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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

Athletic dept.‘s review continues

By Jim Wozniak | March 20, 1987

Internal committee members handling the first phase of the NIU athletic department's review have completed the interview sessions and are preparing to write their final report, committee chairman James Mellard said Thursday. NIU President John LaTourette...

VP contest gets rolling

By Tammy Sholer | March 20, 1987

The two candidates running for Student Association vice president expressed different opinions on methods to wipe out student apathy and motivate student involvement in the SA at last night's debate. While candidate James Collins said he would encourage...

Gallagher receives hit-and-run charge

By M. Michelle Byrne | March 20, 1987

Former DeKalb State's Attorney Jordan Gallagher was charged Tuesday for a hit-and-run automobile accident which occurred in Sycamore March 12. Gallagher, 39, of Sycamore, was charged with improper backing and failure to give information after striking...

Jour. undergraduate school off probation

March 20, 1987

The Board of Regents suspended admissions to NIU's journalism graduate school Thursday while at the same time lifting the probationary status from the department's undergraduate program. No new admissions to the graduate school will be allowed until a...

Opposition found to Carroll closing

By Paul Wagner | March 18, 1987

A survey of 40 residents in Neptune Hall East revealed that 72.5 percent felt Carroll Avenue should not have been closed last summer. Dave Agazzi, busing graduate assistant who compiled the survey results for the Mass Transit Board, said the survey does...

Campaigns start for SA executive positions

By Tammy Sholer | March 18, 1987

Candidates will begin campaigning this week for the positions of Student Association president, vice president and treasurer in preparation for the SA Executive Elections March 25 and 26. The presidential candidates are Phil Chihoski, Michael Murvihill...

Committee picks provost nominees

By Suzanne Tomse | March 18, 1987

Drawing NIU one step closer to the appointment of a new provost by the projected July 1 deadline, five or six candidates will be chosen Friday by the Provost Search Committee. "This is an extremely important position. The individual is not only the chief...

Restaurant stays open

March 18, 1987

The Marriott Corporation, owners of Roy Rogers restaurant in the Pow Wow room, have not indicated how long service will be resumed. Marriott had threatened to stop service March 6 in a letter dated Jan. 26 to James Harder, interim vice president of Business...

Jour.‘s probation might be lifted

By Suzanne Tomse | March 18, 1987

The probationary status of the journalism undergraduate program will be removed if the Board of Regents Thursday accepts the chancellor's recommendation at their meeting to be held in NIU's Holmes Student Center. Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves will...

City might ban Greek Row buses

By Paul Wagner | March 18, 1987

City of DeKalb officials are considering banning Huskie buses from the northern Greek Row area starting fall semester. The elimination of buses from Ridge Drive, Blackhawk Road and part of Normal Road is being considered by city officials because of road...

Philosopher lectures on current Marxist theory

By Pam Schmidt | March 18, 1987

Mihailo Markovic, one of the leading Marxist thinkers from Yugoslavia, will speak to NIU students Thursday and Friday about the present day meaning of Marxist theory, said Kevin Anderson, NIU sociology associate professor. Markovic is a human rights activist,...

Tan lines contest donates earnings to DeKalb charity

By Lynn Hammarstrom | March 18, 1987

Sun worshippers who spent their spring holiday in Florida or South Padre have one final chance to show off their tans this weekend at The Jungle's Fourth Annual Tan Lines Contest. The contest, sponsored by The Public Relations Student Society of America...

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