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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

‘Sea of Love’ a suspenseful thriller movie, many may want to see this baffler twice

By Gina Quilici | September 21, 1989

Sea of Love is an erotic, suspense filled thriller that is perhaps the best movie that has graced the theaters all year. Al Pacino stars as detective Frank Miller, a 20 year veteran of the New York police force. Detective Miller becomes involved in a...

Civil rights leader to give ethnicity speech

By Stephan L. Lopes | September 21, 1989

As part of Unity through Diversity week, C.T. Vivian, chairman of Black Action Strategies and Information, Inc. (BASIC), will speak on ethnicity. The speech is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Cole Hall 100. Vivian's presentation is sponsored...

Board to consider officials’ opinions

By Joe Bush | September 21, 1989

NORMAL—A two-member Board of Regents committee will consider suggestions by Regency campus officials concerning proposed changes in Board policy, a move that does not please the Joint University Advisory Committee. Regents Chairman Carol Burns said...

Survey to ‘fine-tune’ shuttle plans

By Vickie Snow | September 21, 1989

A modified version of last spring semester's student survey could "start the ball rolling" on whether to begin the Geneva shuttle, said Dave Pack, Chair of the Student Association Mass Transit Board (SAMTB). The shuttle will bus students from DeKalb to...

Real world is unnatural

By Ellen Goodman | September 20, 1989

The Boston Globe The geese are overhead, flying south in V-formation as crisp as a sharpened pencil. We watched them from the porch in a Maine light transformed by September clarity. Now we follow their lead, proceeding on our own annual migration. The...

Downtown patrol to help keep DeKalb safe

By Bill Schwingel | September 20, 1989

The DeKalb Police Department is patrolling downtown DeKalb on weekends to stop acts such as vandalism, littering and the illegal selling of alcohol. The police used foot patrolmen in plain-clothes and uniform, as well as "marked and unmarked" police vehicles,...

Bus line discussed at Mass Transit meeting

By Michelle Landrum | September 20, 1989

Members of the Student Association Mass Transit Board discussed changes in the Huskie Bus Line and the Late-Nite Ride Service Monday night in an unofficial meeting. Four of the nine voting board members were present, failing to fulfill the 2/3 quorum...

Assault suspect apprehended, not arrested

By Bill Schwingel | September 20, 1989

The University Police continue to refuse official comment on a Monday morning rape that occurred at Neptune Hall. The UPs also declined to confirm or deny information obtained by The Northern Star. The only official information about the incident was...

River gets in the mix with green substance

September 20, 1989

The Kishwaukee River had a strange visitor Tuesday in the form of a greenish, milky substance of unknown origin that mixed with the river as it flowed through campus. Sources in the NIU Physical Plant said Safety Officer Robert Vest investigated the substance...

Artists show work in Swen Parson Gallery

By Dana Netzel | September 20, 1989

The first fall semester exhibit in the Swen Parson Gallery will begin today with arts and crafts from about 33 artists. Artists from six midwestern states used their personalized styles to present unique perspectives and create items for art rather than...

Area residents discuss visit to war-torn Nicaragua

By Ken Goze | September 20, 1989

Three DeKalb area residents Sunday told a group of almost 40 people that although war-torn Nicaragua is suffering from political unrest and poor living conditions, most of the people they encountered seemed happy. During a two hour meeting at the Wesley...

Lack or hiring takes toll

By Diane Buerger | September 20, 1989

With the approach of the next decade, students might face larger classes taught by less qualified professors due to a projected teacher shortage which has already affected NIU's English department. Although faculty were hired in greater numbers in previous...

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