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Honor fraternity tries to change Still Gym name

By Sean Noble | November 23, 1987

Still Gym soon might be called Oakland Hall if the NIU chapter of a national honor fraternity is successful in its efforts to honor a former teacher in the engineering and technology department. Mike Garross, Epsilon Pi Tau vice president, said his organization...

GIA student fee could rise $1.50

By Pam Schmidt | November 23, 1987

Prospective NIU students might have to be more competitive for university academic scholarships if a proposal to increase the Grant-In-Aid fee for fiscal year 1989 is not approved. The GIA fee supports the university scholarship and academic finalists...

Separate board out if IBHE ousted

By Jim Wozniak | November 23, 1987

A proposal to eliminate the Illinois Board of Higher Education and consolidate four of the university governing boards into two might hurt chances of giving NIU its own board, local legislators said. Former Southern Illinois University President Albert...

SA to discuss new reports

November 20, 1987

The Student Association senate meeting Sunday will feature project reports from several members, and Student Legal Assistance Director Donald Henderson will present the SLA's annual report. There will be discussion on the Financial Aid Study Report by...

Warrant’s legitimacy examined

By Paul Wagner | November 20, 1987

A motion to test the validity of a warrant used to obtain evidence against an NIU marketing professor will be tried in the DeKalb County Courthouse today.

David Richard Rink was charged on Sept. 1 for two counts of fraud. William Brady, Rink's attorney, moved to set a trial Nov. 20 to test the validity of the warrant used by Detective Mark Brictson of the Elgin Police Department. The warrant allowed Brictson to enter Rink's home to obtain evidence.

Brady said legal arguments against the issuance of the warrant might be presented at today's hearing. He said he might call witnesses at a later date, he said. No other motions have been filed, he said.

Assistant State's Attorney Duke Harris said the judge will look at the warrant to determine if there was "sufficient, probable cause" to issue it. "Our (state's attorney's) position is to defend the issuance of the warrant," he said.

If the judge decides the warrant was not justified it will be "quashed," Harris said. If this happens, evidence obtained from the warrant would not be used when Rink is tried, he said.

Brictson used the search warrant on Aug. 17 to enter Rink's home where he discovered a birth certificate for a Timothy David Richard. A social security card application from the Elgin Social Security Office and some notes partially written in shorthand also were discovered.

The two counts of fraud are to "knowingly possess with the intent to deliver" and to "knowingly make" a document "apparently capable of defrauding another."

Probable cause in connection with the charges was found at Rink's preliminary hearing Sept. 24. Rink pleaded innocent to the charges on Oct. 14.

arris said today's hearing will test the validity of the warrant, not whether Rink is guilty or innocent.

Panel views plan to cut enrollment

By Suzanne Tomse | November 20, 1987

Concerns about reducing undergraduate enrollment as proposed in NIU Provost Kendall Baker's "Working Priorities" paper were discussed by the Council on Instruction Thursday. Baker met with the council in order to answer questions about his paper, which...

SAMTB plans bus shuttle to Geneva

By Pam Schmidt | November 20, 1987

Finding a way home might be easier for students living in the Chicago's far western suburbs if a proposal to operate a bus shuttle to the train station in Geneva is approved. The bus shuttle would give mobility to students living in areas including Wheaton,...

Student discovers bug in dorm salad

By Marianne Renner | November 20, 1987

A student discovered a living insect in his salad Sunday at Douglas Hall cafeteria. University Food Services Manager Charlene Reiling said the student found the insect and reported it to her. "He called it a worm but I'd never seen anything like it,"...

Dept. hosting open house

By Dina Paluzzi | November 20, 1987

The developmental area of the NIU psychology department will hold an open house Friday for graduate students and graduating seniors interested in the NIU Graduate Program in developmental psychology. The open house will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the...

Association offers business scholarship

By Tammy Sholer | November 20, 1987

For the second consecutive year, business students will be able to compete for a $200 scholarship offered by the DeKalb County Personnel Association. This year the scholarship has been extended to include Kishwaukee Community College students as well...

Guidelines for OCR use found

By Nancy Broten | November 20, 1987

Campus Recreation Director Betty Montgomery and the Student Association Recreation Committee Thursday discovered the existence of two different sets of guidelines regarding Campus Recreation Center use. The clash between the guidelines has resulted in...

Pres. says Unity Week marks start of tradition

By Moin H. Khan | November 20, 1987

Organizing Unity Through Diversity Week was only the beginning of a tradition to understand, support and celebrate people of diversified backgrounds, NIU President John LaTourette said. While thanking the people involved in September's cultural week program...

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