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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

Citizen board urges Com Ed return charges

By Stephan L. Lopes | October 6, 1989

The Citizen's Utility Board urged state regulators on Wednesday to order Commonwealth Edison to return more than $158 million to consumers because of 1988 overcharges. The overcharges were to residential customers billed from June to December 1988. The...

Working to lift restraints

By Michelle Isaacson | October 6, 1989

Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Chi and Sigma Pi fraternities are working to lift disciplinary action imposed on them by NIU and the InterFraternity Council. Gregg Mylin, IFC vice president of administration, said NIU issued the sanctions to Lambda Chi and Sigma...

OCR sponsors events as well as providing recreational equipment

By Johanna Harris | October 5, 1989

Take a break from your studying or lethargic TV watching and glance out the nearest window. What do you see? A bunch of empty beer bottles from last night's bash? Well, aside from that, notice the vibrant color of the leaves that are now changing. Notice...

Klutzy columnist creating havoc

By Lynn Rogers | October 5, 1989

I am a klutz. You have probably seen me floundering about the campus, tripping, falling, spilling, bumping into people and generally creating havoc wherever I go. I am the one who is always muttering "oops" and "I'm sorry." Has it always been this way?...

Zsa Zsa learns she must pay the price

By Kelli Christiansen | October 5, 1989

Zsa Zsa, really. What did you expect? Come on, now. You can't slap an officer of the law and expect to get off easy. Maybe you could have traded your autograph for the sentence you'll receive. Oh, Darling, isn't life hard? What's odd about the whole Zsa...

Pellets damage downtown area

By Bill Schwingel | October 5, 1989

A rash of incidents involving BB's or pellets caused damage in excess of $3,000 to vehicles and stores throughout downtown DeKalb last weekend. Despite the many damage reports to the DeKalb Police, there is little information pertaining to any vandalism...

Musicians rise above basement recording, welcome quality studios of local Cat Trax

By Emmett Overbey | October 5, 1989

I was in a band last year. Our recording studio was the basement of Stevenson North and our equipment consisted of a portable cassette recorder and a pack of blank Maxells. Our only post-production work was rewinding. We figured that was the best we could...

REM mix the old and new on tour

By David Trout | October 5, 1989

Michael Stipe of R.E.M. sang "These barricades can only hold me for so long", this set the tone for the rest of the show. The barricades actually held him for the better part of three seconds before he let loose with the usual Stipe antics. Antics that...

Report draws faculty concern

By Diane Buerger | October 5, 1989

The Faculty Assembly voiced concern Wednesday about the modifications of Board of Regents proposed policy changes to be voted on this month. The procedure modifications were made available only to the Regents, the three university presidents and the media...

City seeks control of complex

By Michelle Landrum and Mark McGowan | October 5, 1989

The city of DeKalb will seek temporary management for a DeKalb apartment complex as a result of horrid living conditions, while the building's owners remained unaware of the city's intentions. About 40 tenants met Wednesday night with representatives...

NIU theatre opens season with ‘Execution of Justice’

By Gina Quilici | October 5, 1989

On November 27, 1978, Dan White, a former policeman, former fireman, former member of the Board of Supervisors of the City of San Francisco, shot and killed San Francisco Mayor George Mascone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a liberal, outspoken homosexual....

October certified secretary month

By Dana Netzel | October 5, 1989

October has been declared "Certified Professional Secretaries Month" by Gov. James Thompson. "I congratulate all Illinois secretaries who have earned this distinguished rating and all who are striving for the honor," Thompson said in his Sept. 6 proclamation....

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