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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

Balloons, mayor to kick off festivities

By Vickie Snow | February 2, 1990

DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, 500 balloons and refreshments will kick-off Marketing Week at noon today outside the Wirtz Auditorium in the Wirtz Light Court. "Celebrate Marketing: It Makes Life Better" is the theme of the five days of programs celebrating...

Weather challenges NIU’s disabled

By Julie Zvitkovits | February 2, 1990

NIU students with disabilities are finding obstacles right outside their doors because of snow and ice on campus. Snow, ice and slush place limits on walking and operating wheelchairs or scooters, said Sue Reinhardt, coordinator of the NIU Services for...

Two elected to wrong district

By Maureen Morrissey | February 2, 1990

At least two write-in candidates were elected to the wrong district in the Student Association senate elections. Mike Holy and Ken Moffet, both of whom live in District 4, had the most votes in District 3, receiving three each. Tina Morgan, a District...

Impeachment notice delayed

By Dana Netzel | February 2, 1990

Student Association senators were unable to give President Huda Scheidelman an impeachment notice Thursday. SA senator Galvin Kennedy and newly-elected senator James Mertes started the petition on Jan. 28. Kennedy and Mertes collected seven signatures...

Leaders in conflict over annual survey

By Rick Techman | February 2, 1990

Two student government leaders have conflicting views of an NIU survey showing Republican Jim Edgar leading Democrat Neil Hartigan in the race for Illinois governor. According to the poll, 37 percent of the 800 Illinois citizens surveyed said they would...

New FM jazz station music to WNIU’s ears

By Fred Heuschel | February 1, 1990

WNIU is trying to secure a new FM jazz station. Michael Lazar, WNIU general manager, said the radio station is close to getting a second FM license from the Federal Communication Commission. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and we're so much closer...

Huskie Line Bus Service

February 1, 1990

Name: Lori Neumeyer Age: 22 Major: Art Illustration and French Business and Translation Occupation: Bus driver Years with Huskie Line: One What does your job entail? Basically, driving a bus on my assigned route, picking up and dropping of passengers,...

Renovation of MLK Commons to begin

By Denis Tagler | February 1, 1990

After a six-month delay caused by the Holmes Student Center recladding, the King Memorial Commons renovation will begin in May. Eddie Williams, vice president of Finance and Planning, said the commons area "will be totally revamped with new landscape,...

Realistic ‘Glory’ has base in fact

By Vittorio Carli | February 1, 1990

"Glory" is a magnificent film based upon real historical events. It concerns the first black fighting regiment that the North utilized during the Civil War. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Robert Gould Shaw, a young white Bostonian who takes command...

Memorization book helps cut studying time in half

By Gary Weishaar | February 1, 1990

How would you like to increase your grade point average and test scores, improve your memorization abilities, while cutting your studying time in half? "Super Memory-Super Student", the new book by memory expert Harry Lorayne, focuses on how to raise...

Agencies order NIU to set separate research policies

By Darrell Hassler | February 1, 1990

Two funding agencies that gave NIU $3.1 million in 1988 ordered the university to establish research misconduct policies. The National Science Foundation and the Public Health Service asked NIU to make the research policies by Jan. 1, 1990, in a nationwide...

Student now counselor for own program

By Mark Gates | February 1, 1990

Edison Wells is a busy guy. Between taking classes and working at NIU's Access to Courses and Careers through Educational Support Services program, Wells' days are action-packed. He is graduating this spring with a degree in human and family resources...

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