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Tan lines contest donates earnings to DeKalb charity

By Lynn Hammarstrom | March 18, 1987

Sun worshippers who spent their spring holiday in Florida or South Padre have one final chance to show off their tans this weekend at The Jungle's Fourth Annual Tan Lines Contest. The contest, sponsored by The Public Relations Student Society of America...

Star case continued

March 18, 1987

A lawsuit involving Northern Star Adviser Jerry Thompson and the NIU administration has been continued until April 1, Thompson said. Thompson was removed as adviser and placed in a public relations position by former NIU president Clyde Wingfield because...

Former student faces hearing

March 18, 1987

A former NIU student charged with burglary will face a pre-trial hearing May 19 after she waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the DeKalb County Court. Suzanne Wood, 20, faces trial for burglary in connection with a burglary ring broken...

Gov. seeks faculty, staff pay hike

By Mike Solley | March 5, 1987

A pay raise for NIU faculty and staff members was recommended as part of Gov. James Thompson's budget for fiscal 1988, but funds for all of NIU's capital improvements were not. Jim Bray, Thompson's press secretary, said the governor's budget proposals...

SA loan helps clear yearbook debt

By Tammy Sholer | March 5, 1987

The Student Association Finance Committee voted Tuesday to loan more than $5,000 from its reserve funds, comprised of student fees, to help clear the 1985 Yearbook Association's $12,000 debt. The committee agreed to loan NIU's Student Affairs the money...

Marriott Pow Wow pull-out still uncertain

By Paul Wagner | March 5, 1987

Whether Roy Rogers cafeteria will still be in operation when NIU students return from spring break is still unknown. The Marriott Corporation, owner of Roy Rogers, has threatened to leave the Pow Wow room in Holmes Student Center Friday and might not...

Organization gathers for council initiation

March 5, 1987

The League of United Latin American Citizens is having a gathering at NIU on Saturday, March 7, for the initiation of the new North Central LULAC Council and its president's installment.

The LULAC chapter, stationed at NIU, serves a wide area roughly bound by Dixon and Rockford, the Fox Valley and Wisconsin State line and will be headed by George Gutierrez, a counselor with NIU's special services division.

Now in his 18th year at the university, Gutierrez explains, "LULAC is a national civic organization, especially strong in California and Texas." Its members include 80 percent Mexican-American with the remaining 20 percent comprised of other Latino groups, he said.

Gutierrez said he plans to provide educational services and outreach to youth and citizenship assistance for migrant workers and other Latino immigrants.

Saturday's meeting, set for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Heritage Room of NIU's Holmes Student Center, will feature Leonel Castillo, president of Houston International University, as the main speaker. Among his other roles, he was commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service under President Jimmy Carter from 1976 to 1980.

Other guest speakers will include Oscar Moran, the national director of LULAC; Beatrice Pizana, Illinois director of the organization; Elena Guerrero, district director; and Margarita Lujan, founder of LULAC in Illinois.

NIU scientist helps explore ocean floor

By Kathy Sisler | March 5, 1987

NIU geology Professor Dr. Hsin Yi Ling was one of seven U.S. scientists chosen to explore our planet's last frontier—our ocean basin. Eighteen scientists from around the world were chosen for the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), whose goal is to retrieve...

Student in burn unit at Loyola

By M. Michelle Byrne | March 5, 1987

An NIU graduate student was listed in serious condition Wednesday after he was injured in a chemical explosion Tuesday at Faraday Hall. Matthew Benning, 25, was in serious condition in the burn unit at Loyola University Medical Center, an employee at...

Subcommittee looks into Star

By Tom Omiatek | March 5, 1987

The University Council added to its list of committees Wednesday a subcommittee designated to provide the council with answers concerning the reorganization of the Northern Star. The subcommittee of The Northern Star Blue Ribbon Committee will look into...

Committee seeks smoking ban

By Ginger Riehle | March 3, 1987

Smokers on campus might have to take their cigarettes outside or in private if an NIU committee proposes a ban on public smoking. Jon Dalton, vice president for Student Affairs, said NIU's Internal Facilities Environmental Committee is reviewing a policy...

$110,000 suit continues

By Lisa Taylor | March 3, 1987

Attorneys for the case between Northern Star Adviser Jerry Thompson and the NIU administration still are trying to negotiate a settlement, said Jordan Gallagher, one of Thompson's attorneys. The case was heard for nearly two hours at a status hearing...