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SCOPA shouldn’t take sides

September 30, 1988

Wednesday night the Student Association's Internal Affairs Committee met to decide the fate of SCOPA. Some members of the IAC wanted to eliminate the Student Committee On Political Action entirely, but it appears that will not happen. Now it looks as...

LaTourette speaks out for his plan

By Dina Paluzzi | September 30, 1988

NIU President John LaTourette said he will continue to speak out for what is in the best interests of Illinois—education. This is in response to criticism by Illinois Auditor General Robert Cronson about President LaTourette's plan for restructuring...

Citizens to discuss social problems

September 30, 1988

Concerns about crime, vandalism, safety and property values will be addressed by 3rd ward residents and city officials at a meeting Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 612, 637 N. 11th St. Neighborhood residents,...

Tuition charge OK’d for NIU’s spring term

By Claudia Curry | September 30, 1988

The $125 tuition surcharge, approved by the Board of Regents Sept. 15, will be implemented for the spring 1989 semester at all Regency universities, including NIU. The $125 surcharge was favored over a proposed $125 tuition increase by several Regents...

NIU sues employee for parking fines

By Suzanne Tomse | September 30, 1988

NIU is currently involved in a lawsuit with a university employee who has not paid $530 in parking fines incurred by his failure to properly register his vehicle from October 1987 to May 1988. During this time period, Wayne Fetzer, an NIU laundry facilities...

Opponents establish platforms

By David Kirkpatrick | September 30, 1988

Platforms have been set, and already, allegations are flying in the campaign for Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County. Republican incumbent Maureen Josh is following a "qualified candidate" platform, feeling that her past four years in office have earned her...

Motion requests judge to dismiss student charges

By Suzanne Tomse | September 30, 1988

A motion to dimiss the charge of resisting a peace officer will be reviewed at a hearing today for about 75 NIU students involved in the Day of Action II sit-in protest on Lincoln Highway April 13. Don Henderson, NIU director of Students' Legal Assistance...

Mistrust between US, USSR focus of speech

By David Kirkpatrick | September 30, 1988

The continuing mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with the Reagan Administration's commitment to "Star Wars," are two obstacles that stand in the way of further nuclear arms reductions between the two countries. This message...

Professor attends communications conference

By Diane Buerger | September 30, 1988

Philip Gray, NIU associate professor and chairman of the Department of Communication Studies, was invited to attend the July National Summer Conference conducted by the Speech Communication Association. The conference, which is held every 10 years, has...

Educator devoted to USSR

By Jeneva Garrett | September 30, 1988

What compels someone like NIU's Albert Resis to devote his academic career to the study of the USSR? Curiosity, he says. The associate professor has taught Soviet history, Soviet foreign relations and Soviet culture at NIU since 1964. "We know so little...

NIU requesting funds to recruit more minorities

By Susie Snyder | September 29, 1988

NIU is awaiting a decision from the Illinois Board of Higher Education to pass a proposal which would fund a program to recruit 100 more minority transfer students annually. Lynne Waldeland, NIU assistant provost, said the proposal stemmed from a Board...

Concerned students demand equity study

By Susie Snyder | September 29, 1988

A group of students concerned about the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer met Wednesday with NIU Provost Kendall Baker to demand solutions for "the inequities, hypocrisies, scandals and deceptions of the Northern Illinois University administration."...