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Final Four coaches criticize athletic directors

March 30, 1989

Krzyzewski: NCAA should share wealth with lesser conferences (AP)—The Final Four coaches, aware of their own precarious job security, were critical Wednesday of athletic directors who succumb to pressure and fire coaches before there is a chance to...

NIU considers summer learning program for poor

By Gail LaBarbera | March 30, 1989

NIU might host a summer learning experience this year for economically disadvantaged high school students. The program, called the Summer Educational Experience for the Disadvantaged, is a nationwide program sponsored by the American Chemical Society....

Northern Night Life provides lively entertainment

By Allen Roscoe | March 30, 1989

On Friday, March 31, the Holmes Student Center will play host to a variety of entertainment for the most diverse of students. Sponsored in part by the Campus Activities Board, Northern Night Life begins at 8 p.m. and continues until 3 a.m. Northern Night...

Regent says sexual harassment policies need revision

By Bill Schwingel | March 30, 1989

A member of NIU's governing board believes that the schools' sexual harassment policies need revision. At the March Board of Regents meeting, Regent Sylvia Nichols suggested that NIU, Illinois State University in Normal and Sangamon State University in...

Weight machine relocation met with disapproval

By David Pollard | March 29, 1989

Intended as an experimental effort to deter crowding in the Campus Recreation Center weight room, the movement of some weight machines to a racquetball court has met with disapproval from the SA Recreation Committee. Betty Montgomery, director of the...

IBHE requirements

By Diane Buerger | March 29, 1989

Sen. John Maitland, R-Bloomington, will introduce a bill in the Illinois General Assembly today proposing that the Illinois Board of Higher Education's college admission requirements be made advisory rather than mandatory. The requirements, which are...

Something’s in the air; spring football, drizzle

By Chris Sigley | March 29, 1989

Although it's been four months since football season ended, something in the air at Tuesday's NIU spring practice opener might have led the squad to believe it had picked up where it left off. Dark, drizzly skies and a sloshy field had set the scene Nov....

SA to hold initiative to ponder Star fee

By Tammy Sholer | March 29, 1989

Skeptism concerning Student Association executive powers emerged after the SA decided to hold an "initiative" to discover if students would pay a $2.40 annual fee supporting The Northern Star. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said he will ask the SA Senate...

Traffic signal costs lower

By Dan O'Shea | March 29, 1989

The installation of traffic signals at Route 23 and Edgebrook Lane in Sycamore will cost taxpayers about $23,000 less than was expected. When the Illinois General Assembly voted to go ahead with the project in February, the estimate for the project was...

Late professor remembered as ‘very fine friend’

By Michelle Landrum | March 29, 1989

NIU Associate English Professor Jenefer M. Giannasi, described as "a superlative person," died of a heart attack Monday at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Associate English Professor William Johnson said Giannasi, 54, was "an extraordinarily competent...

Garbage contract increase

By Sylvia Phillips | March 29, 1989

The DeKalb City Council Monday discussed extending its contract with DeKalb County Disposal for garbage collection, which would result in a 23.4 percent cost increase for consumers. The present contract ends May 31. The council is expected to vote on...

TV-8 receives new computer system

By Gail LaBarbera | March 29, 1989

NIU's TV-8 television station is the recipient of a computer graphics system worth over $20,000, which projects animated graphics images onto the television screen. The hardware was donated last fall by Commodore computers. The software was donated by...