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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

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...

Opposition found to Carroll closing

By Paul Wagner | March 18, 1987

A survey of 40 residents in Neptune Hall East revealed that 72.5 percent felt Carroll Avenue should not have been closed last summer. Dave Agazzi, busing graduate assistant who compiled the survey results for the Mass Transit Board, said the survey does...

Campaigns start for SA executive positions

By Tammy Sholer | March 18, 1987

Candidates will begin campaigning this week for the positions of Student Association president, vice president and treasurer in preparation for the SA Executive Elections March 25 and 26. The presidential candidates are Phil Chihoski, Michael Murvihill...

Committee picks provost nominees

By Suzanne Tomse | March 18, 1987

Drawing NIU one step closer to the appointment of a new provost by the projected July 1 deadline, five or six candidates will be chosen Friday by the Provost Search Committee. "This is an extremely important position. The individual is not only the chief...

Restaurant stays open

March 18, 1987

The Marriott Corporation, owners of Roy Rogers restaurant in the Pow Wow room, have not indicated how long service will be resumed. Marriott had threatened to stop service March 6 in a letter dated Jan. 26 to James Harder, interim vice president of Business...

Jour.‘s probation might be lifted

By Suzanne Tomse | March 18, 1987

The probationary status of the journalism undergraduate program will be removed if the Board of Regents Thursday accepts the chancellor's recommendation at their meeting to be held in NIU's Holmes Student Center. Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves will...

City might ban Greek Row buses

By Paul Wagner | March 18, 1987

City of DeKalb officials are considering banning Huskie buses from the northern Greek Row area starting fall semester. The elimination of buses from Ridge Drive, Blackhawk Road and part of Normal Road is being considered by city officials because of road...

Philosopher lectures on current Marxist theory

By Pam Schmidt | March 18, 1987

Mihailo Markovic, one of the leading Marxist thinkers from Yugoslavia, will speak to NIU students Thursday and Friday about the present day meaning of Marxist theory, said Kevin Anderson, NIU sociology associate professor. Markovic is a human rights activist,...

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...

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...

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