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Thanks to fraternity

January 26, 1989

Many of us involved with the care of Dale Spenser wish to thank each and every member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity who was at the Kishwaukee Hospital Emergency Department the night of Dale's tragic accident. The night of Dale's accident, not only was...

Minority salary increase slated

By Joel Guggenheim | January 26, 1989

NIU President John LaTourette recently slated $100,000 to increase the salaries of minority faculty members in compliance with NIU's affirmative action plan, beginning with fiscal year 1989. The funds are intended to pay any academic department two-thirds...

Revelers’ behavior inexcusable

January 26, 1989

"The only thing I can say is thank God it's finally over." That's what Vivian Rancourt, mother of Susan Rancourt, said about the execution of killer Ted Bundy. And rightly so. Susan was one of Bundy's victims. But it's one thing for a mourning mother...

No leads to Church’s locale

January 26, 1989

There are no concrete leads into the investigation of an NIU student who allegedly murdered his former girlfriend's parents and wounded her and her younger brother last August. The suspect, Richard Church, 19, Woodstock, Ill., has been a fugitive since...

Renovations delayed

By Elizabeth M. Behland | January 26, 1989

Renovations of the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons and the permanent closure of Carroll Avenue will be delayed until the recladding of the Holmes Student Center tower is completed. According to the Campus Master Plan Executive Summary, construction...

Drought’s effects provoke concern

By Lori Wilkosz | January 26, 1989

Farmers and consumers alike are concerned about the effects of last summer's record-breaking drought and the resulting higher food prices, as well as the future of farmers' crops as a new growing season approaches. David Whitson, agriculture adviser for...

Domain lawsuit to come to close

By Elizabeth M. Behland | January 26, 1989

An eminent domain lawsuit filed by the Board of Regents last fall will end today upon the final approval of settlement documents by the Regents and local residents. The Regents filed the suit Oct. 14, 1987, on NIU's behalf to determine how much land south...

Board reviews contract bids

By Stephanie Bradley | January 26, 1989

SPRINGFIELD—Contract bids for the repair of the Holmes Student Center tower will go to the Board of Regents for approval at today's Regents meeting. NIU President John LaTourette said Wednesday that if the bids are approved today, reconstruction of...

Board might pass landfill extension

By Diane Buerger | January 26, 1989

An application filed Nov. 4 for an extension adding 15 years of life to the DeKalb County Landfill will be up for review by the DeKalb County Board sometime between Feb. 2 and March 4. The local landfill extension would involve either a vertical expansion...

The art of giving blood for both fun and profit

By Sean Noble | January 26, 1989

Once upon a time there was my cousin, Ken. Ken was a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the cold, wintry December of 1982, when this little story took place. My cousin and the two friends with whom he lived were having rough times...

WNIU to change locations

By Dan O'Shea | January 26, 1989

WNIU's search for a new home might finally be over. NIU will borrow $650,000 from the NIU Foundation to convert the former Palmer Music Building, located on the far east side of campus, into a new NIU broadcast center, said Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president...

DeKalb district overtaxed

By Sylvia Phillips | January 26, 1989

DeKalb is one of 74 Illinois communities cited by the Illinois Department of Revenue for collecting too much money from a taxing district created to encourage economic development. Under the state's Tax Increment Financing program, money collected in...