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Ghost chaser spooks NIU with ‘true’ tales

By Peggy Keslin | November 5, 1987

The eerie feeling of Halloween lingered in the aisles of Sandburg Auditorium as more than 1000 NIU students and faculty gathered to hear "True Ghost Stories of Chicagoland" Wednesday night. Richard T. Crowe, who believes he might be the only full-time...

False posters cause business loss

By Sandi Patyk | November 5, 1987

Posters advertising that the band Naked Raygun would play at the Jungle were found in campus buildings in September, but the band was not scheduled to appear at the bar. Lito Neboniachi, owner of the Jungle, 1027 W. Hillcrest, said the posters stated...

City’s response limited

By Paul Wagner and Daron Walker | November 5, 1987

Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said there are as many complaints from students against other students as any other type of complaints. "Regardless of who it is (making a complaint), they are just residents of the city of DeKalb," he said. DeKalb County...

UC voices document concerns

By Suzanne Tomse | November 5, 1987

When discussing NIU's proposed constitution Tuesday, the University Council expressed concerns about some of the changes and offered additional recommendations to the constitutional task force. The Presidential Task Force on Constitutional Revision will...

Provost withdraws doctorate proposal

By Tammy Sholer | November 5, 1987

NIU will have to do without a physics doctorate program because Provost Kendall Baker withdrew the $2 million prosposal from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. At the Faculty Assembly meeting Wednesday, Baker spoke on his reasons for withdrawing...

Law school receives grant to publish review journal

By Robyn Richard | November 5, 1987

The NIU Law School received a $5,000 grant from the Illinois Bar Foundation in Springfield to finance the publication of a special issue of the Law Review. The Law Review is a student-edited publication run by the law school. Editor in Chief Steven Brody...

TSE bias concerns raised

By Nancy Broten | November 5, 1987

The Student Committee On Political Action discussed plans Wednesday to check into the methods NIU's Graduate Council uses to determine who will be required to take the Test of Spoken English, a fluency test given to foreign individuals seeking positions...

Glenn Miller Orchestra’s

By Lynn Hammarstrom | November 4, 1987

"Quality music always withstands the test of time." So said Dick Gerhard, leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, who will perform at NIU this Parents' Day Weekend. If ticket sales are any determinant, Gerhard's words are true. The concert has been sold...

Humorist begins tour at NIU

November 4, 1987

Musical humorist Utah Phillips will perform the first night of his current Mid-Western tour in the New Prairie Cafe tonight at 8:30. The admission-free concert, sponsored by NIU's Campus Activities Board, is sure to bring smiles with Phillips' songs and...

Rosborough teaches repetition to troops

By Dan Moran | November 4, 1987

New Zealand invades DeKalb in two weeks. Are Jim Rosborough's troops ready? "To this point we've put in about 98 percent of what we need to play," Rosborough said. Notice he said "play." The New Zealand Nationals are coming here the 19th to play basketball,...

IFC forming drinking plan

By Paul Wagner and Daron Walker | November 4, 1987

Deputy City Clerk Donna Johnson said DeKalb allows an organization to purchase three class "G" licenses per year at a total cost of $50. Before being eligible to purchase the one-day license, the organization must purchase liquor liability insurance,...

Provost, faculty discuss paper on univ. budget

By Suzanne Tomse | November 4, 1987

NIU Provost Kendall Baker will meet with the Faculty Assembly today to discuss his "Working Priorities" paper which was written in response to the university budget and funding priorities across campus. In addition, Baker will be discussing the physics...