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Northern Star

NIU should accept proposal

January 26, 1989

An editorial in this space last week urged the Illinois Board of Higher Education to go ahead with its original plans to upgrade the admissions standards of state universities. The IBHE had been balking at finally putting into effect its newly-proposed...

Income tax program dissolves

January 25, 1989

Plans for a Student Accounting Society-sponsored income tax assistance program dissolved after it was discovered that the date for a qualifying exam that the volunteers should have taken passed unnoticed in December. SAS President Christine Smith said...

Hospital offers program

January 25, 1989

Kishwaukee Community Hospital will offer a six-session program called "Eater's Choice" aimed at improving eating habits and reducing cholesterol. The course will be offered at 7 p.m. on alternate Tuesdays from Feb. 7 until April 18. The $150 registration...

Voting necessary, but difficult

January 25, 1989

Today is the last day for students to get out and vote for Student Association Senate candidates, who are running for very important and responsible positions. Senators make decisions about such matters as distribution of student fees—your fees—to...

Congress should block raise

January 25, 1989

The members of Congress would do well to reject their proposed 50 percent pay increase. Too many arguments can be made against raising our representatives' and senators' pay by this amount for Congress to accept former president Reagan's endorsement of...

Inquest finds fatal mauling by two pit bulls accidental

By Greg Rivara | January 24, 1989

The death of an NIU graduate student mauled by two pit bull dogs on Nov. 10 has been ruled accidental by a DuPage County coroner's inquest. However, the jury has recommended that the investigation be continued because 72 glass viles, possibly intended...

My days as a ‘geek’: coolness reigns now

By Eric Gubelman | January 24, 1989

Before the word "geek" came into common usage, I was a common example of the subspecies. My sixth grade school photo shows an Alfred E. Neumann look-alike whose hair was cut with the aid of a wooden soup bowl and a jagged pair of scissors. The shirt's...

ISA fee not a wise investment

January 24, 1989

NIU's governing body, the Board of Regents, will be asked this week to approve a $1 NIU student fee which would generate new funds to go toward the Illinois Student Association. Like the fee for health insurance, this fee would be refundable at the end...

Ickey Woods not exactly Solid Gold material

January 24, 1989

Elbert Woods and his Ickey Shuffle will long be remembered as the epicenter of Super Hype XXIII. It seems only justice that Woods didn't get a chance to smear the history of the Super Bowl by strutting his stuff on the sidelines of Joe Robbie Stadium....

Bid for condom machines might be taken this week

By Stephanie Bradley | January 23, 1989

Condom machines could be installed at several locations on campus in four weeks if bids are settled by the end of this week. "We haven't contracted with anybody yet, but we prefer the bid of National Sanitary Laboritories," said John Dalton, NIU vice...

Graduate student art exhibit

January 23, 1989

An exhibit entitled "The Exquisite Corpse" displays the work of six NIU graduate students in the Holmes Student Center art gallery. The exhibit, on display through Saturday, features a collection of constructions crafted from raw materials such as scrap...

Some tips to remember in case of automobile accident

January 23, 1989

Speaking from the bar As the daily weather forecasts indicate, the Northern Illinois winter season is in full force, complete with its pristine beauty, outdoor sports, and treacherous driving conditions. Packed snow, ice, fog and glare are all common...