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Students act out DUI trial

By Nancy Broten | April 6, 1987

Driving under the influence of alcohol, more commonly known as DUI, is the charge a randomly selected defendant will face in a mock trial Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Grant Towers North. Presiding over the mock trial will be Judge John Peterson of Kane County...

Business group sponsers bingo, campus project

By Kathy Sisler | April 6, 1987

Phi Sigma Epsilon, a pre-professional business organization, will sponsor two projects this spring, one for the DeKalb community and another for the campus. Jeff Donaldson, PSE member, said PSE will sponsor a bingo night for the residents of Pine Acres...

Cancelled meeting raises eyebrows

By Louise M. Koryta | April 6, 1987

Students are questioning the motives of University Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles, who cancelled a judicial advisory board meeting last Wednesday to discuss revisions in NIU's judicial code. The meeting, which was planned to discuss a Student Association...

Sociologist speaking on housing situation

By Pam Schmidt | April 6, 1987

Single women with dependent children have the hardest time finding housing in the Chicagoland area, said Sociology Professor Kathy McCourt. McCourt, chairman for the sociology department at Loyola University of Chicago, has worked extensively with various...

Marxist writer lectures on youth

By Ginger Riehle | April 6, 1987

Maya Dunayevskaya, a Marxist humanist writer, will speak of today's youth and the youth of the 1960s at Carl Sandburg auditorium on April 13 at 7 p.m. The speech is entitled, "Youth of the 1980s, Youth of the 1960s, the Other America and the Idea of Freedom."...

Chase ends in arrest of NIU student

By M. Michelle Byrne | April 6, 1987

A high-speed car chase by DeKalb Police ended in the arrest Saturday of an NIU student who may be responsible for up to 45 burglaries. Police caught up with Michael Montpas, 24, 424 Lincoln Hall, in an alley near 318 S. Second St. at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday....

Annual industrial arts exhibit opens Friday

By Lynn Kallal | April 6, 1987

NIU will be hosting the 30th annual Northern Illinois Industrial Education Exhibit this Friday and Saturday. NIU will display work by industrial arts students from junior and senior high schools in 22 northern Illinois counties, said Gary Lintereur, exhibit...

Univ. limits transfer admissions

By Suzanne Tomse | April 6, 1987

Transfer student applications to NIU for the fall of 1987 will not be accepted after June 15 due to limited resources and an increase in applications. As of Feb. 19, transfer applications increased 13.6 percent since last year. Although the percentage...

Council hears concerns over merging depts.

By Tom Omiatek | April 6, 1987

In reaction to the lack of support for the proposed merger of NIU's journalism and communications departments, NIU acting Provost Daniel Wit has formed an ad hoc committee to review problems in the proposal. Jerrold Zar, dean of the Graduate School, said...

WKDI opens doors

By Tammy Sholer | April 5, 1987

Students interested in learning more about the operations and money problems of WKDI-FM or who want to apply for a position are invited to an open house Tuesday. Marna Coldwater, WKDI's program director, said even though all students are invited to attend...

Suspected suicide investigation ends

April 5, 1987

DeKalb Police have stopped investigating the apparent suicide of a 65-year-old man found dead Thursday in front of 2621 James Court Apartments, off of North First Street. DeKalb Police Sgt. Chuck Kross said there will be no further investigation of the...

Committee chooses new candidate

By Suzanne Tomse | April 5, 1987

A new provost candidate was chosen by the Provost Search Committee last week to replace the candidate who withdrew her application Wednesday. Warren Phillips of Takoma Park, Md., will be on campus today and tomorrow to be interviewed by various university...