"...

HSC’s old style to be revamped

By Bonny Beaman | January 17, 2003

The Holmes Student Center is headed for a little cosmetic surgery. Beginning this May, the ballroom, adjoining Capitol Room and part of the roof will be nipped and tucked into an updated and more fashionable version of NIU’s signature building. The...

Huskie gymnastics head to Illinois Quadrangular

By Brian Kelley | January 17, 2003

Taking to the road for the first time this year, the NIU gymnastic teams will face a challenge when they take part in the University of Illinois Quadrangular at 7 p.m. today. The Huskies will go up against a University of Auburn squad that is ranked 13th...

Smallpox: the revenge of a killer

By Rachel Helfrich | January 17, 2003

Bioterrorism was a factor only in science fiction books until fall 2001. Once anthrax appeared mailboxes in 2001, the government and health officials began preparing for the worst. This winter, President Bush unveiled his Three Phase Plan to protect the...

DARS report to go online

By Matt Knutson | January 17, 2003

Every semester, the Degree Audit Reporting System, otherwise known as a DARS report, arrives in the mailboxes of NIU students. The report states the progress students have made in meeting their undergraduate requirements. Before speaking with a student,...

‘Dashboard Confessional: Unplugged’

By Casey Toner | January 16, 2003

Hate to spoil the surprise, but Dashboard Confessional always has been acoustic - nasal, whiny, sentimental acoustic. Some call this strange music ‘emo.' Some people like it, too - weird. The point of MTV's Unplugged was to unplug an electric artist...

And the losers are …

By Casey Toner | January 16, 2003

2002 was a very bizarre year. Many "news" events fell through the cracks of hard news and into the land of obscurity. Listed here are the "dishonorable mention" awards of 2002. Feel no pity for the recipients: • The Hapless Award: Michael Jackson's...