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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

SA recycling center awarded grant

By Lisa Ferro | November 7, 1990

The Student Association Recycling Center learned Tuesday it will receive a grant of $5,371 from the Department of Energy and Natural Resources. Out of 116 applications for grants, 27 were granted and NIU got one, said SA Recycling Center Adviser David...

Holmes defeats opponent for county clerk position

By Jami Peterson | November 7, 1990

Republican Sharon Holmes won her bid for the DeKalb County Clerk position Tuesday night. The voters chose Holmes with a total of 11,518 votes, while casting 8,638 for Democrat opponent Susan Johnson. "I'm real appreciative of all the people who helped...

Trustworthy politics dirtied by mudslinging

November 7, 1990

The Washington Post David Broder Twenty years ago this week, Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, then a U.S. Senator, made one of the remarkable speeches of this era—a speech as pertinent to the campaign just ending as to the 1970 contest in which it was given....

PE instructor begins research with teens

By David Routien | November 7, 1990

An NIU physical educator believes high school students can prevent serious cholesterol problems in later years through diet and exercise. Because of a special interest in cholesterol, Associate Professor Jim Rimmer is beginning a research project involving...

PE degree program needs approval

By Dawn Panka | November 7, 1990

The department of physical education will soon have a new master's program in sport management if it gains higher approval, a physical education professor said. The Graduate Council approved the plan for the new specialization at the council meeting Monday,...

Soda doled at polls

By Marc Alberts | November 7, 1990

Rewarding Democratic voters with two-liter bottles of soda could result in voter fraud charges if allegations prove valid. And State Sen. Patrick Welch might have some answering to do if alleged fraud participants were directly involved in his campaign....

Duty-ducker should face responsibility

By Greg Rivara | November 7, 1990

The federal government, Pentagon, taxpayers and anyone receiving or being denied a ROTC scholarship should sue the pants off Stephanie Atkinson. And Atkinson, 23, should be rotting in some God-forsaken dungeon serving as a poor excuse for a prison cell...

Referendum to decide if NIU stays in ISA

By Darrell Hassler | November 6, 1990

Students face a referendum next Monday over an issue they and Student Association senators know little about, SA officials said. The referendum will decide if NIU will stay in the Illinois Student Association, a student lobbying group. Each student pays...

SA committee tries to erase low attendance

By Darrell Hassler | November 6, 1990

Too many Student Association senators are not attending their meetings and an SA senate committee is trying to do something about it. The Internal Affairs Committee proposed rules Sunday that would force senators to appeal to the committee and face possible...

Internal politics holding back SA

By Lisa Ferro | November 6, 1990

Internal politics is keeping the Student Association from getting where its president wants it to be. SA President Robert McCormack said while the group has made ground, many senators still are getting used to the group. "When you come into the Student...

SSU ripe for strike: some refuse to picket

By Vickie Snow | November 6, 1990

About 10 teachers at Sangamon State University told union officials Monday they will cross picket lines to hold classes if their colleagues strike. Employees at the Springfield university could walk out within the next few days, effectively shutting down...

Six-legged critters are landlord’s task

By Vickie Snow | November 6, 1990

She drags her feet down the hallway toward the comfort of her soft bed. Her mellow mood is destroyed as she finds a layer of bees instead of a blanket covering her bed. She runs to find her landlord but he's doing business elsewhere. And, once again,...

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