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Alumni donations hit record high

By Matt James | September 27, 1987

Contributions to the NIU Foundation reached an all-time high of $1.9 million during fiscal year 1987, and total assets are now at about $4 million. Total Foundation income during the 1987 fiscal year amounted to more than $2.3 million, including investment...

Book tells covert acts of late CIA head

September 27, 1987

WASHINGTON (AP) The late CIA Director William J. Casey turned to the Saudi Arabian government for money and help when it became clear that his own effort to create a secret anti-terrorist force was not going to work, according to excerpts published Sunday...

Probable cause found in Rink case

By Tom Omiatek | September 24, 1987

The DeKalb County Court found Thursday there to be probable cause in connection with the two counts of fraud charged against NIU Marketing Professor David Richard Rink. The preliminary hearing, held at the County Courthouse, determined that a crime was...

NIU workers give contract package OK

By Tammy Sholer | September 24, 1987

More than 300 food service and building maintenance workers unanimously ratified the recent contract package which might result in a three-year contact within a month if the Board of Regents approves the package. Diane Tilton, president of local 963 of...

Kish. hospital provides trauma care

September 24, 1987

Kishwaukee Community Hospital is the area's state-designated trauma center for DeKalb-area residents who need emergency attention. Since injuries are the leading cause of trauma and death for all Americans from the first year of life to age 44, emergency...

Dancer attends Graham school on scholarship

By Lynn Hammarstrom | September 24, 1987

To win a scholarship to the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York is, to most student dancers, a next to impossible dream. But for NIU dancer Donna Kamowski, that dream became reality this summer as she spent six weeks studying at the...

SCOPA seeking members

By Nancy Broten | September 24, 1987

The Student Committee on Political Action is accepting applications for members who will be in charge of educating students on higher education budget cuts and planning subsequent student action, SCOPA Chairman Tom Rainey said. SCOPA, a Student Association...

Senior citizens throw welcome back dance

By Sheri Forsell | September 24, 1987

Pine Acres Retirement Center, 1212 S. Second St. is celebrating the return of NIU students during its Back-to-School Month featuring a homecoming dance to be held tonight. Marketing Coordinator Ellen Rogers said the dance, which starts at 7 p.m. at the...

SA considers Party Patrol program

By Susie Snyder | September 24, 1987

With new levels of concern about complaints of parties in DeKalb comes the need to talk about organizing a Party Patrol program at NIU, Student Association President Jim Fischer said. The Party Patrol would be modeled after a similar program in effect...

Unity week to promote awareness

By Moin H. Khan | September 24, 1987

Unity Through Diversity Week will begin Sunday, kicking off a week-long series of events and a year-long campaign to promote cultural awareness on campus. A black alumni reception, sponsored by the Black Student Union, will start the day in the Holmes...

Walk raises funds for cerebral palsy in Blackhawk area

By Matt James | September 24, 1987

A walkathon has been set to start in DeKalb Oct. 3 in hopes of raising $10,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of Blackhawk Region. The Blackhawk region encompasses 10 northern and central Illinois counties, including DeKalb County. DeKalb County Walk Coordinator...

Forum focuses on white racism

By Marianne Renner | September 24, 1987

The issue of racism will be addressed from the perspective of whites during a forum on white racism. The forum, which will be held Sunday at 4:30 p.m., is a part of the awareness week and will focus on how whites view themselves in relation to other races...