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System removal stirs university

By Pam Schmidt | April 15, 1987

The State Universities Civil Service Merit Board's 5-1 vote last week to eliminate service bonus points caused a stir among university union employees and Illinois legislators. Actions have been taken in an attempt to restore the service bonus point system,...

Baker states objectives

By Suzanne Tomse | April 15, 1987

At an open forum Tuesday, provost candidate Kendall Baker of Bowling Green University in Ohio said he wants the "very best relationship with students as possible." "Students really are the life of the university. The provost should be in contact with...

Managers delinquent in paying bill

By Tom Omiatek | April 15, 1987

Residents of High Meadows Apartments had to go without water Tuesday morning, after the building's management failed to pay the water bill. Despite numerous notices by the DeKalb Municipal Office billing department, the managers of these apartments did...

Majority favors Ill. supercollider site

By Mike Solley | April 15, 1987

A majority of Northern Illinois residents favor locating the proposed superconducting supercollider in Illinois and support a state financial incentive to bring it here, according to a survey by the NIU Center for Governmental Studies and the NIU Public...

Car collision leaves man in critical condition

April 15, 1987

A 19-year-old man was injured in a collision between a semi-truck and a car Tuesday at about 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Illinios Route 63. The car, driven by Robert Kretzschmar of McHenry was northbound on Glidden Road when...

Georgia Satellites hit Ballroom tonight

By Damon Dranchak | April 15, 1987

The Georgia Satellites, the southern rockabilly band from Atlanta, is set on course for the Duke Ellington Ballroom tonight. Only two of the original Georgia Satellites—Dan Baird and Rick Richards—still are with the band, which formed in 1980. The...

Deadline looms for GSL; other loans available

By Paul Wagner | April 15, 1987

Although May 1 is the deadline for summer Guaranteed Student Loans, two other loan programs with higher interest rates are available after this date. Students who apply for a GSL before the May 1 deadline have a good chance of having the forms processed...

SA actions deemed valid

April 15, 1987

Contrary to what former Student Association vice president Michele Begovich said Monday, action taken at Sunday's SA meeting is not in question, said Cam Davis, SA Public Relations adviser. Begovich said Monday the meeting could be considered illegitimate...

AIDS myths explained

By Paul Wagner | April 15, 1987

AIDS patients have been dubbed the new "lepers" of society, but aggressive education can dispel myths about the disease and reduce society's fear of the epidemic, according to one AIDS specialist. Dr. Renslow Sherer, an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...

Library crosswalk closed due to book theft concern

By Louise M. Koryta | April 15, 1987

During the past six years, many NIU students might have wondered why the $2 million crosswalk between Founders Memorial Library and Swen Parson's law library is closed. The crosswalk was built by the same structural engineering firm that built the skywalks...

Mayor suggests bus restrictions

By Tammy Sholer | April 14, 1987

Unless funding can be found to reconstruct north Greek Row streets, No. 3 buses will be restricted, said Mayor Greg Sparrow and his staff Sunday. Sparrow told the Student Association Senate that he also is making this recommendation to the DeKalb City...

Athletic Board’s size concerns UC

By Jim Wozniak | April 14, 1987

A concern about the Athletic Board's size arose on the University Council's part when the engineering college was being approved, said Jim Giles, executive secretary of the UC. Giles said when the engineering college was added last year, the Athletic...