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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Tucker invited to compete in 1990 football classic

By Jesse Rogers | November 21, 1989

Although the NIU football team is still awaiting word on whether it will be playing another game this season, one Huskie is already assured of it. Senior cornerback Brett Tucker has been invited to play in the first ever Martin Luther King All-America...

Free Thanksgiving dinner offered for DeKalb residents

By Michelle Landrum | November 21, 1989

DeKalb residents facing a lonely Thanksgiving can drop in for a free dinner and enjoy holiday companionship. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is sponsoring a free potluck dinner Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation, 633 W. Locust St. "There...

Society sponsors food drive

By Alyce Malchiodi | November 21, 1989

The first food drive sponsored by the Golden Key National Honor Society will be today in front of the Pow-Wow. The Golden Key will collect food from anyone who will bring the food to the Pow-Wow between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The organization will accept any...

Board combines routes

By Michelle Landrum | November 21, 1989

Two bus routes serving the Sycamore Road area have been consolidated after several weeks of discussion by the Student Association Mass Transit Board. A motion to combine routes 7 and 9 failed at last week's board meeting but passed Monday by a 9-1 vote....

Station to receive loan

By Denis Tagler | November 21, 1989

A contract was signed last week allowing the WNIU radio station to borrow $650,000 to convert and move into the Palmer Music Building one year from now. The foundation, which owns the building on north First Street in DeKalb, will borrow $650,000 from...

Condoms are a hit at NIU

November 17, 1989

About 40 years ago, people might not have been as pleased as some NIU administrators to discover that almost 4,000 condoms have been purchased from the newly-installed machines on campus within a seven-month period. Some might find the machines located...

Mall controversy brews

By Vickie Snow | November 17, 1989

A controversy brewing over the sale of farm property for the possible construction of a shopping mall has DeKalb County officials concerned. The DeKalb County Board of Rules Committee took a step toward progress Wednesday when it voted 14-9 to allow interested...

LA&S to redefine requirements

By Dana Netzel | November 17, 1989

A cultural pluralism class might be required if proposals presented by NIU's Liberal Arts and Sciences College or an ad-hoc committee are approved. Revising the general education curriculum and specifically redefining the requirements within the humanities...

Undergraduates lacking basic skills, study says

By Mark Gates | November 17, 1989

College undergraduates lack basic academic skills and do not work hard enough at their studies, according to a survey of 5,000 college faculty members. More than two-thirds of the faculty surveyed in the Carnegie Foundation poll said colleges spend too...

Fraternity found guilty for alcohol violations

By Michelle Isaacson | November 17, 1989

The InterFraternity Council's Judicial Board tried a case this week concerning Phi Kappa Theta fraternity for violations of the IFC alcohol policy pertaining to spontaneous events. The board found the fraternity guilty of violating the policy for an incident...

Funeral held for student who died in plane accident

November 17, 1989

Funeral services for Michael W. Tubbs, 18, will be at 11 a.m. today at the United Church of Byron, Second and Colfax Streets in Byron, Ill. Burial will be at Byron Cemetary. Tubbs died Tuesday night after the plane he was flying crashed about one and...

SA amendments to be addressed at meeting

By Mark McGowan | November 17, 1989

Several constitutional amendments will come before the Student Association senate at its Sunday night meeting in the Holmes Student Center's Heritage Room. SA Vice President Steve Coloia said the amendments will include temporary recognition of campus...

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