NIU and DeKalb community members packed the 1,000-seat Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center Thursday night to hear Chief Justice William Rehnquist deliver a historical perspective of the American independent judicial system. The 64-year-old...
Fliers posted around campus this week have again raised questions about the status of the Student Committee On Political Action The fliers, which advertise a lecture presented by Chief Justice William Rehnquist Thursday night, feature captions such as...
If the NIU Parking Division wants a new building, it might have a difficult time selling the proposal to the rest of the university. NIU Parking Division Director Lynn Fraser and NIU Parking Committee Chairman Bob Bornhuetter brought the proposal for...
Donna Gabel, director of Visitor Services, shows visitors around the outside of the Ellwood House Museum. The Ellwood House has tours throughout the week which are open to single visitors or large groups.
Members of the Student Committee on Political Action will travel to Ohio this weekend to participate in a conference addressing tuition increases and higher educational access. The Progressive Student Organization (PSO) from Bowling Green State University,...
A university police officer might have had to issue himself a traffic violation ticket early Thursday morning when his squad car was involved in a collision with a pedestrian in an NIU parking lot. Maurice Sherrill, an NIU janitor, was crossing Wirtz...
Despite the fact traditional rivals NIU and Southern Illinois haven't played each other in eight years, the two football teams still have a bone to pick with each other. On Saturday, when the Huskies travel to Carbondale to take on the Salukis, fans will...
It seems as though there are awareness weeks reserved for everything these days. Whether it's Gay/Lesbian Awareness Week or Sexual Abuse Awareness Week, we're so buried in the onslaught of awareness weeks that at times, we find it a burden to keep track...
The proposed "privatization" of the Holmes Student Center Bookstore has sparked controversy between privatization committee members and NIU Student Association Vice President Gregg Bliss. The dispute centered around a proposed NIU credit card for students...
DeKalb 3rd Ward residents concerned about neighborhood deterioration can air their views and discuss renters' and landlords' responsibilities at a meeting Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Plumbers' and Pipefitters' Union, 637 N. 11th Street. William Nicklas, director...
By Claudia Curry and Dina Paluzzi
| October 21, 1988
NORMAL—A 17.2 percent retroactive salary increase was approved for NIU President John LaTourette by the Board of Regents Thursday, raising his annual salary to $97,500 for fiscal year 1989. The Regents also approved a retroactive 8.2 percent salary...
There's a new law in Florida—striking right at the heart of our interpersonal communications—banning all bumper stickers or decals containing profanity. This second-degree misdemeanor is punishable by up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Is it...
