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Senior citizens throw welcome back dance

By Sheri Forsell | September 25, 1987

Pine Acres Retirement Center, 1212 S. Second St. is celebrating the return of NIU students during its Back-to-School Month featuring a homecoming dance to be held tonight. Marketing Coordinator Ellen Rogers said the dance, which starts at 7 p.m. at the...

SA considers Party Patrol program

By Susie Snyder | September 25, 1987

With new levels of concern about complaints of parties in DeKalb comes the need to talk about organizing a Party Patrol program at NIU, Student Association President Jim Fischer said. The Party Patrol would be modeled after a similar program in effect...

Unity week to promote awareness

By Moin H. Khan | September 25, 1987

Unity Through Diversity Week will begin Sunday, kicking off a week-long series of events and a year-long campaign to promote cultural awareness on campus. A black alumni reception, sponsored by the Black Student Union, will start the day in the Holmes...

Walk raises funds for cerebral palsy in Blackhawk area

By Matt James | September 25, 1987

A walkathon has been set to start in DeKalb Oct. 3 in hopes of raising $10,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of Blackhawk Region. The Blackhawk region encompasses 10 northern and central Illinois counties, including DeKalb County. DeKalb County Walk Coordinator...

Forum focuses on white racism

By Marianne Renner | September 25, 1987

The issue of racism will be addressed from the perspective of whites during a forum on white racism. The forum, which will be held Sunday at 4:30 p.m., is a part of the awareness week and will focus on how whites view themselves in relation to other races...

Probable cause found in Rink case

By Tom Omiatek | September 25, 1987

The DeKalb County Court found Thursday there to be probable cause in connection with the two counts of fraud charged against NIU Marketing Professor David Richard Rink. The preliminary hearing, held at the County Courthouse, determined that a crime was...

NIU workers give contract package OK

By Tammy Sholer | September 25, 1987

More than 300 food service and building maintenance workers unanimously ratified the recent contract package which might result in a three-year contact within a month if the Board of Regents approves the package. Diane Tilton, president of local 963 of...

Book autographing part of promotional activities

September 21, 1987

Lucien Stryk, internationally renown poet and NIU professor, will be signing copies of his books at the Student Center Bookstore Grand Opening today from 1 to 3 p.m.

Stryk, who has been at NIU for 30 years, teaches poetry and Oriental literature. He works particularly with Zen poetry and Buddhist literature.

Stryk said more than 20 of his books have published, many of which have been widely translated. He also has 12 poetry collections and translated volumes of Japanese poetry. Some of these were collaborations with other authors, he said.

e has also published two anthologies of Midwestern poets, which he uses as texts in his poetry classes.

is most recent work, "Bells of Lombardy", will be among those which he will sign. This book is the 12th collection of his poetry.

"It is a great privilege to be asked (to autograph his work). I feel honored. I do this sort of thing from time to time, and it is particularly fine at one's own school," he said.

Stryk said the Student Center Bookstore has a large selection of his work including his poems, the anthologies of the Midwestern poets and the translations of Japanese poetry.

NIU English Professor Gerald Berkowitz said, "He (Stryk) is a very good poet. He will admit that he is influenced by the Japanese poets on matters of style, imagery and such."

Report opposes treaty reinterpretation to allow for expanded ‘Star Wars’ testing

September 21, 1987

WASHINGTON (AP)—The Reagan administration incorrectly claims it can unilaterally reinterpret the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty to allow expanded U.S. "Star Wars" testing, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday. The attempt by the Republican...

Library budget reduced by $80,000

By Mark Indreika | September 21, 1987

Because of the $363 million statewide budget cut, NIU's library material fund is being reduced by $80,000 this year. Gordon Rowley, associate director of NIU libraries, said the cuts represent a 4 percent reduction in the materials' budget from last year,...

SA senators take oaths, learn of responsibilities

By Alan Marcus | September 21, 1987

Winners of last week's Student Association senate elections took their oaths of office Sunday night as the senate convened for the first time this year. SA President Jim Fischer said the senators will have to work hard in order to provide students with...

Office helps grad. students find funds

By Dina Paluzzi | September 21, 1987

The Graduate School Grants and Fellowship Office recently has been established to aid graduate students in finding research grants, fellowships and graduate assistantships. Graduate School Assistant Dean Philip Daniel, who created the office, said, "I...

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