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Regents set to examine constitution

By Sean Noble | February 16, 1988

The Board of Regents will examine the revised NIU constitution at its regular meeting next month to give the constitution final approval. Jim Giles, Constitutional Task Force chairman, said the newly-proposed form of the constitution will be presented...

SAMTB discusses bus pass plan

By Dina Paluzzi | February 16, 1988

The desire to develop a bus pass policy was discussed at the Student Association Mass Transit Board meeting Monday. Vice Board Chairman Dave Emerick said there is no set pass policy and the board has received complaints and suggestions on policies from...

Alliance aims for tax hike

By Suzanne Tomse | February 15, 1988

A state-wide coalition of educational groups is planning its strategies to inform the citizens of Illinois that a tax increase is needed to help fund higher education in fiscal 1988. The coalition was formed Feb. 2 by the Illinois State Board of Education...

Health center: No fee boosts for VD testing

By Tammy Sholer | February 15, 1988

A student fee increase for chlamydia testing by the University Health Service will not be recommended this year. Health Center Director Rosemary Lane said the center will not request a fee increase to test men and women for chlamydia, a prevalent venereal...

‘Boss’ concerts sell out

February 15, 1988

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) _Tickets were on sale for three Bruce Springsteen concerts later this month. And then they weren't. All 34,000 were sold out in just over two hours Saturday. "I'm just glad it's over," said spokesman Ed Lavoie of the Worcester Centrum....

Students dance in spite of policy

By Nancy Broten | February 15, 1988

Several freshmen CHANCE students were allowed to take part in a fraternity dance Saturday despite a CHANCE policy restricting them from participating in greek activities. Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member Shawn Tate said the fraternity honors those female...

Local vets learn of new dioxin test

By Marianne Renner | February 15, 1988

Members of the Viet Now DeKalb County Chapter learned of a new method of detecting dioxin levels in blood Saturday. Dioxin is the substance found in Agent Orange, a chemical used to defoliate jungles in Vietnam. Agent Orange is a leading cause of many...

City proposes fiscal ‘88 plan

By Susie Snyder | February 15, 1988

The City of DeKalb has proposed storm water projects totaling $15 million, but a five-year capital improvement program issued in January determined $250,000 was available for storm water projects anually, City Manager Mark Stevens said. A primary issue...

Greeks seek budget raise

By Dina Paluzzi and Sandi Patyk | February 15, 1988

The Student Association Finance Committee Saturday recommended doubling last year's budget for the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic, the governing bodies for campus fraternities and sororities. The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic presented...

Victims shot ‘execution style’

February 15, 1988

CHICAGO (AP)—Two men are charged with attempted murder and armed robbery after taking more than $800 from two suburban restaurant workers before shooting them in a washroom, police say. Bond was set at $2 million each for Charles Dabbs, 25, of River...

SA asked to endorse collider site

By Dina Paluzzi | February 15, 1988

County Clerk Terry Desmond asked the Student Association Sunday to endorse placing the Superconducting Super Collider in Illinois. "We need input from people like you with impact to send letters and petitions to the president of the United States," Desmond...

Money buys anything, except a set of values

February 15, 1988

Have you noticed the number of studies, polls and surveys constantly being done on people of various ages for various reasons? Why? I mean, outside of being points of interest to talk about over the dinner table after the macaroni and cheese has crystallized...