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NIU plans creation of 5 parking lots

By M. Michelle Byrne | March 30, 1988

NIU is on the verge of easing the campus parking problem with plans to create five new parking lots within the next year, but parking permit fees will be increased. The five new lots would create about 810 new parking spaces on campus, according to NIU...

Film festival stops at NIU

March 30, 1988

NIU Cine Club and Ars Nova will sponsor the Best of the 26th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival tonight from 7 to 11:30 in the Visual Arts Building auditorium room 100. Cine Club President Lisa Gosciejew said, "It's the oldest 16mm film festival in North...

Night ride service to include faculty, staff

By Dina Paluzzi | March 29, 1988

A stipulation to allow only fee-paying students to ride the late night ride service, which operates in conjunction with the University Police, was revised by the Student Association Mass Transit Board Chairman Thursday to allow faculty and staff members...

Israelis begin three-day territory closure

March 29, 1988

JERUSALEM (AP)—The Israeli army on Monday imposed its broadest clampdown yet on the 1.5 million Palestinians living in the occupied territories, sealing the regions for three days to combat a PLO day of protest. The army also announced it was barring...

Regents OK $800,000 in contract, grants

By Suzanne Tomse | March 29, 1988

Two grants and one contract for physics and chemistry research at NIU totaling $275,000 over a one-year period and $800,000 over a multi-year period were approved by the Board of Regents March 24. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said the grant...

Verdict sparks custody fight, public outcry

March 29, 1988

EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. (AP)—A judge's decision to reunite two girls with their father three years after they watched him strangle their mother has touched off a new custody fight and public outrage against the judge. "I guess the bottom line is whether...

Gallery hosts art exhibit

By Greg Rivara | March 29, 1988

The NIU Art Gallery in Chicago is hosting the "Outsider Art from Europe" collection until April 23, Gallery Director Michael Flanagan said. The NIU Art Gallery is located at 212 W. Superior St. The collection is comprised of about 60 art pieces created...

Taylor ahead of schedule with ankle rehabilitation

By Tom Clegg | March 29, 1988

It's been four months since NIU quarterback Marshall Taylor ended his junior season lying on the Nevada-Las Vegas turf with a broken left ankle. Taylor, who piled up 209 yards on 14 carries in that season-ending 34-31 Huskie win, has since gone through...

Regency schools push tax hike

By Suzanne Tomse | March 29, 1988

The Regency universities, including NIU, are continuing their efforts to push for a statewide tax increase by informing the public of the need for higher education funding next year. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said advocacy initiatives...

SA holds elections today

March 29, 1988

The Student Association executive elections are today and Wednesday. Presidential candidates are Joseph Annunzio, Dale Bradley and Paula Radtke. The vice-presidential candidate is Gregg Bliss and treasurer candidates are Roger Beith and Diana Turowski....

Service might decrease student loan default risk

By Tammy Sholer | March 29, 1988

A state program to consolidate student's guaranteed loans might lessen chances of defaulting on the loan. Barbara Bell, default prevention program manager in the Illinois Designated Account Purchase Program, said the IDAPP is a state service connected...

Reagan slams free-trade critics

March 29, 1988

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—President Reagan said today that Democratic candidates who espouse trade restrictions and retaliation have a message the public won't buy. "Protectionism isn't just bad economics, it's bad politics," the president said. Reagan, in...