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NIU student’s death ruled accidental

By Suzanne Tomse | October 5, 1988

The death of an 18-year-old NIU student, which occurred on the first day of fall classes, was ruled accidental by a DeKalb County Coroner's jury last Thursday, who recommended that the traffic signal and speed limit be changed at the intersection of Annie...

Walkout was wrong solution

October 5, 1988

When the going got tough, some NIU students got going...out the door. The MATH 101 students who walked out of Noca Ervin's class lecture and later scrawled chalk protests on sidewalks outside the lecture hall chose the wrong answer to their problems....

Undergraduate Coordinating Council to meet

October 5, 1988

The first meeting of the NIU Undergraduate Coordinating Council, which replaces the Council on Instruction, will be mainly organizational. UCC Chairman Lou Jean Moyer said the meeting will be Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Lowden Hall conference room....

Programs undergo name changes

By Susie Snyder | October 5, 1988

A recent re-organization within the NIU department of Educational Services and Programs has led to further coordinating and renaming of programs, to make them more beneficial to students. Tendaji Ganges, director of ESP, said that although four of the...

Illinois Bell co-sponsors seminars for businesses

By Dan Young | October 5, 1988

Illinois Bell Telephone has underwritten a series of seminars designed for small businesses, with sales of $5 million to $20 million, going through the "growth" period of the business cycle. Bell and the College of Business's management department will...

Regents claim that university was consulted

By Stephanie Bradley | October 5, 1988

Controversy over who was consulted about former NIU president and political science professor Clyde Wingfield's assignment in Washington, D.C. continues despite Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves' claims. At a special Faculty Assembly meeting...

Volunteers needed for community centers

By Tammy Sholer | October 5, 1988

Trained to handle certain problems at certain times, volunteers are needed to run crisis lines and refer people to professional counselors at two organizations in DeKalb. Rick Johnson, community education coordinator for the Ben Gordon Mental Health Center,...

Association seeks prominent graduates

By Amanda Martin | October 5, 1988

The NIU Alumni Association is seeking the nominations of outstanding NIU graduates for the 1989 Alumni Association awards to be presented at the May 13 Graduate School Commencement and the April 10 honors banquet. NIU Alumni Programs Director Sue Lund,...

LaTourette calls on students for support

By Paul Wagner | October 5, 1988

NIU president John LaTourette called on student leaders earlier this week to continue work toward a tax increase for higher education. LaTourette said at Sunday's Student Association meeting that redistributing state allocations cannot produce more funds...

IBHE to discuss college budgets

October 4, 1988

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will discuss information today concerning fiscal year 1988 salaries in Illinois colleges and universities, and the planning and budget issues for FY90. The board, which meets at 9 a.m. at Lewis and Clark Community...

Advisory board reviews local funding in Illinois

By Joel Guggenheim | October 4, 1988

State Comptroller Roland W. Burris recently announced his three local government advisory boards will hold a series of public meetings in October to discuss the issue of local government funding in Illinois. The County, Municipal and Local Government...

Cagers wake up for slumber party

By Mike Morris | October 4, 1988

You can smell it in the air. Basketball season is almost upon us. And the men's and women's 1988-89 basketball teams will get together Friday, Oct. 14 for the first time this season for "Midnight Madness," a sneak preview of the upcoming season. Saturday,...