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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

Julia Stege

February 8, 1990

NIU student and political activist Name: Julia Droste Stege Birthplace: Pennsylvania. I grew up in Connecticut. Birthdate: March 6, ? Current NIU organizational involvement: Feminist Front, and the Forum for Marxist-Humanist Thought. Years in current...

La Tourette to take trip

February 8, 1990

NIU President John La Tourette left Monday afternoon for a trip to Australia. "It's a personal trip he's taking with his wife. No university funds are involved at all," said Kenneth Beasley, assistant to the president. Beasley said he knows of no plans...

Students, faculty address arrests

By Bill Schwingel | February 8, 1990

Drugs are cause for arrest, not judgment, according to some NIU students and faculty. Robert A. Shorty, 19 and Terry D. Stephens, 18, 445 Stevenson Towers South, were arrested this weekend by the DeKalb North Central Narcotics Task Force in connection...

‘Tango and Cash’ hopelessly inept

By Vittorio Carli | February 8, 1990

"Tango and Cash" is a hopelessly inept action film that is filled with mind numbing violence. The film is not quite bad enough to laugh at, but it's not good enough to be worthwhile. "Tango and Cash" a is police buddy film in the tradition of "Lethal...

Regents discuss funding problems

By Amy Goldhagen | February 8, 1990

Illinois' higher education system must recover from more than a decade of inadequete funding, making it difficult for the Board of Regents to endorse a proposed tuition freeze. "All public universities, especially the regency system, were confronted with...

Film addresses nationwide problem of adult illiteracy

By Lynn Rogers | February 8, 1990

Illiteracy. Congratulations—you've passed the first test. By reading the previous two phrases, you've already distinguished yourself in American society and its work force. Frightening as it sounds, over 2 million adults in Illinois alone cannot read,...

After viewers protest, art must be ‘screened’

By Maureen Morrissey | February 8, 1990

Screens obstructing public view of a controversial student art display were set up in the Holmes Student Center Tuesday. NIU art student Jonathon Adkins' series of self-portraits, including male nudes, are on display in the center's public lounge until...

Aid relieves financial stress

By Dee O’Neal | February 7, 1990

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series examining financial aid opportunities at NIU. Today's article looks at low-interest loans. Paying for college has never been easy, but those aware of financial aid opportunities available at NIU...

Center offers info. on foreign jobs

By Kelli E. Christiansen | February 7, 1990

When looking for a job, remember at least two things: working abroad is always a possibility and the NIU Career Planning and Placement Center has information to help. The career planning and placement program provides free information for students and...

Mail survey reveals best-paying jobs

By Mark Gates | February 7, 1990

The best-paying jobs for recent NIU graduates have come from the electrical engineering field. Yes, that's right, electrical engineering. NIU electrical engineering majors who graduated 1988-89 report they earn a median salary of $32,000 a year, representing...

NIU raises student minimum wage

By Christina Schauls | February 7, 1990

NIU will raise the hourly minimum wage five cents to $3.80 for students when the federal minimum wage increases in April, 1990. "Traditionally, NIU has always followed the minimum wage laws," even though the government does not require it from state agencies,...

Local landlords explain policies

By Stewart Warren | February 7, 1990

Prepaid rents and security deposits protect student tenants and landlords, according to DeKalb apartment managers. Sixth Ward Alderman Jamie Pennington proposed a landlord and tenant ordinance limiting the amount of prepaid rent to a month and a half....

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