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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

City’s response limited

By Paul Wagner and Daron Walker | November 5, 1987

Assistant City Manager Gary Boden said there are as many complaints from students against other students as any other type of complaints. "Regardless of who it is (making a complaint), they are just residents of the city of DeKalb," he said. DeKalb County...

UC voices document concerns

By Suzanne Tomse | November 5, 1987

When discussing NIU's proposed constitution Tuesday, the University Council expressed concerns about some of the changes and offered additional recommendations to the constitutional task force. The Presidential Task Force on Constitutional Revision will...

Provost withdraws doctorate proposal

By Tammy Sholer | November 5, 1987

NIU will have to do without a physics doctorate program because Provost Kendall Baker withdrew the $2 million prosposal from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. At the Faculty Assembly meeting Wednesday, Baker spoke on his reasons for withdrawing...

Law school receives grant to publish review journal

By Robyn Richard | November 5, 1987

The NIU Law School received a $5,000 grant from the Illinois Bar Foundation in Springfield to finance the publication of a special issue of the Law Review. The Law Review is a student-edited publication run by the law school. Editor in Chief Steven Brody...

TSE bias concerns raised

By Nancy Broten | November 5, 1987

The Student Committee On Political Action discussed plans Wednesday to check into the methods NIU's Graduate Council uses to determine who will be required to take the Test of Spoken English, a fluency test given to foreign individuals seeking positions...

Glenn Miller Orchestra’s

By Lynn Hammarstrom | November 4, 1987

"Quality music always withstands the test of time." So said Dick Gerhard, leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, who will perform at NIU this Parents' Day Weekend. If ticket sales are any determinant, Gerhard's words are true. The concert has been sold...

Humorist begins tour at NIU

November 4, 1987

Musical humorist Utah Phillips will perform the first night of his current Mid-Western tour in the New Prairie Cafe tonight at 8:30. The admission-free concert, sponsored by NIU's Campus Activities Board, is sure to bring smiles with Phillips' songs and...

Rosborough teaches repetition to troops

By Dan Moran | November 4, 1987

New Zealand invades DeKalb in two weeks. Are Jim Rosborough's troops ready? "To this point we've put in about 98 percent of what we need to play," Rosborough said. Notice he said "play." The New Zealand Nationals are coming here the 19th to play basketball,...

IFC forming drinking plan

By Paul Wagner and Daron Walker | November 4, 1987

Deputy City Clerk Donna Johnson said DeKalb allows an organization to purchase three class "G" licenses per year at a total cost of $50. Before being eligible to purchase the one-day license, the organization must purchase liquor liability insurance,...

Provost, faculty discuss paper on univ. budget

By Suzanne Tomse | November 4, 1987

NIU Provost Kendall Baker will meet with the Faculty Assembly today to discuss his "Working Priorities" paper which was written in response to the university budget and funding priorities across campus. In addition, Baker will be discussing the physics...

Mail-in class registration starts today

November 4, 1987

Students can register by mail today through Nov. 20 for Spring, 1988 semester classes to avoid the last-minute problems of late registration. egistration and Records Director Dick Durfee said Nov. 20 is the deadline for students to mail in their class...

Halloween quiet at NIU compared to SIU events

November 4, 1987

The Halloween holiday at NIU was quite peaceful compared to the event at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, according to local police officers. At Carbondale, 235 people were arrested during the two-day event, mostly for underage drinking and...

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