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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

Company closes local pizza place

By Greg Rivara | April 19, 1989

DeKalb's Pizza World closed its doors Sunday because sales did not meet the company's expectations, and the branch was isolated from the home office in Bloomington, Ill. Pizza World President Thomas Ahlers said the 10-year-old branch has left the DeKalb...

Volunteer Action Center acts as ‘mom’ to elderly

By Bill Schwingel | April 19, 1989

Even if you have been married for 40 years and have three children and seven grandchildren, it doesn't mean you cannot enjoy the benefits of someone who will drive you to work, take you to the doctor or make you lunch. The Voluntary Action Center, 1606...

Ambiguity has become the real media victim

By Ellen Goodman | April 19, 1989

The Boston Globe WASHINGTON—The brief film clip on the screen flanking the convention panelists captured one of those historic moments in the annals of televised discourse. There was Morton Downey, Jr., and a member of his rabble-roused audience screaming...

Policy proposal rejected by IFCrejected by IFC

By Claudia Curry | April 19, 1989

The NIU InterFraternity Council Tuesday did not approve an amendment proposed by Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity to a constitutional advertising policy. Phi Kappa Sigma proposed that each fraternity include in advertisements what type of party is to be held,...

Communities halting crime with DeKalb law inforcers

By Michelle Landrum | April 19, 1989

Since 1982, DeKalb County residents have had the opportunity to be take part in the law enforcement in their communities. Sycamore Crime Stoppers depends upon community involvement and rewards information leading to the arrest of criminals. The Sycamore...

Mayor dedicated to his hometown

By Tammy Sholer | April 19, 1989

A man who puts his hobbies and his recreation after his job, a man dedicated to the improvement of a town, a man who has been mayor for 36 years—this man is Sycamore's very own Harold "Red" Johnson. In his deep, rugged voice, Johnson said his life is...

Bill proposes labels

By Dina Paluzzi | April 17, 1989

Recent stories about grapes laced with cyanide and apples treated with cancer-causing pesticides have caused alarm to many Americans. Soon, if a bill is passed, which calls for all food items to be labeled with the chemicals used on them, Illinois consumers...

Band posters removed from campus areas

By Stephanie Bradley | April 17, 1989

Several posters advertising an Otis Ball and the Chains concert were removed from NIU buildings and other places on campus by students, faculty and staff who found them offensive. Michelle Emmett, University Programming and Activities director, said to...

Hearing postponed

By Greg Rivara | April 17, 1989

A preliminary hearing for a Dixon man facing multiple drug charges in DeKalb was postponed because his attorney requested that his $1 million dollar bond be lowered. The attorney for Richard Janacek, 38, 616 S. Ottawa St., Dixon, filed a motion last week...

NIU club getting feet on ground

By Dan O’Shea | April 17, 1989

In its second year, the NIU track club is "just trying to get its feet on the ground," said coach Bill Rolette. The track club began competing last year, more than five years after the sport was dropped from NIU's athletic program because of university...

Watch yer mouth, or UW will do it for you

By Marianne Renner | April 14, 1989

Remember when you were a little kid, and you used to get in arguments with the bullies on the block? You used to say, "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me." You would sometimes go crying into your house and mom would say,...

Spring patrols frequent UPs offer safety tips

By Dan O’Shea | April 13, 1989

As the weather warms, University Police foot and vehicle patrols will become more frequent around campus, said UP Officer Albert Ekstrom. "When the weather is nicer, we come to expect an increase in certain types of criminal activity," Ekstrom said. Due...

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