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SA gives computer study go-ahead

By Alan Marcus | December 25, 1987

The Student Association Senate approved a motion Sunday night to recognize an ad hoc committee to study the feasibility of purchasing a new computer for the SA.

SA Sen. Micheal Goldstein said he has devoloped a five-part plan for developing a proposal which the committee will present to the full senate sometime next semester.

"The computer we have is outdated and it dos not fulfill the Student Association's needs," Goldstein said.

e said "Phase one is to detemine current and future computer needs of both the SA and the SA-recognized organizations. To accomplish this, we will conduct a phone survey of all the organizatons and speak with those who use the computer within the SA, such as (SA President) Jim (Fischer) and the secretaries, advisers, and senators.

"Phase two is identifiying sources and amounts of funding. We will work together with (SA Treasurer) Todd Lipscomb to that end," Goldstein said.

e also said the third phase will involve determining which actions are open in terms of available computer systems.

"There are many types of systems we can use, ranging from stand-alone microcomputers to multi-user/multi-tasking computer systems," he said.

"Phase four will involve solicitng bids on recomended systems. There is a possibility that we will mix bids for different aspects of the system. For example, we may accept a bid from one company on the printer and another from a different company on the mainframe," he said.

"Mixing bids will allow us to save money by using the most cost-effective part of each bid we receive.

"The final phase will be to make a final recommendation to the senate in the form of a propsoal document.

"Currently we are working on phases one and two, and we are in the process of conducting the phone survey," he said.

In other business, the senate unanimously voted to accept the resignation of Sen. Melinda Hoeft.

oeft said her resignation was prompted by "uncontrollable circumstances which I feel will make me unable to devote the time required to be an effective SA sentator."

The senate also unaminously vote to provide the Phillippine Student Association with $118.90 in supplemental funding.

Lipscomb said, "The PSA was zero-funded by the senate last year because it was not clear whether or not they would even exist and have 60 members."

Lipscomb said $32.80 of funding will go to pay for advertising. $15 for office supplies, $8.10 for printing and $63.00 for automobile expenses.

The senate also voted $76 in supplemental funding for the Visual Commications Committee.

"When they (the VCC) went to arrange transportation to a conference, they were told that the money which had been previously approved by the senate was not there," he said.

Second City touring co. performs for NIU crowd

By Laurie Swearingen | December 25, 1987

Second City's National Touring Company performed before a standing-room only crowd in Duke Ellington Ballroom Tuesday night. This particular performance showed much of Second City's "new stuff," said Dave Reidy, a Phi Kappa Sigma member who arranged for...

UPs warn students of book thefts

By Daron Walker | December 11, 1987

University Police are warning students of increased book thefts on campus after two book bags were stolen Thursday. Officer Al Eklund said police see an increased number of book thefts during this time of the year because students can return their books...

WKDI planning referendum to retain UPI use

By Susie Snyder | December 11, 1987

WDKI is taking another step to retain their United Press International wire service by planning a referendum proposal to be submitted to the Student Association Supreme Court for review, WDKI Program Manager Marna Coldwater said. The SA senate voted against...

Journalism prof. to teach in China

By Moin H. Khan | December 11, 1987

In an effort to help Chinese students understand and read English newspapers, NIU's International and Special Programs will sponsor a journalism professor's trip to China. Associate professor Donald Peterson will teach a course in newspaper reading to...

Judicial vacancy proposal backed

By Tammy Sholer | December 11, 1987

NIU Law School Dean Leonard Strickman joined other law deans in supporting a merit selection proposal for the replacement of Illinois judges. Judicial vacancies should be filled by a merit system rather than an election, Strickman said. He said he supported...

SA president serves on UC while ineligible

By Suzanne Tomse | December 11, 1987

Student Association President Jim Fischer is ineligible to serve as a student member of the University Council because he is not taking the required nine credit hours this semester. NIU's Constitution and Bylaws state, "Students in good academic standing...

Prof. to exhibit art in New York

By Lynn Hammarstrom | December 11, 1987

An NIU art professor will be exhibiting his work this holiday season in a New York gallery. Professor Walter Ball, a drawing and painting instructor in NIU's school of art, will exhibit "The Mirage Series" in the Noho Gallery, located in Manhattan, from...

Comedy show proceeds go to 2 organizations

By Christine Boike | December 11, 1987

Two campus organizations are benefitting from the Second City show performed last month in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Phi Kappa Sigma, sponsor of the show, donated part of the show's proceeds Thursday to the NIU Shirley W. Nelson Campus Child Care Center...

Parking task force gives SA suggestions

By Moin H. Khan | December 11, 1987

The Student Association Parking Committee Thursday met with parking representative Henry Winsor and suggested the need for increased student representation on committees dealing with parking problems. The Administrative Parking Task Force is an advisory...

Dalton to review tailgating survey results

By Sandi Patyk | December 11, 1987

Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for student affairs, will meet with five NIU marketing students Monday to review the results of the students' tailgating surveys. NIU marketing instructor Bob Goering started the surveys as a project for his Marketing Research...

Cage teams have busy break planned

By Kari Brackett | December 11, 1987

While NIU students will take a one-month hiatus from school, the women cagers will go full-force into their season. The Huskies have eight games scheduled for the next month, and they start off by traveling to Macomb, Ill., to take on the Western Illinois...

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