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CIO wants feedback on printing
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Chief Information Officer Brett Coryell discusses possible changes to the printing quota system Sunday at Student Association Senate in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room. Coryell asked the Senate’s opinion on increasing or eliminating the $7 printing quota, among other options.
printing not free generally see an 80 percent reduction in printing, Coryell said. Another solution that’s been discussed would be the creation of a one-to-one technology sharing program at NIU in which each student would receive a laptop
or tablet to borrow. “It levels the playing field and attracts attention, but it’s expensive,” Coryell said. SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke said Senate would do more research on the topic and form an
opinion at a later date. Athletics Athletics Director Sean Frazier and basketball head coach Mark Montgomery spoke to the Senate about future athletic events,
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Northern Star: Do you have an idea of what you want to do using your major? Gabrielle Bergmann: I thought I did, but now I’m actually considering switching to nursing. I thought I wanted to be in hospital administration, but now I think I would rather work in direct care.
NS: You’ve mentioned having done volunteer work before. Was there a specific event that was significant to you? GB: I volunteered at Jennings Terrace in Aurora in high school a little bit, mainly during ... Christmas time. We ... sang Christmas carols with them and did stuff like that. I feel like NS: What made you rethink the elderly get really ignored ... a lot of your major? the time, and I’d like to try to make a GB: I worked as a nurse’s assistant difference there. in a nursing home when I was younger, and it was actually my original inNS: Since you’ve been in both tended major, and then I switched to nursing homes and hospitals, who public health. Now I want to switch would you say you’d want to work back because I think I would be bet- with in terms of patients’ demoter at it and I like to help people. graphics? GB: I’m actually interested in NS: What specifically led you to the elderly and also in teenagers. want to become nurse? I’ve actually interviewed a public GB: I’ve always been interested in health nurse who goes around and healthcare, and I’ve always been fas- helps teen mothers prepare for becinated by anatomy and physiology ing mothers and helps them through and biology, and not so much chemis- their pregnancy and checks on them try. I kinda found the interest in high afterward and kind of teaches them school after I took biology, and then I how to take care of a baby and how joined an organization called Health to juggle going to school and having Occupations Students of America a baby, and I found that kind of interand we just did a lot of volunteering esting. So, I think maybe someday I in nursing homes and hospitals and would like to get into that.
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DeKalb | Gabrielle Bergmann said she wants to help people face to face rather than work behind the scenes. Bergmann, junior public health major, plans to switch her major to nursing because she said she realized she wants to work in the field rather than in an office. Her decision to switch stemmed from volunteer work and student involvement, she said.
we got a lot of exposure to it. It’s just always been a fascination of mine, and opposed to health administration, Gabrielle which is just be- Bergmann hind the scenes Junior public in an office. I health major think I would rather interact one on one with people. I feel like I could really see the difference I would be making there.
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DeKalb | Chief Information Officer Brett Coryell asked Student Association senators if they would like to render an opinion about changes to the student printing quota at SA Senate’s meeting Sunday. Coryell said a decision was made a few years ago to centralize and gradually reduce printing by $7 each year, to ultimately reduce the total number of inkjet printers and to add bigger machines as more departments switch to cloud printing. As of this year, students get $7 per semester for Anywhere Printing, the university’s cloud printing system, with that number expected to drop to $0 next year. Coryell said there’s been a petition posted on Change. org with 500 signatures to keep the printing quota. Options for printing include increasing, decreasing or keeping the $7 quota; having students pay outof-pocket for printing, as is intended for next year; adding a student fee for printing, which would be too late to enact for next year; or reallocating technology funds to increase money for printing, Coryell said. Universities that have made
including football’s final home game for the season 7 p.m. Tuesday. “Nothing is more prideful than having school spirit, and athletics [is] a part of that whole process,” Frazier said, adding the weather may be a “bit nippy,” but that shouldn’t stop students from turning out to the game. Fireworks, hot chocolate and giveaways will be present at Tuesday’s game and ESPN3 will broadcast all NIU football games online, Frazier said. “I’ve spoken to a number of folks about having student representation from the tailgating process to the overall appearance on television on ESPN2,” Frazier said. “We have a national brand and it starts with the exposure. It’s starts with you, the students.” Montgomery asked the Senate to promote the upcoming basketball season, which is set to kick off at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Convocation Center, in order to boost student attendance. “We appreciate all you do for campus, we want you just do to a little bit more ... . It’s 72 degrees in the Convocation Center, you don’t have to worry about hot chocolate, and it’s entertaining,” Montgomery said.
Campus Crime The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Wednesday 1. At 3:30 a.m., obstructing identification was reported to have occurred at 800 W. Lincoln Highway. This case was referred to another agency. 2. At 9:15 a.m., domestic battery was reported to have occurred at 830 Greenbrier Road. This case was referred to another agency. 3. At 9:15 a.m., residential burglary was reported to have occurred at Stevenson South. This case is open. 4. At noon March 1, harassment by telephone was reported to have
occurred at New Residence Hall East. This case was closed by exception Wednesday. 5. At 10:10 p.m., possession of cannabis 30 grams and under and possession of drug equipment were reported to have occurred at Neptune North. This case was closed by exception. Thursday 6. At 5 p.m. Oct. 31, motor vehicle theft was reported to have occurred at the Dorland Building. This case was declared unfounded Thursday.
7. At 12:25 p.m. Nov. 3, deceptive practices were reported to have occurred at Gilbert Hall. This case was opened Thursday. 8. At 3 a.m. Sept. 21, criminal sexual assault was reported to have occurred at Neptune West. This case was opened Thursday. 9. At 10:31 a.m. Wednesday, residential burglary was reported to have occurred at Stevenson South. This case was opened Thursday. 10. At 9:15 p.m., criminal trespass to real property was reported to have occurred at Stevenson North. This case was suspended.
City Crime The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Nov. 1 • Jeffery F. Mathews, 64, of Maple Park, was charged with battery. • Shapara T. Watson, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery. • Jacob J. Chavez, 21, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house. • Crayton F. Lange, 18, of Tonica, was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license.
• Elaxus A. Haas, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house, consumption of alcohol as a minor and resisting a peace officer. • Jameaca R. Cooper, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house. • Apolinar H. Jean, 30, of DeKalb, was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license. • Arturo G. Soto, 24, of DeKalb,
was charged with domestic battery. • Keegan L. Bottoms, 22, of Monroe, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis 2.5-10 grams. • Steven R. Johnson, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license and obstructing identity.