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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

DeKalb band shoots music video

By Allen Roscoe | March 2, 1989

Last Saturday, The Jungle got the bright lights and big city as DeKalb band JP And The Cats shot a video as part of a promotion package. Originally scheduled to be shot at either Chicago's Traffic Jam or maybe the Baja Beach Club, Jim Tulk, the lead singer...

Faculty Assembly addresses pay equity problem

By Chris Lind | March 2, 1989

During a time when teachers around the nation are pleading for more money, the NIU Faculty Assembly addressed their position and concerns to alleviate the problem of low salaries at NIU. These concerns were expressed to NIU Provost Kendall Baker at yesterday's...

Local bands to battle at NIU

By Mike Siegel | March 2, 1989

How many times have you wanted to see live bands perform only to be disappointed when you were unable to enter the bar? Unfortunately, lovers of live music who are under 21 have few opportunities to check out the local music scene. And even if you are...

Senate to consider adding elevator to HSC lower level

By Elizabeth M. Behland | March 2, 1989

An additional elevator in the Holmes Student Center might be considered to make the lower level of the center accessible to the handicapped. The Student Services and Activities Space Study Committee will meet Friday at 3 p.m. in Room 506 of the student...

Bill, Ted learn history in excellent adventure

By Johanna Harris | March 2, 1989

Bill and Ted are two "dudes" with a serious problem. In order to pass their history class (and high school, for that matter) they have to get an A+ on a class presentation. As if that's not bad enough, Ted, upon flunking, will be sent to a military school...

Improvisational jazz musician treats NIU to sweet sounds of international success

By Johanna Harris | March 2, 1989

NIU students were treated Feb. 20 to the jazzy sounds of Jiggs Whigham, an internationally acclaimed trombonist. Besides performing with the NIU Faculty Jazz Quintet, Whigham also hosted an improvisation clinic and lectured music students. Although he...

Popcorn stand owner has story to tell

By Joe Mahony | March 2, 1989

We're standing inside the tiny popcorn stand at the corner of Second Street and Lincoln Highway. Barely an arm's span wide, the stand is lined on one side with a display shelf, sink, freezer, counter space and shelves for napkins, plastic cups and forks....

UPs investigate acts of indecent exposure

By Greg Rivara | March 2, 1989

The University Police Department is searching for a male suspected in two indecent exposure incidents on campus. UP Sgt. Ralph Taylor said preliminary reports indicate that the two Feb. 16 incidents in Cole and DuSable Halls occurred "pretty close together."...

League brings Broadway to Rockford

By Mike Siegel | March 2, 1989

"Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to the Cabaret!" These words were sung by Liza Minelli in the classic musical "Cabaret"—first on Broadway, then on the big screen. Now, the musical returns to the stage; this time, in Rockford. Thanks to a group known...

Rape victim’s emotional scars could last lifetime

By Amanda Martin | March 2, 1989

"To this day, I still wake up with nightmares and relive the whole experience," says Karen (not her real name), a 21-year-old NIU senior who was assaulted by a friend in October 1987. The physical scars of sexual assault heal, but the emotional damage...

Student group to protest Thompson

By Tammy Sholer | March 2, 1989

The Student Political Education and Action Committee has decided to protest Gov. James Thompson before he attends a republican fundraiser tonight. At Tuesday's SPEAC meeting, the committee organized a protest of Thompson before he enters Matthew Boone's...

Avoid the ‘blub’ of returning cellulite; diet consistently, excersise regularly

By Lynn Rogers | March 2, 1989

You've been waiting for this a long time, surviving on Wheat Thins, Diet Anything and wilting lettuce for two months. It was worth it, however, as you lost that nagging 10 pounds. Once your plane landed and you slid on your SPF 8, you thought you were...

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