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Police seek pizza thieves

October 26, 1987

DeKalb Police are looking for two males in connection with an armed robbery Thursday night on the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive. Police said two suspects struck a pizza delivery man with a jack handle and took the pizzas the man was delivering to an apartment...

Poverty, ignorance: Illinois fails its kids

October 26, 1987

Education. It used to be one of the top priorities of both national and state government. The nation's leaders believed a well-educated populace brought higher per capita incomes, higher gross national product figures, a generally healthier economy, a...

Musicians’ fundraising events start

By Robyn Richard | October 26, 1987

The NIU School of Music kicked off its semester of fundraising events Oct. 17 with the performance of Ron Modell's "Sentimental Journey" band. About 100 people attended the performance of 40s music, which raised $1,373 dollars, NIU Jazz Ensemble Conductor...

Artist performs political satire

By Joelle McGinnis | October 26, 1987

Artist Pat Oleszko will create "War ‘N Piece: Where Fools Russian" at the Egyptian Theatre for her audience Wednesday at 8 p.m. The 50-minute mixed-media performance using live costume- sculpture presents a political satire confronting nuclear armamentation...

Unity Through Diversity: A Way of Growing Up

By Tracy L. Deis | October 26, 1987

When I was a child, I couldn't understand why the white girls had the pretty blonde curls, and I had to have my hair pressed to make it straight. I couldn't relate to why I was so much darker than everyone I attended school with, and I was ashamed to...

Rock lyrics, lifestyles topic for talk

By Robyn Richard | October 26, 1987

A "Truth About Rock" seminar will be sponsored by the Salvation Army Thursday to present the controversial subject of rock musician's lyrics and lifestyles. The seminar, at 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theater, will be conducted by Dan and Steven Peters, authors...

City to consider possible funding of street repairs

By Paul Wagner | October 26, 1987

A recommendation to reconstruct portions of Seventh Street and the appropriation of $5,000 of motor fuel tax for the design of Sycamore Road traffic signal improvements will be considered Monday by the DeKalb City Council. Assistant City Manager Gary...

SA rejects Rainey for ROTC committee seat

By Alan Marcus | October 26, 1987

In a close vote, the Student Association Senate rejected President Jim Fischer's nomination of Tom Rainey to sit on the University Committee on Reserve Officer Training Corps. Fischer said the committee's purpose is to advise and develop policies for...

Judge talks on females in law

By Joelle McGinnis | October 26, 1987

Illinois Circuit Court Judge Carole Bellows said in a lecture Friday she is pleased with the increasing number of females entering the law profession. Speaking to a group of about 25 students, Bellows said about 40 to 50 percent of the law school population...

After big loss to Hawkeyes, volleyball team faces Hurons

By Kari Brackett | October 22, 1987

An important match is coming up for the NIU volleyball team when it takes on the Eastern Michigan Hurons at Chick Evans Field House Saturday at 4 p.m. The Huskies are going to have to prove themselves after a poor showing against the Iowa Hawkeyes Wednesday...

Roy to mush Huskies into wintry Wisconsin

By Tom Clegg | October 22, 1987

Soccer coach Willy Roy might forget the bus and have his Huskies pull him by dogsled to Wisconsin this weekend. NIU travels to Madison Friday and Green Bay Sunday where several inches of white stuff fell Thursday. But Roy said he would not mind playing...

Field hockey squad falls 4-1 to Wildcats

By Chris Sigley | October 22, 1987

Besides fighting against 11th-ranked Northwestern, the NIU field hockey team had to battle a strong wind which continually blew one of the scoring cages over in yesterday's match. The Wildcats prevailed 4-1 over the Huskies. "I thought the wind would...