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Couple arrested for selling $3 million worth of cocaine

February 8, 1988

CHICAGO (AP)—A "mom-and-pop" team who ran drugs from Florida is in custody after selling $3 million worth of cocaine to authorities in the largest local bust in memory from a "hand-to-hand" cocaine buy, authorities said Sunday. "If you had to paint...

Roof leaks cause safety hazard

By Sylvia Phillips | February 8, 1988

Water leakage in a section of McMurry Hall's ceiling has caused damage, constituting a safety problem to occupants of the building. The damaged area encompasses several feet of the ceiling on the third floor of McMurry near the entrance to Wirtz Hall....

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...

Blood bank plans to replenish low supply

By Stephanie Bradley | February 8, 1988

The Aurora Area Blood Bank will be on campus today and Tuesday in an attempt to replenish its low blood supply. Sigma Nu fraternity will sponsor the blood drive in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The blood drive is...

Battle of the Bands to feature local talent

By Tanya Myles | February 8, 1988

The second annual Battle of the Bands will feature the local bands Artemis, Dreams, Big Picture, Loose Shoes, and the X-Tras Wednesday. The battle, presented by the NIU business fraternity Pi Sigma Epsilon, is being co-sponsored by Stroh's and White Mountain...

Seminar targets racial diversity

By Stephanie Bradley | February 8, 1988

Officials from midwestern colleges said during NIU's Feb. 4 conference on racism that diversity should be made more apparent. Barbara Henley, assistant vice president for student affairs, said during a seminar entitled "Racial Diversity on Campus," minority...

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