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Survey says NIU students drink more thank average

By Holly Schubert | June 20, 1988

Heavy drinking by students at NIU is greater than at the average American college, according to a drug and alcohol survey conducted last fall by the NIU's Health Enhancement Office. Of 484 NIU students responding to the survey, 60 percent were heavy drinkers...

Being single divorced or widowed is no longer an excuse for DeKalb residents to stay home.

June 18, 1988

"We have a singles' group dance at Matthew Boone's (Restaurant and Lounge, 122 S. First St.) on the second and fourth Sunday of each month," group coordinator Carollyn Mapes said. The next dance will be held June 26, at 8 p.m. with a 1950s and ‘60s...

Tower plans await final approval

By Matt James | April 28, 1988

If a committee of the Board of Regents this week gives its expected approval of plans for the Holmes Student Center tower's renovation, students will see a tower off-white in color with a square, enclosed roof section by mid-February of next year. Although...

City to address funding motion

By Susie Snyder | April 24, 1988

The DeKalb City Council tonight will consider a proposal to fund 10 school crossing guards for the 1988-89 school year at a $41,000 cost to the city. City Manager Mark Stevens said he had originally anticipated to help fund six crossing guards. He said...

Semester’s end increases stress

By Tammy Sholer | April 24, 1988

With end-of-the-semester projects due and finals just around the corner, some students' anxieties have increased while other students are as cool as a windy day in DeKalb. Allen Owens, Counseling and Student Development Center psychologist, said, "It's...

SA’s resolution against mayor’s remarks passes

By Christine Boike | April 24, 1988

The Student Association Senate passed a resolution Sunday against comments made by DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow about student actions during the April 13 Day of Action II. Sparrow said during an telephone interview April 17, "NIU is a college of demand,"...

Driver arrested after car crash

By Joelle McGinnis | April 24, 1988

An Arlington Heights resident was arrested and charged with improper lane usage after the car she was driving crashed into a window at Illini Tire of DeKalb, 1031 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb Police report the car driven by Teresa McGrath, 31, 722 E. Golf Rd.,...

NIU researchers study televised

By tephanie Bradley | April 24, 1988

Two NIU reseachers discussed on a Chicago television series Sunday the attitudes of junior high and high school students toward math and science and how these attitudes affect job opportunities. Steve Franklin of the Office of Public Information said...

Interviews for V.P. to begin

By Sylvia Phillips | April 24, 1988

Students, faculty and staff will have a chance to meet the four candidates selected for the vice president for business and operations position when the applicants begin campus interviews this week. The four applicants for the position will begin interviews...

Almanac to give grads look at starting salaries

By Chris Sigley | April 21, 1988

NIU students graduating in 1988 can get a sneak preview of what kind of salaries they might be bringing home by looking in The Jobs Related Almanac which comes out in May. The 352-page book, edited by Les Krantz, lists average annual salaries for graduates...

NIU becoming ‘elitist’

By Claudia C. Curry | April 21, 1988

SPRINGFIELD—NIU officials raised concerns at a Board of Regents meeting Thursday that too many prospective students are kept out of the university. "I'm afraid that NIU is becoming an elitist school," NIU President John LaTourette said. "Because of...

JLS protest while ROTC parachutes

By Suzanne Tomse | April 21, 1988

While ROTC rangers rappelled off Huskie Stadium and three members of Company B 12th Battalion Special Forces Group (Airborne) parachuted to the ground Thursday, a vigil and demonstration was held by the John Lennon Society. "We're here to demonstrate...