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Committee takes tentative vote

By Pam Schmidt | February 6, 1987

The President's Fee Review Committee tentatively voted Thursday to pass the recommended $2.04 per semester fee increase for the University Health Service. All three student committee members abstained from the tentative vote to approve the proposed 11-cent...

NIU prof. picked to participate in advisory council

By Lynn Kallal | February 6, 1987

NIU Nursing Professor Nola Pender has been named to the advisory council for the new Center for Nursing Research of the National Institute of Health. The National Institute of Health (NIH) is in charge of forming health policies in the federal government....

Coalition fights malpractice problem

By Lynn Kallal | February 6, 1987

Exposing and combating the problem of physician malpractice in Illinois was the topic of discussion Wednesday at the DeKalb Public Library. Karen Imbus, victim coordinator for Statewide Consumer Advocacy Coalition, spoke at the library, 309 Oak St., to...

DeKalb celebrates its 150th birthday

By Nancy Broten | February 6, 1987

Like a guest on the old television series "This is Your Life," DeKalb County will be honored for its 150th birthday by competing photographers who captured a day in the life of DeKalb. The DeKalb County Sesquicentennial will provide a year-long program...

Train kills DeKalb repair shop owner

By M. Michelle Byrne | February 6, 1987

A DeKalb man was hit by a train early Thursday morning after an unsuccessful game of "chicken" on the railroad tracks. Steven Brooks, 30, 209 S. Second St., was killed after he was hit by a westbound train at 1:17 a.m. at the South First Street railroad...

BSU, recycle station receive OK for funds

By Tammy Sholer | February 5, 1987

Two Student Association recognized organizations were approved funding for next year by the SA Finance Committee Tuesday night, which totalled about $17,000. The first request from the Student Association Recycling Station for $7,336.66 was unanimously...

Associations offer trips for spring break

By Louise M. Koryta | February 5, 1987

With spring break only five weeks away, NIU students must soon decide where they might want to vacation and how much money they can afford to spend. Students representing different companies are competing with each other to sell the most trips. According...

Employers visit NIU’s career fair

By Ginger Riehle | February 5, 1987

NIU students can meet future employers at NIU's Fourth Annual Cooperative Education and Internship Career Fair on Wednesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. The career fair, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is being...

Faculty might gain stronger UC voice

By Suzanne Tomse | February 5, 1987

In an attempt to obtain a stronger faculty voice in University Council matters, a proposal to restructure the council will be presented later this semester by the Constitutional Task Force. The task force agreed Wednesday with the proposal after much...

Pres. clears air on athletic study

By Tom Omiatek | February 5, 1987

NIU President John LaTourette addressed the Athletic Board Wednesday at a special meeting regarding the start of a study to define the university's athletic direction. The meeting was held to explain to the Athletic Board the objectives of the self-study...

Faculty voices higher ed. concerns

By Tom Omiatek | February 5, 1987

Members of the Faculty Assembly had the opportunity Wednesday to informally discuss problems and issues of higher education with Board of Regents Chancellor Rod Groves. Issues included public criticism of the costs and the quality of higher education....

DUI law results in more arrests

By Mike Solley | February 5, 1987

Nearly four times as many Illinois motorists lost their licenses in 1986 than in 1985 as a result of a new, stricter law concerning arrests for driving under the influence (DUI). Secretary of State Jim Edgar said statistics show that changing the law...