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Z-ID may replace SSNs

By Jessica Majkowski | September 9, 2002

NIU has dug itself into a deep trench that probably will take years to crawl out of when it comes to the use of Social Security numbers on campus. The Office of Registration and Records is taking one of the first small steps to do that. The office is...

Gooden no good on return home

By Jason Watt | September 9, 2002

Ray Gooden’s return to his old stomping grounds proved to be unpleasant as the Huskies dropped both of their matches at Saturday’s Adidas Invitational. NIU (2-3) and Gooden, who made his first trip back to Loyola University where he was an assistant...

Purposely overbooked

By Greg Feltes | September 9, 2002

About 100 students are making their homes in various hall lounges and the Holmes Student Center - and that’s the way Student Housing and Dining Services intended it. At the start of the semester, some students were placed in temporary housing because...

Web sites help students pick profs

By Michael Klaas | September 9, 2002

Students who want to learn about a professor before taking his or her class have few options. If you don’t know someone who has taken the professor’s class, or have time to speak with the professor beforehand, you have to cross your fingers and hope...

Jewish New Year begins

By Paul L. Mikolajczyk | September 6, 2002

Today’s setting sun will bring Rosh Hashana, the first day of the Jewish New Year. "It is the day Jews ask God for forgiveness and start the New Year fresh," said Dara Rubinson, co-president of Hillel, the Jewish student organization at NIU. Services...

SA senator ballots released

By Sara Blankenheim | September 6, 2002

It’s almost time again to elect the students you want to represent your opinions on important campus issues. On Sept. 24, the Student Association will hold senate elections. Although voting is open to anyone with a valid NIU student ID, there were only...

Asian center could be moving

By Jenan Diab | September 6, 2002

Asian and Asian-American students may see a cultural center of their own at NIU within the next few years. Because 7 percent of NIU undergrads are Asian-American - the second-largest minority group on campus - there has been talk of a growing need for...

Police focus on prevention

By Nick Swedberg | September 6, 2002

NIU’s department of Public Safety has seen a lot of new employees recently. Twelve new police officers have been hired in the last year, including seven in the month of January alone. Over the summer, there were at least three new officers hired and...

Get ready to jam

By Talesha Herbert | September 6, 2002

Jenny Jones’s very own Big Daddy Woo-Woo, aka Tornado, will host Soule Infinite’s second-annual Soule Comedy Jam at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The show also will feature comedian Leon Rodgers from...

All aboard to view some art

By Jessica Majkowski | September 6, 2002

NIU’s Art Museum is offering students a variety of ways to experience the world of art and architecture through its Get on the Bus program. The program takes students to art venues all over the region, including trips to Chicago and Wisconsin. Jo Burke...

BOT to vote on building upgrades

By Willie Robin Mickell | September 5, 2002

NIU hopes to spend millions of dollars to make sure that the structure of its buildings is sufficient for students and faculty. The Stevens Building, Wirtz Hall, Gilbert Hall and the Holmes Student Center all were looked at for big-money projects at Wednesday’s...

West Nile virus hits home

By Joseph Martillaro | September 5, 2002

A 55-year-old DeKalb County male has been infected with the West Nile virus, but has not been hospitalized. The infected male has shown signs of less dangerous flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus, including muscle aches and nausea. DeKalb is the...