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CSAB chair resigns; Rogers fills post

By Marianne Renner | February 2, 1988

Several canceled meetings and disagreements prompted the resignation of the Campus Security Advisory Board Chairman and the naming of a new acting chairman. The resignation of Donald Schoo took effect Jan. 25 when he sent a memo to committee members appointing...

Davis reflects as 1,000th point nears

By Tom Clegg | February 2, 1988

No one will point any fingers at NIU senior co-captain Rodney Davis when it comes time to explain the Huskies' failure on the hardwood this season. Going into Monday night's game at Cincinnati, Davis needed just 26 points to become the 15th player in...

NY needle scheme a risk worth taking

February 2, 1988

The city of New York is instituting a plan it believes will reduce needle-sharing—and the incidence of AIDS—among drug addicts. The city will provide free clean hypodermic needles to between 200 and 400 intravenous drug users to be chosen from waiting...

Survivors of auto accident listed in stable condition

By Marianne Renner | February 2, 1988

Three Kishwaukee Community College students are reported in stable condition today after they survived a collision with a semi tractor-trailer Jan. 28. The driver of the car was pronounced dead on arrival at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. The three students,...

Affirmative action plan rewritten

By Sylvia Phillips | February 2, 1988

Concerns about admissions, employment, discrimination and sexual harassment are addressed in NIU's affirmative action policy, which was revised last week. The policy statement was forwarded to NIU President John LaTourette for approval, according to the...

Board adds stop to bus route two

By Dina Paluzzi | February 2, 1988

A request from a DeKalb businessman to add an additional bus stop to route two was approved Monday at the Student Association Mass Transit Board meeting. Jeff Rosenberg, who owns a telemarketing business on the corner of 9th Street and Lincoln Hwy., requested...

Panel eyes SA’s parking proposal

By Sandi Patyk | February 2, 1988

The Ad Hoc Administrative Parking Committee reviewed Monday a parking proposal to change designated parking lot users. Henry Winsor, the student appointee to the administrative committee, said the parking estimations of the Student Association's proposal...

Journal publishes essay on mercy-killing incident

February 2, 1988

CHICAGO (AP)—A prominent medical journal decided to publish a graphic essay, in which a young physician describes injecting a deadly dose of morphine into a terminally ill patient, "to provoke responsible debate" on mercy killing, its editor said Monday....

Ex-Nicaraguan captive supports gov’t

February 2, 1988

WASHINGTON (AP)—An Illinois farmer released by the Nicaraguan government after 56 days in prison said Monday he opposes aid to Contra rebels even though he once helped them. Flanked by the men who secured his release, James Denby told reporters he is...

NIU official shares campus development plans with city

By Susie Snyder | February 2, 1988

An NIU official presented plans for NIU's future development at a special meeting of the DeKalb City Council Monday. Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning, said the idea of the presentation was to "share some thinking of NIU" with DeKalb,...

Most inmates repeat offenders

February 2, 1988

WASHINGTON (AP)—Ninety-five percent of state prison inmates in 1986 were repeat offenders or were serving time for violent crimes, the government reported Sunday. Among the other 5 percent, about half were convicted drug traffickers or burglars, concluded...

Minority leaders discuss racism

By Sean Noble | February 2, 1988

About 50 student leaders and representatives of NIU minority organizations met Monday night to discuss possible future actions in response to recent racial incidents on campus. Larry Robertson, Student Association minority relations adviser, outlined...