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Renewed interest with SA?

April 16, 1990

Yahoo. Yes, it's true, last week's Student Association Executive Board elections did set a voter turnout record. A whopping 3,800 student voters came out to the polls during the two-day election, more than a thousand above last year's turnout. Ah, but...

Be assertive

April 13, 1990

It seems that Gay Awareness Week is upon us once again. As always, when the Gay Lesbian Union sponsors an event, a dumb question comes to mind: Why is GLU the only organization that cannot publish the location of their events on their flyers? They can...

Make sure creditors give you fair treatment

April 13, 1990

Establishing and maintaining good credit can be difficult for students, but it's not impossible. If you are old enough to sign a binding contract—18 in Illinois—you're old enough to obtain credit. The following explains how to obtain credit and what...

Art is in bad shape at NIU

April 13, 1990

Everyone reading this has a big problem. It doesn't matter if you are a student, faculty, staff or have no connection with NIU. The problem is a lot of money was spent and is being spent for your enjoyment and benefit. But you don't get to enjoy it because...

Interesting idea

April 13, 1990

Philosophy Forum is to be commended for its gutsy brand of intellectual activism against NIU and ROTC. The Forum recently amended its constitution to make it discriminatory, sending a loud and important message to the entire community: If this institution...

Filling the quota

April 13, 1990

As I was glancing through Police Beat on March 30 I came across a report that a fellow student was arrested for skateboarding on the sidewalk. No, he did not get a warning but is now scheduled to appear in court as the article stated. Just goes to show...

Campus gets stuck in the election mud

By Mark McGowan | April 13, 1990

Hold on. It's election season. Yeah, the students elected a new Student Association president, vice president and treasurer this week. The front page of this paper probably proclaims the proud winner's name. But is there pride involved? Where's the pride...

Supports rights

April 12, 1990

It was Jeans Day, and I wore jeans. I wore them because I support human rights. I wore them because I don't believe in discrimination. I was deeply saddened seeing so many people go out of their way to show their prejudice. How can people who claim to...

Can lead, unite

April 12, 1990

Senate Speaker John Fallon is the qualified candidate for SA president. During his two years in the SA Senate, Fallon has energized dormant SA committees, strengthened the SA Constitution and bylaws, and gained students' respect for his diligence and...

Fair election

April 12, 1990

As an SA Senator, I have watched Rob McCormack and John Fallon both work very hard to enhance all NIU students' lives. In a recent letter written by a fellow SA Senator, Phill Buoscio, I am amazed he would consider calling someone else "shifty." John...

Listing a few, little campus problems

By Claudia Curry | April 12, 1990

Mondays usually mark the beginnings of my weekly column idea searches. They usually end on Tuesday nights after I have painstakingly screened every current publication known to man and made a final decision on what shall be the topic if the week. Well,...

No hypocrites

April 12, 1990

Throughout the past couple of weeks, we've been bombarded with letters and editorials berating SA presidential hopeful John Fallon for his recent arrest. John was allegedly caught inside Amnesia as a minor. Now, all of the saints on campus are coming...

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