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Pre-business choice night

By Mark Gates | February 25, 1989

Pre-business students with questions about requirements and internship possibilities might find answers Tuesday at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center. The College of Business Career Advisory Board will sponsor a "Sophomore Major/Career...

Ski-Ears offer benefits to members

By Vickie Snow | February 25, 1989

The DeKalb Ski-Ears' "kick-off meeting for the season," will feature a $50 raffle, slide show and club exhibits, Vice President Mary Shott said. The open house, at 7:30 p.m., Oct.19 at Matthew Boone's restaurant in DeKalb also will feature a question...

Sexual orientation provision sought

By Sylvia Phillips | February 23, 1989

Gay rights activists are calling for a sexual orientation provision to DeKalb's human relations ordinance that would outline protection from discrimination. The NIU Gay/Lesbian Union, the DeKalb Gay/Lesbian Community Foundation and the Student Association...

Center offers aid to assault victims

By Bill Schwingel | February 23, 1989

Most sexual assault and abuse victims are between the ages of 19 and 35. But statistics show that victims between the ages of 19 and 24 seek more help after the crime than those between the ages of 25 and 35. Lynda O'Brien, coordinator of the Sexual Assault...

Steady decline seen in residence hall damage

By Greg Rivara | February 23, 1989

Despite recent damage to residence halls and an increase in floor damage between 1987 and 1988 fall semesters, the amount of floor damage over the last four years has steadily decreased. Donald Buckner, director of student housing services, said both...

City to reduce taxing district

By Sylvia Phillips | February 23, 1989

The DeKalb City Council voted Wednesday to reduce the boundaries of a special taxing district created to promote economic growth. To comply with a new state requirement, the move will reduce the district's share of sales taxes by about 50 percent. An...

Dance company flaunts flair

By Gg Levine | February 23, 1989

What would you say to a Friday-night event that stirs your creative juices, makes you think in an unaccustomed vein and provides cultural enrichment to boot? This Friday is one of the rare occasions when such an event will occur in DeKalb. The Campus...

Black heritage discussed

By David Pollard | February 22, 1989

Nationally renowned journalist Vernon Jarrett spoke at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium Monday about the triumphs of the ordinary black person. Jarrett's presentation focused on the ordinary human being. He referred to the period when blacks were slaves,...

Handivan suffering from labor crunch

By Holly Schubert | February 22, 1989

NIU's labor shortage has meant a lack of drivers and interrupted service for a newly implemented handicapped bus service. Bill Finucane, transportation supervisor, told members of the Student Association Mass Transit Board that he has attempted to cover...

Students pick loans over work-study

By Chris Lind | February 22, 1989

In recent years, NIU students in need of financial aid have taken out loans rather than participating in NIU's work-study program, said Melody Amundsen, coordinator of NIU student employment. Amundsen said that this year "only 30 percent of students are...

Affirmative Action Office granted new job, salary

By Gail LaBarbera | February 22, 1989

A new assistant director for NIU's Affirmative Action Office will start at an annual salary of $33,996. Affirmative Action secretary Jeanette Ezra said that Eddie Williams, vice president of finance and planning, approved money in July 1988 for the new...

Fund approval needed for Watson Creek renovation

By David Pollard | February 21, 1989

Funding might be approved for the renovation of Watson Creek, which runs through NIU's campus, to help stop spring floods resulting from excessive rainfall and melting snow. The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved $613,700 for the project, but...