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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

Convocation honors scholarship winners

By Sheri Forsell | October 6, 1987

NIU's first Presidential Awards Convocation will honor about 150 undergraduate merit scholarship recipients tomorrow. The assembly will be held in the Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center at 3 p.m. A reception of punch and cookies for the...

Tri-Sigs to send off balloons for charity

By Christine Boike | October 6, 1987

Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority is helping to "make a child smile" with their annual Balloon Ascension Contest during this year's Homecoming football game, Oct. 10. About 35 Tri-Sigma women will release balloons from Huskie Stadium during the National Anthem....

NIU Wind Ensemble plays 1st concert in newly restored hall

By Lynn Hammarstrom | October 6, 1987

The NIU Wind Ensemble will perform its first concert tonight in the newly renovated Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, located in the Music Building. The concert will be directed by NIU Wind Ensemble Conductor Stephen Squires and will feature NIU music Professor...

Fire dept. to educate city on escape plans

By Susie Snyder | October 6, 1987

"Play It Safe...Plan Your Escape!" is the theme for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-9, said DeKalb Fire Chief Alan Berg. Berg said planning a way of escape now, before the fire, is essential because by the time the smoke alarm sounds, it is too late to stand...

ROTC trains at Miss. River

By Mike Lacy | October 6, 1987

While the rest of campus was sleeping in late and/or recovering from Friday night's festivities, about 104 NIU students were gathering in front of Stevenson Towers South early Saturday morning. Some were there to help pay for their education. Others were...

IBHE to address NIU issues

October 6, 1987

Faculty salaries, plans to offer a graduate degree off-campus, a synopsis of Illinois public universities and a review of Gov. James Thompson's stance on different legislation will top the agenda of items affecting NIU at the Illinois Board of Higher...

Art lecturer presents metalworking, jewlery

By Sean Noble | October 6, 1987

A well-traveled art lecturer from England will give a speech and slide presentation on metalworking and jewlery tonight. Susan Fortune is a senior lecturer at the City of London Polytechnic. NIU art Professor Lee Peck said Fortune is noted in the fields...

Daily noon-time acts perform in commons

By Dina Paluzzi | October 6, 1987

Musical and magical entertainment will be performed daily this week at noon in King Memorial Commons. The entertainment, sponsored by the Student Association as part of the homecoming festivities, will be performed each day from noon to 1 p.m. SA Homecoming...

Students fortunate tailgating will stay

October 6, 1987

Despite the tailgating fiasco three weeks ago, NIU students are getting one more chance to enjoy a custom other schools take for granted. It was announced recently that tailgating before NIU home games will be allowed to continue. There will be a few...

Graduate school council approves catalog changes

By Matt James | October 6, 1987

The NIU Graduate Council Monday approved four changes to the Graduate School's catalog which were submitted by the Graduate Council Standards Committee. Graduate School Dean Jerold Zar said up to nine semester hours of law now will be credited to any...

Prof. pens book on occult

By Sheri Frey | October 5, 1987

Cosette Kies, chairwoman of library and information studies at NIU, recently published "Supernatural Fiction for Teens, 500 Good Paperbacks to Read for Wonderment, Fear and Fun". The book, published by Libraries Unlimited, is a bibliography of fiction...

The development of NIU: From teachers college to second largest univ. in Ill.

By Susie Snyder | October 5, 1987

NIU and its traditions have come a long way since its very beginnings in the late 1800s. At its unofficial birth in 1903, Homecoming consisted of nothing more than an alumni meeting, banquet and varsity football game between the varsity football team...

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