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Council OKs first of two tax laws

By Susie Snyder | February 9, 1988

The DeKalb City Council Monday approved the first of two ordinances to establish a special service area taxing district for street reconstruction in the Greek Row area. The first ordinance established a maximum bond-financing limit on the money to be...

UP&A’s approval ability disputed

By Sandi Patyk | February 9, 1988

University Programming and Activities Director Michelle Emmett answered questions Monday about the UP&A's role in regulating posters and fliers. At the Jan. 31 Student Association senate meeting some senators questioned UP&A's ability to withhold...

Campus recruiters seeking many majors

By Claudia C. Curry | February 9, 1988

Trends in the job field are turning toward the services, including financial and health, consulting, data processing and special education. Jean Callary, Career Planning and Placement recruiting coordinator, said, "Companies that send representatives...

Michael J. has his day; Pro Bowl brings sleep

By Dave Tuley | February 9, 1988

I love star-gazing. What a wonderful experience it was this weekend, watching the stars shine. I lay on my back Sunday night and looked through the skylight in my living room as the stars lined up in beautiful formations. They were even out Sunday afternoon...

Mean salary for NIU grads $18,097

By Matt James | February 9, 1988

NIU students graduating with four-year degrees can expect to receive a mean income of $18,097, about $3,000 less than last year's national average. Northwestern University's 1988 Lindquist-Endicott Report stated the national average salary for graduates...

Costs of AIDS test too many, too high

February 8, 1988

A new Illinois law went into effect Jan. 1 requiring couples applying for marriage licenses to be screened for exposure to the AIDS virus. The cost of the blood test varies from $20 to $70. The groups most at risk for exposure to AIDS are intravenous...

High temps. will not slow 1988 Games

February 8, 1988

CALGARY, Alberta (AP)—Call this the Icebox Olympics. No matter how warm it gets, Calgary organizers expect to keep cool.

With the 1988 Winter Games scheduled to start Saturday, organizers aren't worrying about Calgary's flukey weather.

About three feet of man-made snow covers the trails for Alpine skiing. Workers at the cross-country and biathlon courses have used farm tractors and manure spreaders to haul in 10 inches of computer-generated snow at their venue.

And even if temperatures rise to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, bobsled and luge managers say they can just turn up the refrigeration.

"Last March, we held a World Cup luge meet at about 70 degrees fahrenheit," said Francis Saville, venue chairman at Canada Olympic Park, which also will be the site of the Olympic bobsledding and ski jumping competitions. "The mid-60s is about as high as we'd care to see it go, but our refrigeration system is supposed to keep the ice solid up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit."

Actually, the weather has favored Calgary organizers lately. After a warm January, temperatures have cooled off with only an occasional warm Chinook wind blowing in off the Canadian Rockies.

You can almost see a Chinook coming. The clouds part just above the horizon, forming a narrow window of blue sky over the mountains. That's when a Chinook is building.

Even such a wind, which can raise temperatures 20-30 degrees in less than an hour, would pose little problem for these refrigerated Olympics, though.

"We're in good shape—Chinook or no Chinook," said venue chairman John Rule of the Canmore Nordic Centre, which will be the site of Olympic cross-country skiing and biathlon.

$86,690 in budgets await final OK

By Sandi Patyk | February 8, 1988

More than $87,690 for the Office of Campus Recreation and club sports' budgets was recommended Saturday by the Student Association Finance Committee. All budgets must receive final approval from the SA Senate. OCR's request totaled more than $68,800 after...

Short-flight smoking ban receives OK in Congress

February 8, 1988

WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S. Rep. Richard Durbin of Illinois never expected to win when he took on tobacco interests by pushing an amendment to ban smoking aboard short airline flights. Defying both the odds and House elders who fought him all the way to the...

FY89 could present fee hikes again

By Suzanne Tomse | February 8, 1988

Students might be faced with another tuition increase, if the Illinois General Assembly does not approve a tax increase necessary for higher education funding for fiscal year 1989. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said, "If we get no additional...

Voter registration drive draws 500 NIU students

By Tammy Sholer | February 8, 1988

More than 500 NIU students registered to vote during the Student Assosiation's voter registration drive last week. SA Sen. Joe Annunzio said even though the drive ended Feb. 4, students are still able to register today in the SA office, located on the...

Council to consider new tax district

By Susie Snyder | February 8, 1988

The first of a series of two ordinances needed to establish the Greek Row Special Service Area taxing district will be presented to the DeKalb City Council at its regular meeting tonight. Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said features of this ordinance...

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