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Countryman reviews election

By Mike Solley | January 29, 1987

A contested State Representative election, decided by only four votes, is being reviewed by the House Committee on Elections, which includes newly appointed member John Countryman, R-DeKalb. There seems to have been a problem with the "conduct of the...

Applicants set up RA interviews

By Lynn Kallal | January 29, 1987

About 38 would-be Resident Assistants attended a candidates' reception Tuesday night to meet with staff members and set up interviews on which final decisions will be based. The residence halls are in the process of choosing students to become R.A.s for...

Pres. appoints Mellard chairman

By Tom Omiatek | January 29, 1987

As one of the first stages in defining NIU's athletic direction, NIU President John LaTourette appointed English Professor James Mellard as internal self-study committee chairman. Mellard was chairman of the English department from 1978 to 1984 and was...

Homosexuals confront stereotypes

By Ginger Riehle | January 29, 1987

"When people think of homosexuals, they imagine them meeting in the bathroom and having sex in two minutes. They don't exchange names and feel no emotion," said Paul Schmig, co-president of the Gay/Lesbian Union. Minority discrimination has been, and...

Plan could save taxpayers costs

By Nancy Broten | January 26, 1987

A plan which could bring long-term savings for DeKalb property taxpayers will be discussed at tonight's meeting of the DeKalb City Council. First Ward Alderman Ron Matekaitis said Illinois requires city governments to make an "actuarial analysis" of city...

NIU might enter ‘high tech. corridor’

By Paul Wagner | January 26, 1987

Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles on the "high technology corridor" which will be published in the Star periodically throughout the semester. NIU might join four other Illinois universities to provide graduate level engineering...

NIU student aims for ‘88 Olympics

By Louise M. Koryta | January 26, 1987

NIU tae kwon do instructor Mike Park might be a competitor in the 1988 Olympics—if the sport is accepted. Coincidentally, tae kwon do originated in Korea, as did Park, a 20-year-old business major and instructor of the NIU Ji-Do-Kwan-Tae Kwon Do Club....

Marriott wants to discuss Roy Rogers

By Pam Schmidt | January 26, 1987

The Marriott Corporation last week asked NIU to consider discussing the terms of their contract, which might include the closing of Roy Rogers, said William Herrmann, director of Bond Revenue Services. "The volume of people and the commission they must...

$1 million fund aids minorities

By Suzanne Tomse | January 26, 1987

Awards of up to $10,000 annually can provide financial assistance to qualified minority students of NIU's graduate school. The Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program (ICEOP) provides the awards to Illinois students from a $1 million fund...

Madigan visits NIU as part of program

By Mike Solley | January 26, 1987

Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, said NIU is "advancing very well" in the areas of education and development during a campus visit Friday. Madigan, a 15-year veteran of the Illinois General Assembly, spent...

Hastert named to House Committee

By Mike Solley | January 26, 1987

Freshman Congressman Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, will be overseeing federal activities and monitoring their efficiency as a newly appointed member of the House Government Operations Committee. Bob Welling, Hastert's press secretary, said the committee...

NIU offers course on life cycles

January 26, 1987

A unique course, focusing on aging from infancy to death, is being offered for the first time this semester by NIU Professor John Stolte. "Social Structure and the Life Course," part of NIU's gerontology program, deals with all the stages encountered...