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‘Gopher’ comes to town to talk wheat, soybeans

By Susie Snyder | January 20, 1988

"The 1988 Farm Agenda in Congress" will be hosted by 14th District Congressman Dennis Hastert, R-Oswego, and his special guest Iowa Congressman Fred Grandy Monday, Jan. 25, in DeKalb. Grandy, better known as "Gopher" on ABC's former hit series "Love Boat,"...

NIU alumnus accuses CHANCE

By Katrina Kelly | January 20, 1988

A member of the NIU Black Alumni Association accused the NIU CHANCE program of discriminating against CHANCE freshmen by requiring them to sign contracts banning them from participation in greek activities. Rodney Robinson, a 1981 NIU graduate and a project...

Fischer’s standing on UC confirmed

By Sean Noble | January 20, 1988

A ruling last week by the University Council Rules and Governance Committee confirmed Student Association President Jim Fischer's standing as a voting UC member. Committee Chairman William Monat said the group's decision in regard to Fischer's UC status...

New lot almost ready for faculty, staff use

By Matt James | January 20, 1988

Recent bad weather conditions have slowed progress on the new NIU parking lot under construction south of Founder's Memorial Library, but the lot now is available for faculty and staff parking. NIU Parking Division Manager Lynn Fraser said efforts to...

Need will determine advisory board’s fate

By Marianne Renner | January 20, 1988

The Campus Security Advisory Board might be abolished if the board's members determine there is no use for it. Board member Julie Stege, also the Student Association welfare advisor, said one topic of the next meeting will be whether to choose a new chairman...

SA facing two new issues this spring

By Sandi Patyk | January 20, 1988

Two new issues will face the NIU Student Association this semester—the Illinois Student Association referendum and the revision of the SA constitution. The ISA referendum asks students to provide $1 to support the ISA, said SA Vice President Cam Davis....

Reflections on the joys of break time in DeKalb

January 20, 1988

Yes, it's that time again! Time to welcome you all back to this frozen tundra otherwise known as DeKalb. I knew it was you because I recognized all your wind-chapped faces peeking out from underneath those parkas and that ever-popular "NIU Walk"—body...

Police, action center pushing seatbelt usage

By Christine Boike | January 20, 1988

The Voluntary Action Center in DeKalb and the DeKalb County Police Department have become active in efforts to encourage safety belt usage and decrease injuries. National Safety Council statistics show that about 80 percent of all injuries and fatalities...

WKDI to petition for student vote on UPI

By Susie Snyder | January 19, 1988

WKDI will continue attempts to re-activate its United Press International wire service for which the Student Association Senate cut funding Dec. 6 after deciding the campus radio station could operate without the $5,000 service. WKDI will submit a petition...

Police obtain 15 road signs after search

By Marianne Renner | January 19, 1988

A few Suburban Estates residents were in for a surprise when they returned from their semester break to find their collections of road signs missing from their apartments and replaced with search warrants. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office obtained 15...

ISU president resigns in frustration over funding

By Suzanne Tomse | January 19, 1988

Citing frustrations with the state's continuing problems of funding higher education, Illinois State University President Lloyd Watkins resigned Jan. 14. "The lack of commitment to adequate funding for higher education is more than regrettable, it is...

Regents to hear HSC repair pleas

By Paul Wagner | January 19, 1988

NIU will ask the Board of Regents to allow the university to seek bids for a contractor to perform an estimated $923,000 in repairs to the Holmes Student Center tower. Conrad Miller, NIU physical plant project manager, said representatives from Raths,...