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Consultant offers opinion of bookstore

By Greg Rivara | November 17, 1988

A college bookstore consultant told the Holmes Student Center Bookstore Committee the bookstore already has the resources to provide anything a private vendor could offer. William Minney, President of College Bookstore Management Consulting, Inc., told...

Student leaders argue on hehalf of REG appeals

By Katrina Kelly | November 17, 1988

Student Association President Paula Radtke and Student Regent Nick Valadez argued vehemently Wednesday on behalf of the NIU Judicial Board appeals system for more than 100 students who illegally registered into spring 1988 classes using a fraudulent "REG"...

Clerk verifies calls of illegal campaigning

By David Kirkpatrick | November 16, 1988

DeKalb County Clerk Terry Desmond verified that two illegal campaigning reports were received at his office last week, but said he has little reason to believe the incidents were directly attributable to the named candidates. "A couple of calls were handled...

Drug links refuted in fatal dog attack

By Suzanne Tomse | November 16, 1988

A Kane County Sheriff's Department spokesman refuted an article in Tuesday's Chicago Tribune which said drugs might have been involved in the death of an NIU student mauled by two pit bull dogs Thursday. The spokesman, who would not give his name, said...

City discusses pit bull law

By Paul Wagner | November 16, 1988

The mauling to death of an NIU student by pit bulls last week has prompted the DeKalb city manager to ask for options on an ordinance putting tighter restrictions on ownership of the dogs. City Manager Mark Stevens said in a report to the council Monday...

Tribune reporter to speak

November 16, 1988

Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Pearson will speak of his experiences covering the 1988 presidential campaigns tonight at 8:45 in DuSable Hall room 204A. Pearson served the Rockford Register Star as head political writer for several years and recently covered...

Police seize drugs, arrest two residents

By Suzanne Tomse | November 16, 1988

DeKalb police seized a quantity of cocaine and marijuana with a street value over $2,000 at 835 Edgebrook Apt. 210, where two residents were arrested Monday. The residents, Phillip Greene, 21, and Ryan Thompson, 22, were arrested for the possession of...

Research, published materials vary

By Stephanie Bradley and Katrina Kelly | November 16, 1988

NIU professors' research and published material are as diverse as all of the different departments on campus. History Department Chairman Otto Olsen said every faculty member of NIU does research and is a publishing scholar, but there is a difference...

SART factions depend on shift cut

By Susie Snyder | November 16, 1988

The NIU Sexual Assault Response Team will be left without two of its most important factions if university administration decides to cut the University Health Services' third shift next fall. Blanche McHugh, Sexual Assault Task Force director, said that...

Lecture to address impact of Mexican immigrants on U.S.

By Jill Stocker | November 16, 1988

"The Impact of Mexican Immigration on the United States: Past, Present and Future" will be the topic discussed by Jose Cuello at a lecture on Nov. 22. The general public is invited to the 8 p.m. lecture, which will be held in room 505 at the Holmes Student...

Smokeout offers reason to quit

November 16, 1988

Tomorrow is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. Smokers are encouraged to stop smoking at least for one day. Hopefully, tomorrow will be the first day of many long smokefree lives. The Smokeout is just one way the society is trying...

Suggested kiosk to lower circulation of illegal fliers

By Greg Rivara | November 16, 1988

In an attempt to curb the number of illegal fliers circulated on campus, the Student Association's Public Relations Committee will formally propose that a kiosk be built in the King Memorial Commons. The kiosk, an eight-sided structure similiar to the...