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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

Student letters, lobbying suprise state legislators

By Nancy Broten | October 9, 1987

Student Association President Jim Fischer and several other members of the Student Committee On Political Action lobbied in Springfield Thursday with legislators and delivered them nearly 200 protest letters from NIU students. Fischer said the legislators...

Speaker gives employment tips

By Jim Wozniak | October 9, 1987

A former NIU student spoke Wednesday to a group of around 100 business students about the need to have experience in one's degree area during college before applying for a job. Mark Ricotta, a 1985 graduate, works for Northern Illinois Advertising Council...

Damages to STS elevator top $10,000

By Sean Noble | October 9, 1987

A group of about thirty residents of Stevenson Towers South, on their way to a floor picture-taking session, caused more than $10,000 damage Wednesday night to an elevator in the hall's B-tower. Stevenson Towers Area Coordinator Jim Rooney said the group,...

DeKalb teacher plans to run for clerk

By Paul Wagner | October 9, 1987

A DeKalb high school teacher will announce Monday her plans to run for DeKalb County Circuit Clerk in the March 15 Democratic primary. Linda Finn, who has served as chairwoman of the DeKalb Corn Fest for the past two years, said she is seeking the circuit...

Title, duties of Grants-in-Aid may change

October 9, 1987

Under recommendation of university officials, NIU's Grants-In-Aid Committee title might be changed to the University Scholarships Committee. The Rules and Governance Committee of the University Council recommended to Faculty Assembly members Wednesday...

Governor Thompson signs three new bills

By Susie Snyder | October 9, 1987

Gov. James Thompson recently signed into law three bills which had been sponsored by State Representative John Countryman, R-DeKalb, during the spring session of the General Assembly. House Bill 1391 concerns liability disclosure. It requires an insurer...

TA applicant face proficiency test

By Mark Indreika | October 8, 1987

In order to ensure English proficiency in NIU classrooms, the Advisory Committee on Effective Classroom Instruction will be recommending a minimum Test of Spoken English (TSE) score which some foreign students will have to attain before they can become...

Fund established in memory of student

By Sandi Patyk | October 8, 1987

Employees and customers of Otto's have started a "We Care" fund in memory of Christine Billmyer, the NIU student who died after being injured in a car accident Sunday morning. Billmyer, who worked at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Hwy., was a passenger in a car...

Hotels booked solid for Homecoming weekend

By Sandi Patyk | October 8, 1987

Parents and alumni might be left out in the cornfields after attending the festivities of NIU's Homecoming unless they have already made reservations for DeKalb-area hotels and motels. Many hotels have been booked for months and some as far in advance...

NIU’s data base gives resource info.

By Marianne Renner | October 8, 1987

NIU's computerized data base, Illinois Research Network, provides information to those searching for expertise on a given subject. The network contains professional profiles on more than 6,000 Illinois faculty members from 12 universities, 800 of whom...

Groups plan to improve bus service

By Pam Schmidt | October 8, 1987

Members of the Huskie Busline and the Student Association Mass Transit Board will be working together this semester to improve the quality of service on several routes, including routes 3 and 4. One problem is the amount of time scheduled for each route....

Student fees subject for analysis

By Pam Schmidt | October 7, 1987

During the next few weeks, students and the administration will work together to gather information and discuss recommendations for student fees, which will be given to the President's Fee Review Committee for consideration Oct. 15. The bond revenue team...

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