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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Budget concerns at top of agenda for Regents

By Amy Goldhagen | January 25, 1990

NORMAL- Budget concerns topped the agenda for the Board of Regents as rising costs and limited state funding challenge NIU adminstrators to keep college affordable. Regents and school administrators were made aware of problems facing their universities...

Involvement is key to success

By Linda Liang | January 25, 1990

The NIU Minority Student Assistance Program encourages students to become involved with the belief that students who are involved are more successful. The program is separated into a group of nine peer counselors to help solve the problems of the 45 students...

Student wanders into teaching job

By Stephan L. Lopes | January 25, 1990

When Brad Fish first came to DeKalb, he arrived here for orientation in hopes of becoming a guitar student. That was in the summer of 1988. What Fish did not expect of his travels to DeKalb was to become employed as a teacher by NIU's College of Continuing...

Huda Scheidelman

January 25, 1990

- Student Association President Name: Huda Teresa Scheidelman Birthdate: October 12, 1967 Birthplace: Hinsdale. I grew up in Lisle Nicknames: Hud, Hoodlum Current NIU position: Student Association President Amount of time in current position: seven and...

Write-in candidates try to fill vacancies

By Maureen Morrissey | January 25, 1990

The first of the two-day Student Association elections showed some candidates trying to fill 17 empty seats with write-in campaigns. Ten students filed petitions filled with the needed 200 signatures to be included on the ballot by the Jan. 23 deadline....

Columnists offer opinions on environmental groups

By Fred Heuschel | January 25, 1990

Environmental groups are working against the environment according to two speakers Tuesday night at the Holmes Student Center. Speakers Dylan Alliata and Franklin Dmitryev, two columnists from News and Letters, a Marxist-Humanist newsletter, addressed...

Single moms studying

By David Pollard | January 25, 1990

There are many types of students of all backgrounds who come to NIU to create a future for themselves. When the thought of the typical college student comes to mind you might think of a carefree young person going to class, studying and doing whatever...

BOR to vote on budgets for projects

By Michelle Harris | January 25, 1990

NORMAL-NIU President John La Tourette proposed budgets to the Board of Regents Wednesday for three campus projects to be voted on today. The projects include the renovation of the Palmer Music Building and the NIU Physical Plant and replacing Huskie Stadium...

‘Tremors’ horror a failure; just cheer for the monsters

By Gary Weishaar | January 25, 1990

If you're a sucker for movies that contain comedy and horror, "Tremors" is not for you. This movie completely failed at combining both elements successfully. In the story, large worm-like creatures appear for no reason in a remote section of the Nevada...

Posted campus fliers call for impeachment

By Dana Netzel | January 25, 1990

Fliers calling for the impeachment of Student Association President Huda Scheidelman were posted around campus last week. The fliers had a slash through a picture of Scheidelman—similar to a prohibited sign—and reasons for impeachment such as alienation...

CAB Fine Arts Committee to sponsor performances

By Phillip Zonkel | January 25, 1990

Campus Activities Board's Fine Arts Committee will present four performances this semester which are sure to please fans of dance and music. The first event, scheduled for Febuary 2, will be the appearance of Benedetto Lupo, bronze medalist of the eighth...

TV, VCR reported stolen

By Mark McGowan | January 25, 1990

A television set and video cassette recorder were reported stolen from the Wesley Foundation, 633 W. Locust St., Thursday night, DeKalb police said. The stolen equipment, totaling $750, was last seen late Thursday afternoon in the building's upstairs...

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