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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

SA eyes benefits for attorneys

By Michelle Landrum | October 20, 1989

The Student Association will examine the possibility of obtaining health care and retirement benefits through the university for two attorneys paid by student fees. Students' Legal Assistance attorneys Don Henderson, Jr., and Lynn Richards give free legal...

King betrayed by his close friend for profits

By William Raspberry | October 19, 1989

The Washington Post For years, his enemies in the FBI sought to discredit Martin Luther King Jr. by leaking audio tapes of a supposed sexual encounter between King and an unnamed woman. No reputable newspaper took the bait. Now the man who was King's...

Two students display their photos, talent in the HSC and Swen Parson Art Galleries

By Gary Schlueter | October 19, 1989

During the past week or so, the local photography fan has received a creative shot in the arm via the NIU Galleries. Three seperate photo exhibits have warmed the walls of both the Holmes Student Center and the Swen Parson Gallery. Whether a photo fanatic...

WROK to sponsor festival

October 19, 1989

The WROK Allhallows Eve Festival will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Midway Village, 6799 Guilford Rd. The event, sponsored by WROK Radio and Hilander Foods, gives children an alternative to traditional trick-or-treating. The event is free...

‘Justice’ reenacts trial

By Gina Quilici | October 19, 1989

"Execution of Justice" is a riveting account of the trial of Dan White. White was accused and convicted for the murders of San Francisco mayor George Mascone and city supervisor Henry Milk. The murders caused a series of riots from San Francisco's gay...

Assistants to aid acting VP in work load

By Vickie Snow | October 19, 1989

Two NIU faculty members have been given additional responsibilities to aid the Acting Vice President of Student Affairs, Barbara Henley, with her numerous tasks. Donald Buckner, director of student housing, is Henley's temporary special assistant and...

Neil Young tribute

By David Trout | October 19, 1989

One of the better releases that Caroline Records has out is in the form of a compilation album. "The Bridge" is an assortment of bands of the likes of Soul Asylum, Sonic Youth, and Pixies. The catch here is that not one band does original stuff, they...

Rick’s well-known for good food and prices

By Gina Quilici | October 19, 1989

Rick's Red Apple has been serving the DeKalb area with it's top quality fast food for over twenty-five years. Rick's manager Rich Ciarniello attributes the restaurant's long standing success to many things. The first is a good location. Rick's is located...

Admission of dependency is first step

By Jeff Cutler | October 19, 1989

Detection of an alcohol dependency is not always easy, since most people do not seem to know when they cross the line from using alcohol for fun to using it for need. "Alcoholism is not only a disease of the body, but of the mind and the spirit. It is...

Tears For Fears

By Emmett Overbey | October 19, 1989

In 1967, the Beatles recorded a melodic, orchestrated, hypnotizing song for their "Magical Mystery Tour" album. They called it "I Am the Walrus." In 1989, Tears For Fears recorded the same song. They called it "Sowing the Seeds of Love." To be fair, it's...

Project status presented

By Joe Bush | October 19, 1989

The current status of the Faraday II building project was presented Wednesday to the Finance and Facilities Committee of the Board of Regents during the first of two days of meetings at NIU. James Baird, from Holabird and Root, the project's architects,...

‘Mystic Pizza’: a day-in-the-life story of three pizza workers coming-of-age

By Johanna Harris | October 19, 1989

The movie "Mystic Pizza" is not some psychedelic piece about drugged food, as the title may lead one to believe. However, it is the story of three girls who work at a pizza parlor in the little tourist town of Mystic, Connecticut. Actually, the Mystic...

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