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Huskie Bus runs altered

By Pam Schmidt | October 29, 1987

Although the Student Association Mass Transit Board tabled its discussion concerning the scheduling problems on bus route 3, construction on the Holmes Student Center has complicated the situation and forced the board to make emergency decisions. During...

House might reinstate MAP funds

By Tammy Sholer | October 27, 1987

Possible funds for Monetary Award Program recipients to offset the tuition hike are still a reality if the House Appropriations Committee amends Senate Bill 1520.

Supplemental general revenue funding of about $4 million, which originated as SB 1525, would be enough money to offset the tuition increase for MAP recipients, Illinois Student Association President David Starrett said.

owever, after the Senate amended SB 1520 it did not include funds for MAP recipients, said Kathy Rooney, Illinois State Scholarship Commission's assistant to the director.

SB 1520 still has to go before the House Appropriations Committee at its November hearing, and it is unlikely the House will pass the same version as the Senate, Rooney said. The House still could reinstate some funds for MAP recipients, she said.

If the House passes an entirely different bill it will go before a conference committee to discuss the availability of additional MAP funds, Rooney said.

There is the possibility nothing will be done about the bill until spring, which means MAP recipients this spring will not receive additional funds, Rooney said.

But she said she does not think the bill will be left until spring. "I think some money will be approved," Rooney said.

In related matters, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act has caused withdrawal of existing education funding, Starrett said. He said the act provides for funds to be withdrawn from the budget if the General Assembly cannot agree on a target level by Nov. 20.

The most immediate effect of this development is lenders losing income because the Guaranteed Student Loan Special Allowance was cut from 3.5 to 3.25 percent above the Treasury bill rate, Rooney said.

The special allowance to lenders is an interest subsidary from the federal government paid to lenders.

Starrett said the reduction caused several lenders to drop from the program, and further reduction to the 3 percent level might cause additional lenders to drop the program.

Lenders are dropping the program with the lower T-bill rates because they believe the program is not worth the cost of continuation, an ISA financial report stated.

In addition, marginal return rates on GSL's are normally low so lenders need the special allowance for them to keep the program, the report stated.

If the General Assembly fails to agree on a budget, the automatic spending reduction process will go into effect, and other scholarships besides the GSL, such as the Pell Grant and various campus financial aid programs, will be cut, Rooney said.

The short-term effect to students is an increase of the originating GSL fee from 5 to 5.5 percent, Rooney said. The increase was part of the cost-saving measure, she said.

Tootsie Roll drive aids mentally handicapped

By Christine Boike | October 27, 1987

More than $11,000 was collected by NIU campus organizations and the local Knights of Columbus organization last weekend in the Tootsie Roll drive to help the cause for the mentally handicapped. Bill Brady, a Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll drive co-chairman,...

Students awarded co-op scholarships

By Moin H. Khan | October 27, 1987

The first NIU Cooperative Education Minority Scholarships were awarded to two students of the Cooperative Education program for their academic excellence and community and university activities. The $500 scholarships were contributed by Midcon Corp.,...

Judge talks on females in law

By Joelle McGinnis | October 26, 1987

Illinois Circuit Court Judge Carole Bellows said in a lecture Friday she is pleased with the increasing number of females entering the law profession. Speaking to a group of about 25 students, Bellows said about 40 to 50 percent of the law school population...

Attracting attention not the answer to problem

October 26, 1987

One of the most difficult things for a journalist to do is admit being wrong. Writing a retraction or a correction always carries with it the red face of embarrassment and the empty feeling of having messed up. On occasion, I made references to the John...

2nd action day planned

By Tammy Sholer | October 26, 1987

Day of Action II, in its beginning planning stages, will pressure the General Assembly at the spring legislative session to roll back the $150 tuition increase. Illinois Student Association directors unanimously agreed at Saturday's meeting to plan Day...

Reverend speaks about Nobel-winning Airas plan

By Sheri Forsell | October 26, 1987

Reverend Fred Morris, who lives in Costa Rica, Central America, spoke to an audience of about 35 DeKalb residents Sunday on the recent Nobel Peace Prize winning Arias Peace Plan. Morris is a Methodist Minister from the United States. He said he speaks...

Photo-finish leaves NIU beaten at wire

By Dan Moran | October 26, 1987

You know there's been some excitement when a game is decided after it's over. But that's how it ended Saturday before 7,325 fans at Huskie Stadium. The NIU football team's 21-20 loss to Cal State-Fullerton was not finalized until Keith Hurley was forced...

New director seeks improvement

By Moin H. Khan | October 26, 1987

Improving the substance and image of NIU's Center for Southeast Asian Studies is the goal of its first full-time director. Michael Aung-Thwin, former assistant professor of Asian history at Elmira College, Elmira, N.Y., said although the center is one...

Meeting tells faculty about union issues

By Sandi Patyk | October 26, 1987

Another campaign to organize faculty in an attempt to determine if a union will become the collective bargaining agent for NIU professors will begin today. Richard Beard, of NIU University Professionals of Illinois (UPI), said the organizational meeting,...

County youth service holds Halloween party

October 26, 1987

DeKalb-area children will be treated to Halloween games and candy at the DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau's annual Halloween costume party Friday night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. YSB youth counselor Marie Kaemmerlen said the party is open to children from...

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