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Message of surcharge ‘wrong’: Countryman

By Dina Paluzzi | September 21, 1988

The Board of Regents is hoping the $125 tuition surcharge they passed last week in place of a straight tuition increase will send a message to state legislators that Illinois needs increased higher education funding. However, some legislators have said...

Fine Arts Series offers discounts

By Joel Guggenheim | September 21, 1988

NIU's Fine Arts Series is offering subscription savings for its upcoming 1988-1989 season. "Students can see great acts for $4 or $5 for which they would normally have to pay $20 or $25 in Chicago," Michelle Emmett, NIU director of programming and activites,...

Autumn arrival declared early

By Dan Young | September 21, 1988

With football season already underway and leaves beginning to change colors, memories of weekends spent on the beach are fading into the realization that autumn has arrived—and officially at 2:29 p.m. today. "Autumn, which usually arrives on Sept. 23,...

Dodge driving contest returns

By Amanda Martin | September 21, 1988

Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is hosting the Dodge National Collegiate Driving Championships on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Campus Cinema parking lots located at Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road. Students are invited to drive a 1989 Dodge Daytona...

Coalition’s effect focus of conversation

By Greg Rivara | September 21, 1988

Conversation between candidates and constituents waiting for senate election results outside the Student Association office Wednesday night centered more around the effect that a coalition of candidates had on voters' decisions than whether the candidates...

Unity week’s goal honorable but unrealistic time span

September 21, 1988

The organizers and participants in this year's Unity in Diversity week have their work cut out for them. But such education for Americans is necessary. A recent poll by the Los Angeles Times concluded most Americans believe immigrants have had a negative...

SA senate election results announced

By Matt James | September 21, 1988

In what is being called a "close election in both districts," the fall 1988 NIU Student Association Senate roster was announced late Wednesday. Election Commissioner Robert Perry said 751 students voted in the election, and ballots were counted four times...

Voters still have alternatives

September 20, 1988

Even though this semester's senators, for the most part, have already been chosen, there are still some alternatives left for students who still choose to exercise their right to vote in the SA Senate elections. One choice still remaining for students...

Economic work of Dukakis focal point of lecture

By Tammy Sholer | September 20, 1988

Questions concerning whether Democratic Presidential nominee Michael Dukakis' Massachusetts economy is strong enough for the United States could be answered at a lecture today. Roger Schmenner, associate professor at the Indiana University School of Business,...

Chorus adds new members

September 20, 1988

The DeKalb Festival Chorus has added between five and 10 new members for the fall semester. Auditions were held Saturday in room 134 of the Music Building. However, those who are interested still can join. Elwood Smith, an NIU music faculty member and...

SCOPA, JLS ask blacks for direct fight Palmer

By Susie Snyder | September 20, 1988

Tom Rainey, member of the Student Committee on Political Action, said Tuesday at a Black Student Union mass meeting that SCOPA and the John Lennon Society will stop leading the fight to regain fired CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer's position and will wait...

Bureau workers gather information for census

By Amanda Martin | September 20, 1988

U.S. Census Bureau workers are currently making their way through the streets of DeKalb County to compile information for the 1990 census. Marvin Toenjes, bureau field manager for the Northern Illinois area, said workers are collecting current mailing...