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Ombudsman greatly aids undergraduate students

By Diane Buerger | September 19, 1988

Undergraduate students were the group of individuals most assisted by NIU's ombudsman's office last year, a recent report states. Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said, "There are two reasons why we help them (undergraduates) the most. Number one, undergrads...

Council approves bid for fuilding at airport

By Sylvia Phillips | September 19, 1988

Promising to underwrite costs, the DeKalb City Council approved a bid Monday for constructing a new fixed base operator building at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 2100 E. Pleasant St., and officials hope to break ground in October. The city will...

Invalidate the SA ‘election’

September 19, 1988

The SA Senate "election" begins today. But the choice of candidates that NIU students have this semester to represent them and decide how their money should be spent is akin to the "elections" held in the Soviet Union. With the candidates that are on...

Salary increases awarded

By Katrina Kelly | September 19, 1988

NIU's College of Business teamed with the office of NIU Provost Kendall Baker in giving salary increases totaling $20,000 to NIU accountancy faculty this semester.

At least five accountancy faculty members were awarded pay increases this semester to "respond to the needs of faculty members and the reputation" of NIU's nationally-acclaimed accountancy department, Baker said.

The $20,000 in accountancy salary increases is tacked onto a six percent merit salary increase approved in July by the Board of Regents for all NIU employees. Faculty employed with NIU since fiscal year 1987 or before received an extra two percent salary increase in addition to the six percent general raise.

"Several faculty members who had been on the (job) market had received offers to go to other institutions," he said. These offers included major increases in salary.

Baker said the accountancy faculty would have taken the positions offered at other schools "if NIU didn't try to make some effort to adjust the salaries of these people."

NIU has lost more than 35 tenure-track faculty members because of an inability to meet competitive salaries offered to NIU faculty by other schools, he said.

Richard Brown, NIU College of Business dean, said the salary of each NIU accountancy faculty member ranges from $10,000 to $22,000 below the current market salary. "We will never be able to catch up (to other schools)," he said.

"We can't adjust the market—we are looking at those (faculty) we have to have and who we can't do without," Brown said.

"They are clearly highly marketable," Baker said. All but one of the accountancy faculty who received pay raises are full professors.

John Smith, NIU accountancy department chairman, refused to comment on the issues of personnel or salary.

Baker said other departments in the College of Business also have increased salaries to keep their faculty at NIU.

Business dept. to hold career night

By Stephanie Bradley | September 19, 1988

Throughout their college careers, business majors have several opportunities to find and obtain a job that is right for them. For many, that first opportunity comes Sept. 27 at the Sophomore Major/Career Choice Night. College of Business secretary Bonnie...

Supervision set for frat. member

By Tammy Sholer | September 19, 1988

A member of the Sigma Pi fraternity house was found guilty of disorderly conduct that led to a brawl between members of his fraternity and members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house May 12. Sig Pi member Dino Agbayani was found guilty and received...

Meeting to focus on Palmer issue

By Susie Snyder | September 19, 1988

"If things continue to go the same as at the Board of Regents meeting last Thursday, NIU will be begging to have Martha Palmer back." Jim Fabris, a student concerned with the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer, said Monday he and other students...

SA hopefuls barely fill ballot

By Matt James | September 19, 1988

Elections are being held today and tomorrow to fill seats on the Student Association Senate, but out of all the candidates who submitted petitions to run for off-campus seats, only one will not be elected. In addition to the 33 students running for off-campus...

Alcohol involved in fatal accident

By Suzanne Tomse | September 19, 1988

Police reports indicate NIU student Karri Botz, 17, 751 Grant Towers North, had been drinking prior to the Saturday morning accident that claimed her life. Botz was killed when a motorcycle and a car struck her while she was crossing westbound on Annie...

Speech on journalism to be given

September 19, 1988

Donald Grubb, former NIU journalism professor and founder of the NIU journalism department, will speak Wednesday night to all interested students about the beginnings of NIU journalism. The event is sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists,...

NIU student dies in accident

By Suzanne Tomse | September 18, 1988

NIU Student Karri Botz, 17, described by friends as "bouncy and energetic," was killed in a motorcycle-pedestrian collision on Annie Glidden Road, just north of Crane Drive, Saturday at 1:20 a.m. DeKalb police report Botz was crossing Annie Glidden westbound,...

Victims forced to pay for crimes of others’

September 18, 1988

Last Tuesday the right-to-lifers won a big battle. The Senate gave up its hope of passing legislation that would permit Medicaid to pay for the abortions of women who were victims of rape or incest and couldn't afford to pay themselves. Hurray for the...