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Students may see remodeled Stevens in ’04

By Stephanie Barnes | October 2, 2002

Students may see a newly remodeled Stevens Building in 2004. The Stevens Building, southeast of Watson Hall, houses the School of Theatre and Dance as well as the anthropology department. It recently was added to NIU’s list of capital improvement requests,...

Jazz it up

By Stephanie Gandsey | October 2, 2002

Setting up the legs and twisting knobs of the drumset looked like a puzzle, but Chris Smith, a junior jazz studies major, quickly and smoothly set up the instrument he’s played since third grade. Behind the closed stage curtain, members of the Jazz...

Hispanic month in full stride

By Megan M. Rodriguez | October 2, 2002

Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated through Oct. 15, and various activities already have taken place to recognize Latinos and Latin Americans. Michael Gonzales, director of Latino and Latin-American Studies at NIU, said the celebratory month began Sept....

Idea approved by BOT for technology building

By Cara Donfrio | October 1, 2002

Business students have Barsema Hall, art students have Jack Arends Hall and now computer science majors may have their own building as well. Though no definite plans have been made yet, the Board of Trustees approved an idea to create a building on campus...

Honors names director

By Stephanie Gandsey | October 1, 2002

Experience stood behind Michael Martin as he took the position of director for the University Honors Program. Martin, who has been at NIU for 19 years, previously taught family and child studies classes in the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition...

LanSirs to leave after 25 years

By J.D. Piland | October 1, 2002

Sometimes change is for the better. That’s LanSirs on Lincoln owner Lance Hansen’s view. Hansen’s business, after 25 years in downtown DeKalb, is closing its doors for the last time. "It’s just time for a change," Hansen said. He added in a letter...

Campus map placement and road repair planned

By Willie Mickell | October 1, 2002

NIU is hoping to start two projects that would benefit students and visitors who drive or walk around campus. Roadway repair One project, which would begin in summer 2003 if state funds are approved, is the Campus Roadway Repair and Reconfiguration project....

Prepare for fair

By Jessica Morris | September 30, 2002

The perfect internship has several characteristics, but each student will need to determine those based on their needs. "You want something to bring more meaning to the area you’re studying and look for a way to apply classroom concepts as well what...

DeKalb limits Garden parking

By Joseph Martillaro | September 30, 2002

The crowded row of parked cars on Garden Road soon will be a lot less busy. On Thursday, a new DeKalb ordinance will place parking restrictions on the road that will make the possibility of students parking there for class impossible. Parking will be...

Preparation improves your odds

By Andrew Duff | September 30, 2002

The last thing a future employee wants to do when looking for an internship is to screw up the interview, or worse, to inadvertently offend a future boss before you officially meet him or her. "You don’t want to burn your bridges, even if you don’t...

A good résumé is an important first step

By Joe Healy | September 30, 2002

Perhaps the backbone of a student’s efforts in finding the perfect internship is preparing and presenting a flawless résumé that will pique the interests of employers. Résumés are a condensed form of a student’s successes and attributes, highlighting...

Students steer clear of food services

By Cara Donfrio | September 30, 2002

Campus food service has many obstacles to dodge, and a lack of student workers is one of the biggest. Starting last semester, the large absence of these student workers caused dining areas in the halls not to function as they should. When fall semester...