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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

Illinois Bell co-sponsors seminars for businesses

By Dan Young | October 5, 1988

Illinois Bell Telephone has underwritten a series of seminars designed for small businesses, with sales of $5 million to $20 million, going through the "growth" period of the business cycle. Bell and the College of Business's management department will...

Regents claim that university was consulted

By Stephanie Bradley | October 5, 1988

Controversy over who was consulted about former NIU president and political science professor Clyde Wingfield's assignment in Washington, D.C. continues despite Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves' claims. At a special Faculty Assembly meeting...

Volunteers needed for community centers

By Tammy Sholer | October 5, 1988

Trained to handle certain problems at certain times, volunteers are needed to run crisis lines and refer people to professional counselors at two organizations in DeKalb. Rick Johnson, community education coordinator for the Ben Gordon Mental Health Center,...

Association seeks prominent graduates

By Amanda Martin | October 5, 1988

The NIU Alumni Association is seeking the nominations of outstanding NIU graduates for the 1989 Alumni Association awards to be presented at the May 13 Graduate School Commencement and the April 10 honors banquet. NIU Alumni Programs Director Sue Lund,...

LaTourette calls on students for support

By Paul Wagner | October 5, 1988

NIU president John LaTourette called on student leaders earlier this week to continue work toward a tax increase for higher education. LaTourette said at Sunday's Student Association meeting that redistributing state allocations cannot produce more funds...

Open House to show off NIU

By Diane Buerger | October 5, 1988

The NIU Admissions Office is expecting about 400 high school students this Monday for an open house, said Undergraduate Admissions Assistant Director Craig Kolins. The visiting students will take a bus tour of the NIU campus, visit a residence hall, meet...

Festival to run regardless of SCOPA’s fate

By Greg Rivara | October 5, 1988

Although the blackboard used to outline the agenda for Tuesday night's Student Committee on Political Action meeting read "SCOPA: An Endangered Species," the committee worked as though its future was secure. Details for the "Political Awareness Festival"...

Runways to improve at DeKalb-Taylor Airport

By Mike Lacy | October 5, 1988

DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport will have expanded, safer runway facilities soon with the help of about $5.5 million in federal and state monies. Plans include extending the runway in the summer of 1989 and building a second east-west runway south of...

Support sought for proposal

By Sylvia Phillips | October 4, 1988

Two DeKalb aldermen representing student wards told members of the Student Association Sunday they will propose an ordinance extending bar hours if they can get the DeKalb City Council's support. First Ward Alderman Christine Hoagland and 6th Ward Alderman...

Summer programs prompt enrollment

By Diane Buerger | October 4, 1988

One in five junior and senior high school students attending NIU academic summer camps later enroll at NIU as college students, with one in two majoring in the same area they studied at camp, a recent College of Continuing Education report states. NIU...

Bus route change to benefit pedestrians

By Greg Rivara | October 4, 1988

The Student Association Mass Transit Board took an action Monday night that just might save someone's life. The committee approved committee member Matt Kouzes' motion to add a bus stop on the Weekend 3 Route in front of the Lincoln Residence Hall to...

Effectiveness, Qualifications to be debated

By David Kirkpatrick | October 4, 1988

The opponents in the upcoming state's attorney election are preparing for their Oct. 6 debate, with the areas of qualifications and effectiveness as the candidates' focal points. The debate for the candidates will take place in room 186 of Swen Parson...

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