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Library must reduce budget of $240,000

By Dina Paluzzi | September 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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...

New networking bugs computer system

By Diane Buerger | September 6, 1988

The computer lab in Graham Hall has been experiencing problems recently in its system due to the addition of networking at the latter part of the summer. However, efforts are being made to ensure the NIU computers will be ready for the NIU computer open...

Parenting in Malaysia topic of international conference

By Dave Kirkpatrick | September 6, 1988

Malaysia's need for education in parenting skills and nutrition were topics presented by NIU Associate Professor Helen Winsor at the International Conference of Home Economists. "Typically, in the past, the raising of children in Malaysia was done not...

Dismissal of Palmer disbuted

By Greg Rivara | September 6, 1988

More than half of the members of the Student Committee On Political Action agreed that last night's meeting was unlike any SCOPA meeting held before. About 25 students representing a variety of political views discussed the agenda for tomorrow's meeting...

Hunks only fair

September 6, 1988

In response to Chris Sigley's recent story titled "NIU coeds highlight recruit's visits," we would like to suggest a comparable program for Northern's women athletic recruits—in the spirit of Title IX of the education amendments of 1972. Agile, skillful...

Profs support university’s bow-out

By Jeneva Garrett | September 6, 1988

Three NIU participants in the state prison education program are saddened by, yet supportive of, a university refusal to renew contracts this year because of a mandatory drug testing requirement. NIU chose to end a decades-long program at Stateville and...