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Committee picks provost nominees

By Suzanne Tomse | March 18, 1987

Drawing NIU one step closer to the appointment of a new provost by the projected July 1 deadline, five or six candidates will be chosen Friday by the Provost Search Committee. "This is an extremely important position. The individual is not only the chief...

Restaurant stays open

March 18, 1987

The Marriott Corporation, owners of Roy Rogers restaurant in the Pow Wow room, have not indicated how long service will be resumed. Marriott had threatened to stop service March 6 in a letter dated Jan. 26 to James Harder, interim vice president of Business...

Student in burn unit at Loyola

By M. Michelle Byrne | March 5, 1987

An NIU graduate student was listed in serious condition Wednesday after he was injured in a chemical explosion Tuesday at Faraday Hall. Matthew Benning, 25, was in serious condition in the burn unit at Loyola University Medical Center, an employee at...

Subcommittee looks into Star

By Tom Omiatek | March 5, 1987

The University Council added to its list of committees Wednesday a subcommittee designated to provide the council with answers concerning the reorganization of the Northern Star. The subcommittee of The Northern Star Blue Ribbon Committee will look into...

Gov. seeks faculty, staff pay hike

By Mike Solley | March 5, 1987

A pay raise for NIU faculty and staff members was recommended as part of Gov. James Thompson's budget for fiscal 1988, but funds for all of NIU's capital improvements were not. Jim Bray, Thompson's press secretary, said the governor's budget proposals...

SA loan helps clear yearbook debt

By Tammy Sholer | March 5, 1987

The Student Association Finance Committee voted Tuesday to loan more than $5,000 from its reserve funds, comprised of student fees, to help clear the 1985 Yearbook Association's $12,000 debt. The committee agreed to loan NIU's Student Affairs the money...

Marriott Pow Wow pull-out still uncertain

By Paul Wagner | March 5, 1987

Whether Roy Rogers cafeteria will still be in operation when NIU students return from spring break is still unknown. The Marriott Corporation, owner of Roy Rogers, has threatened to leave the Pow Wow room in Holmes Student Center Friday and might not...

Organization gathers for council initiation

March 5, 1987

The League of United Latin American Citizens is having a gathering at NIU on Saturday, March 7, for the initiation of the new North Central LULAC Council and its president's installment.

The LULAC chapter, stationed at NIU, serves a wide area roughly bound by Dixon and Rockford, the Fox Valley and Wisconsin State line and will be headed by George Gutierrez, a counselor with NIU's special services division.

Now in his 18th year at the university, Gutierrez explains, "LULAC is a national civic organization, especially strong in California and Texas." Its members include 80 percent Mexican-American with the remaining 20 percent comprised of other Latino groups, he said.

Gutierrez said he plans to provide educational services and outreach to youth and citizenship assistance for migrant workers and other Latino immigrants.

Saturday's meeting, set for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Heritage Room of NIU's Holmes Student Center, will feature Leonel Castillo, president of Houston International University, as the main speaker. Among his other roles, he was commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service under President Jimmy Carter from 1976 to 1980.

Other guest speakers will include Oscar Moran, the national director of LULAC; Beatrice Pizana, Illinois director of the organization; Elena Guerrero, district director; and Margarita Lujan, founder of LULAC in Illinois.

NIU scientist helps explore ocean floor

By Kathy Sisler | March 5, 1987

NIU geology Professor Dr. Hsin Yi Ling was one of seven U.S. scientists chosen to explore our planet's last frontier—our ocean basin. Eighteen scientists from around the world were chosen for the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), whose goal is to retrieve...

Fashion show aids Special Olympics

By Kathy Sisler | March 3, 1987

The Beta Rho chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority sponsored a fashion show Sunday to benefit the Special Olympics. The show took place at the Jungle, 1027 W. Hillcrest, with fashions supplied by Clothes Encounters of Batavia, said Mary Henderson, ASA...

Frat project provides valuable experience

March 3, 1987

Members of Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting honors fraternity, are auditing St. Paul's Episcopal Church as one of their two community service projects. "Our basic goal is the professional development of our members. We do a lot of community services," said...

NIU alters appeals process

By Tom Omiatek | March 3, 1987

DeKalb News Service After months of deliberation, NIU's undergraduate students' process of grade appeal has undergone revision. Shortcomings of the appeals process were first brought to the attention of the University Council in September 1986, by Philip...