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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

Party complaints result in meeting to solve problem

By Deneen Smith | January 30, 1987

A discussion of problems linked with off-campus student parties brought NIU administrators, members of the Student Association and city of DeKalb officials together Thursday. DeKalb City Manager Mark Stevens said the meeting was a response to the growing...

Man faces trial for burglary ring

By M. Michelle Byrne | January 30, 1987

An Elgin man allegedly involved in a burglary ring responsible for up to 10 home burglaries will stand trial for one of the incidents. DeKalb County associate Circuit Court Judge Richard Larson found probable cause in the burglary charge against Anthony...

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...

Cave replicates past era

By Louise M. Koryta | January 29, 1987

NIU students and faculty can return to prehistoric times and wander inside a paleolithic cave exhibit in the Anthropology Museum. Milton Deemer, anthropology instructor, built "The Oldest Masters," a cave depicting the Paleozoic era from 10,000 to 30,000...

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...

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...

Hastert criticizes proposed salaries

By Mike Solley | January 29, 1987

Calling a 16 percent pay raise for Congressmen "irresponsible" and "an insult to the American people," Congressman Dennis Hastert yesterday introduced legislation to stop it. astert, a Republican from the 14th District, which includes DeKalb, said his...

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...

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...

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 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....

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