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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

MUSH! opens to varied student opinions

By Sean Noble | March 8, 1988

NIU students gave reactions varying from highly supportive to critical regarding the first issue of the "progressive, alternative" newspaper MUSH! distributed Monday on campus. Todd Kuzma, Student Association president pro-tempore and one organizer of...

English dept. will present job workshop

By Katrina Kelly | March 8, 1988

NIU's English department will present a three-part program on employment opportunities Wednesday. Gerald Berkowitz, English department careers adviser, said Wednesday's programs are applicable to all students, not just English majors. "There is virtually...

Wirtz plans postponed

By Stephanie Bradley | March 8, 1988

Delays in contract negotiations and other obstacles for the Wirtz Quadrangle redesign have postponed plans for areas on the improvement waiting list. The project to improve the area between Wirtz Hall and the University Health Service was to be completed...

Dance co. fuses various art forms

By Laurie Swearingen | March 8, 1988

Just as a dream evokes an array of visions, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and collaborators are said to emit the joys and tragedies of living through compositions filled with elements of dance, music, poetry, film and fine arts. The San Francisco-based...

Another pretrial set for reckless homicide case

By Marianne Renner | March 8, 1988

Another pretrial was set for March 21 for the case of Demetrius Glenn, 20, who is charged with reckless homicide in connection with the death of NIU student Christine Billmyer. Assistant State's Attorney Duke Harris said the judge set another pretrial...

Local ‘skinheads’ clear up Nazi misconceptions

By Joelle McGinnis | March 8, 1988

The presentation of an Oprah Winfrey show featuring Aryan Youth Movement skinheads provided an opportunity for a group of NIU students to clear their names and inform students that there are no Nazi skinheads on NIU's campus. About 100 students attended...

Students produce show despite conflicts

By Sylvia Phillips | March 8, 1988

Communications studies students are producing a television show despite conflicts that caused the program to be discontinued earlier than scheduled last semester. "Paragon" is produced by students in Media Studies, formerly known as the Radio-TV-Film...

Regents offer $300 grants to NIU juniors

By Tammy Sholer | March 8, 1988

For the fourth year, four NIU juniors have a chance to receive $300 for the 1988-89 academic year from the Board of Regents Scholar Awards. The Regents' scholarship was designed to recognize a student's academic achievement, leadership and services, scholarship...

Board defers approval of ride service

By Dina Paluzzi | March 8, 1988

An approval by the Student Association Mass Transit Board of a late night ride service was postponed Monday because the board agreed the proposal was not complete. Board Chairman Phil Kessler said, "We're not going to let something incomplete go through."...

Effective SA depends on change

By Sandi Patyk and Dina Paluzzi | March 8, 1988

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series about operational difficulties in the Student Association Senate. Changes in the structure of the Student Association or in the attitudes of the SA members are needed if the senate is to be an effective...

Countdown to break: a week of peace & quiet

March 7, 1988

The countdown has long since begun. No, no, I'm not referring to the end of the NIU basketball season. I'm talking about what is happening next week at NIU and all month at universities around the nation. Ever since the spring semester began, many NIU...

Dem’s voting plan not worth its risks

March 7, 1988

The state Democratic Party chairman, Vince Demuzio, is working hard to prevent a repeat of the 1986 primary catastrophe. Election followers will remember that in 1986 the supporters of Lyndon LaRouche managed to make their way onto the Democratic ticket,...

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