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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

Photo-finish leaves NIU beaten at wire

By Dan Moran | October 26, 1987

You know there's been some excitement when a game is decided after it's over. But that's how it ended Saturday before 7,325 fans at Huskie Stadium. The NIU football team's 21-20 loss to Cal State-Fullerton was not finalized until Keith Hurley was forced...

New director seeks improvement

By Moin H. Khan | October 26, 1987

Improving the substance and image of NIU's Center for Southeast Asian Studies is the goal of its first full-time director. Michael Aung-Thwin, former assistant professor of Asian history at Elmira College, Elmira, N.Y., said although the center is one...

Meeting tells faculty about union issues

By Sandi Patyk | October 26, 1987

Another campaign to organize faculty in an attempt to determine if a union will become the collective bargaining agent for NIU professors will begin today. Richard Beard, of NIU University Professionals of Illinois (UPI), said the organizational meeting,...

County youth service holds Halloween party

October 26, 1987

DeKalb-area children will be treated to Halloween games and candy at the DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau's annual Halloween costume party Friday night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. YSB youth counselor Marie Kaemmerlen said the party is open to children from...

ISA Pres. works for stronger SAs

By Nancy Broten | October 26, 1987

"The university system has no intention of rolling back tuition in the spring with or without a tax increase. We need to do it for them," Illinois Student Association President David Starrett said to NIU Student Association senators Sunday. Starrett visited...

Field hockey squad falls 4-1 to Wildcats

By Chris Sigley | October 23, 1987

Besides fighting against 11th-ranked Northwestern, the NIU field hockey team had to battle a strong wind which continually blew one of the scoring cages over in yesterday's match. The Wildcats prevailed 4-1 over the Huskies. "I thought the wind would...

NIU goes for 3rd straight victory

By Dan Moran | October 23, 1987

Even if you are in your fourth year here at NIU, you were still just a high school senior the last time the Huskies met California State-Fullerton. It has been nearly four full years since the Huskies beat the Titans 20-13 in California Bowl III. With...

Will Lightning strike twice at MetroCentre?

By Paul Keller | October 23, 1987

The Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association is looking to repeat as Western Division Champions this season. The Lightning and new head coach Charley Rosen open their season at the Rockford MetroCentre Nov. 20 against Rochester. Free...

Jazz Lab Ensemble presents range of musical selections

By Matt James | October 23, 1987

Director Antonio Garcia will present the NIU Jazz Lab Ensemble Oct. 26 at the Music Building's Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, in a concert featuring a variety of jazz music from Count Basie to Herbie Hancock. Garcia, in his first year of teaching at NIU,...

After big loss to Hawkeyes, volleyball team faces Hurons

By Kari Brackett | October 23, 1987

An important match is coming up for the NIU volleyball team when it takes on the Eastern Michigan Hurons at Chick Evans Field House Saturday at 4 p.m. The Huskies are going to have to prove themselves after a poor showing against the Iowa Hawkeyes Wednesday...

Roy to mush Huskies into wintry Wisconsin

By Tom Clegg | October 23, 1987

Soccer coach Willy Roy might forget the bus and have his Huskies pull him by dogsled to Wisconsin this weekend. NIU travels to Madison Friday and Green Bay Sunday where several inches of white stuff fell Thursday. But Roy said he would not mind playing...

Legal fraternity to sponsor breathalizer demonstration

By Alan Marcus | October 22, 1987

As part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity will sponsor a breathalizer test demonstration at 6:30 p.m. today in Swen Parson Rm. 170. Delta Theta Phi co-dean K. Patrick Yarbrough, said "two fraternity members...

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