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Groups urged to claim excess funds

By Julie Harris | February 26, 2001

Between $60,000 and $70,000 in supplemental funding will be left over and lost after this fiscal year, Student Association treasurer Troy Caldwell told the Student Senate on Sunday night.

The money is kept in an "emergency" fund for student organizations. However, a lack of groups asking for this funding has created a surplus of unused money which must be reported to the state and will not carry over to the following year, Caldwell said.

"It's a situation where if we don't use it, we lose it," he said. "I encourage SA-recognized organizations to fill out the proper paperwork if they need additional funding. I want this money to be used for the students, but if student organizations don't come to me, the money will be lost."

In other treasury business, parts of the 2001-2002 budget have been discussed at the past two senate meetings, with more than 20 student organizations receiving recommendations for next year's budget. Final considerations were to have been decided Sunday, but three organizations were granted extended deadlines because representatives were unable to attend, Caldwell said.

In other business, SA president Ken Getty said he thought interviews with provost candidate William Wehrenberg went well last week. Wehrenberg is the first of four finalists to visit campus.

"The Northern Star headline and editorial made it very clear that they were unhappy with the turnout," he said. "The student forum drew 10 students and one faculty member. I would not call the student forum a disaster by any means, and personally I feel that the Star looked for quantity and not quality at the forum."

Melissa Westphal, Star editor in chief, said she was disappointed that Getty didn't share his feelings with the Star before addressing the senate.

"When a soap opera star draws 300 people and the provost candidate only draws 10 and no one cares, then I think there is a need for concern and that's what the Star conveyed with our editorial," Westphal said.

Students will have three more opportunities to interview provost candidates. John Dunn, Patricia Hanna and J. Ivan Legg will be at the Holmes Student Center's Clara Sperling Skyroom from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Thursday, March 5 and 8, respectively.

Sen. Kevin Miller said it's important for students to take an active role and question the finalists.

"The position of provost is a very important position to students because they deal with all aspects of student life," Miller said.

The senate also approved one new senator Sunday. Will Reilly, one of four candidates for the SA presidency in the March elections, was unanimously

approved as the 36th senator. Four open seats remain.

Latino conference welcomes over 200

By Nickie Paul | February 26, 2001

More than 200 people attended each day of NIU's sixth annual Voz de la Alianza Latina Estudiantil Leadership Conference on Friday and Saturday. Juan Gonzalez, a senior Spanish business translation major, and senior nursing major Anibal Perez organized...

Arson suspected in Sunday fire

By Tyler Vincent | February 26, 2001

An early Sunday morning fire at a vacant building has DeKalb fire officials searching for arson suspects. A total of 25 firefighters were called to the three-story building at 830 Edgebrook about 12:50 a.m. Fire was coming from a first-floor window, according...

Looking out for each other — and more

By Kimberly Darrah | February 26, 2001

After moving into the residence halls without knowing anyone, floormates may become best friends or worst enemies. NIU students report some success stories. Floor buddies do many things together, including watching movies, setting time aside for television...

Greeks compete for charities’ sake

By Nicholas Alajakis | February 26, 2001

Members of Greek organizations all over campus turned out Sunday night at the Duke Ellington Ballroom for the conclusion of the week-long Anchor Splash event. Anchor Splash 2001, sponsored by the Delta Gamma sorority, pitted 25 different fraternities...

Physics joins distinguished company

By Ken Lateer | February 23, 2001

Thanks to the work of the physics department, NIU now is a full member of an international organization that boasts Cal Tech, MIT, Berkley, Brown and Princeton as members. The organization is the Universities Research Association, a group founded in 1965...

Dorm mail mishaps can be prevented easily

By Nicholas Alajakis | February 23, 2001

Freshman accounting major Steve Turk had a problem while waiting for his Playboy a few weeks ago. "It came in, like, two weeks later than it should have," Turk said. "I think they (the mail workers) were reading it and then put it in my mailbox when they...

Alumnus scores industry points with opera appearance

By Lisa Weber | February 23, 2001

NIU alumnus James Matthew Castle has something to smile about: Excerpts of his opera were performed in January at the 46th annual Convention of the National Opera Association in New York City. "Before Dawn," Castle's master's project at NIU, was the only...

Counting crows

By Josh Albrecht | February 23, 2001

At times, crows appear to be taking over campus, but a few, simple steps have been taken by the NIU grounds crew to minimize their presence. Grounds superintendent Tom Anderson said inflatable balloons, which are yellow with the face of an owl, were put...

Scholarships go beyond athletics

By Lisa Weber | February 23, 2001

Despite a highly publicized number of athletic scholarship awards, there still are slightly more academic scholarships offered at NIU. "This idea exists out there, but not at NIU," scholarship coordinator Dana Gautchersaid. "The majority of our scholarships...

Coyne resumes DUI battle

By Tyler Vincent | February 22, 2001

DeKalb Liquor Commission member Luke Coyne, an NIU student, today continues his fight against a DUI charge from last summer. Coyne will appear for a 1:30 p.m. hearing before Circuit Court Judge Douglas Engel at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore,...

Child center doubles kid counts, workers

By Nicholas Alajakis | February 22, 2001

Five months after first opening its doors, NIU's Campus Child Care Center already is catering to double the amount of children of its predecessor. NIU first established a child care center in 1978. Located at Gabel Hall, the 1,800-square foot facility...

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