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Sculptor shows African art collection at NIU’s gallery

By Kathy Sisler | April 29, 1987

Richard Hunt, an internationally prominent sculptor, will display his African art collection at the NIU Art Gallery in Chicago. "Life in the Form," Hunt's African art collection, will be on display from May 1-30. The public is invited to attend the opening...

Star adviser, NIU settle court case

By Lisa Taylor | April 28, 1987

Jerry Thompson will retain his job as adviser of The Northern Star and NIU will pay more than 60 percent of his attorney's fees after nearly a year of legal negotiations came to a close Tuesday. "It's too bad that we had to go through a lengthy, expensive...

Buses run on Greek Row as talks continue

By Deneen Smith | April 28, 1987

Huskie Buses will continue to run in north Greek Row for the time being while DeKalb officials continue discussions on the issue with NIU student groups. At the request of DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, the DeKalb City Council decided Monday not to take action...

Library’s public relations effort wins certificate

By Tammy Sholer | April 28, 1987

Because of Founders Memorial Library's concern for students and faculty during its restructuring project ending in August 1986, the library won the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award. When the library conducted the "In Search of Space" project,...

IBHE joins drug education effort

By Pam Schmidt | April 28, 1987

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has joined the nationwide effort to eliminate the abuse of illegal drugs and alcohol by recommending Illinois universities be required to make efforts to educate and prevent drug use on campuses. An IBHE report states...

State rep. finds fault with BOR

By Paul Wagner | April 28, 1987

Lobbying efforts by Illinois schools to support Gov. James Thompson's tax proposal would be a "misappropriate" way to spend money, said Representative John Countryman, (R-DeKalb). Governing boards of Illinois universities support the proposed tax increase,...

Blackout planned for halls

April 28, 1987

The windows of NIU's residence halls will be dark tonight if the Residence Hall Association's plan for a blackout succeeds. A is holding a blackout tonight from 8 to 8:15 p.m., said Joe Scheidler, RHA's vice president of administration. "The room and...

Organizations join to dance, promote unity

By Lynn Hammarstrom | April 28, 1987

"A Unity Affair" is the title of a dance to be held by the newly formed Coalition for Unity this Thursday evening at the Eagle's Club. The coalition, made up of members of numerous student groups on campus, was created shortly after the recent display...

Investigating higher education

By Pam Schmidt | April 28, 1987

Former Board of Regents Chancellor William Monat will receive a two-month salary of more than $14,000 to continue a long-term research project on the effects of governing systems in higher education in Illinois. Monat said he plans to investigate Illinois'...

Regents set graduate fee

April 23, 1987

A fee of $118 per credit hour will be charged to students who want to enroll in NIU's off-campus graduate business classes, almost twice as much as the fee for campus classes. Approved by the Board of Regents Thursday, the money will be used to relocate...

Regents support gov.‘s tax hikes

By Pam Schmidt and Lisa Taylor | April 22, 1987

SPRINGFIELD—In an effort to gain the money necessary to bring faculty salaries up to the state average level, the Board of Regents Thursday endorsed all proposed tax increases in Gov. James Thompson's recommended budget for Fiscal Year 1987-88. Under...

Scholarship amounts depend on passage of proposed tax hike

By Louise M. Koryta | April 22, 1987

A decrease in the number of NIU scholarship and grant recipients and the amount of money they receive might result if Illinois Governor James Thompson's tax increase proposal is not passed, according to an Illinois Board of Higher Education report. At...