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Survey results represent views or gender equality

By Michelle Isaacson | September 8, 1988

Results of three surveys conducted by NIU's Commission on the Status of Women have not shown feelings of gender inequality in the workplace among most female NIU faculty members. NIU President John LaTourette said the results of the "Gender-Related Problems...

Protesters assemble at CHANCE meeting

By Susie Snyder | September 8, 1988

A group of students opposing the dismissal of a CHANCE counselor brought the issue to the attention of freshman students attending an informational CHANCE meeting Wednesday night. Protesting students passed out fliers and displayed signs showing their...

Kepner named temporary director of HSC bookstore

By Stephanie Bradley | September 8, 1988

Neil Kepner, NIU's Holmes Student Center accountant, has been named interim director of the HSC Bookstore to replace current Director Stanley Shedaker, who will leave Sept. 16. Shedaker has been bookstore director since the fall of 1986. Shedaker said...

New NIU dance school to begin

By Diane Buerger | September 8, 1988

The new Northern Illinois University Community Dance School is offering classes that are open to a wide range of age groups in its 12 week session from Sept. 19 to Dec. 16. Danielle Jay, NIU associate professor of physical education, who is supervising...

B.B. King Sings the Blues

By Allen Roscoe | September 8, 1988

You've just made the date of a lifetime. With an NIU student who enjoys diversity and culture. You really want to impress the person. What to do? Well, you could drive to the city and for an evening at Ravinia or the Chicago Theater, dinner, a couple...

Library must reduce budget of $240,000

By Dina Paluzzi | September 8, 1988

A $240,000 budget reduction for Founder's Memorial Library will be needed to balance the library's budget for fiscal year 1989. The reduction has been recommended to NIU Provost Kendall Baker by library directors. Baker said, "They didn't ask for a reduction....

Meeting to address firing of Palmer

By Tammy Sholer | September 8, 1988

Questions over the controversial firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer possibly will be answered at a meeting being held tonight. Tom Rainey, Student Committee on Political Action member, said, "A lot of people have questions (concerning Palmer's dismissal)."...

Campus racism topic of lecture

September 8, 1988

"Racism on Campus: An Agenda for Action" will be the topic discussed tonight at a lecture on campus by Charles Morris, vice president for administrative services at Illinois State University. "We're trying to get a lot of people to come hear Dr. Morris...

Scholarships presented to five educatin majors

By David Kirkpatrick | September 8, 1988

In order to help increase interest in the teaching profession, NIU recently awarded five scholarships to students pursuing education majors here, College of Education Dean Charles Stegman said. "One way to increase interest in the teaching professions...

UC discusses IBHE fund appropriations

By Stephanie Bradley and Katrina Kelly | September 8, 1988

A number of organizational issues were addressed at the first University Council meeting of the 1988-89 academic year Wednesday. NIU President John LaTourette distributed the general fund appropriations figures from the Illinois Board of Higher Education...

Community Music School offers lessons

By Diane Buerger | September 8, 1988

NIU's Community Music School is offering lessons for voice and all instruments for both children and adults from Sept. 12 through May 6. "Kaleidescope" is a group of classes which includes music for children, children's chorus, children's recorder ensemble...

WNIU hopes to move from Kishwaukee Hall

By Suzanne Tomse | September 8, 1988

Although WNIU might not move to the Palmer Building, 801 N. First St., as proposed in February, the station is continuing negotiations to move its operations out of Kishwaukee Hall. "The origianl plan appears to be dead," WNIU General Manager Mike Lazar...