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Accident victim improves

November 3, 1988

The condition of an NIU student who was struck by a car Saturday night has improved from serious to fair, a spokesman for St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford, said Wednesday. Andrea Ford, 19, 907 Kimberly Drive, was transferred to St. Anthony's from...

Hearing to start for ball players

November 3, 1988

A preliminary hearing for two NIU basketball players charged with theft of a check is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. NIU students Brian Banks, 20, 9130 S. Merrill, Chicago, and Antwon Harmon, 19, 6911 S. Dorchester,...

Countryman merits re-election

November 3, 1988

This is the fourth of The Northern Star's political endorsements for Tuesday's general election. In the the race for state representative in the 76th district, which includes DeKalb, John Countryman deserves a third term. Countryman is running against...

NIU should divorce Regents

November 3, 1988

The Board of Regents' days of governing NIU might be drawing to a close shortly. It's about time. A new bill to be introduced by State Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, to separate NIU from the Regency governing system has earned support from State Rep. John...

End of an era in sight as Reagan slips on out

November 3, 1988

The "teflon presidency" era of Ronald Reagan is in its final months, and it's only a matter of days before we discover who will step into the Oval Office upon Reagan's retirement. Reagan surely will leave behind him the legacy of having been one of the...

Dukakis has ability

November 3, 1988

The American people will vote on Nov. 8 for the person that they want to lead them for the next four years. This cannot become a referendum on the successes and failures of the Reagan White House. This election must be America's choice of a strong and...

Home business workshop

November 3, 1988

A workshop about home-based businesses is scheduled for Saturday in Aurora. The workshop is intended to provide help for people starting a business and was planned by NIU's Small Business Development Center and a similar center at Waubonsee Community...

Vote for Con Con

November 3, 1988

I am shocked that The Northern Star is advocating a NO vote on whether a Constitutional Convention should be called. A YES vote on the Con Con issue is one possible way to avoid the seemingly never-ending spiral of tuition increases. The changes proposed...

Get out and vote

November 3, 1988

This letter is prompted by a call I made to NIU's personnel office to inquire about the staff and faculty policy for Election Day. The first time I voted in a Presidential Election (1980) the company I worked for provided an hour of time off (paid) in...

Info on MBA degree to be provided

By Michelle D. Isaacson | November 3, 1988

Students who want a Master's of Business Administration degree can obtain information at an MBA Forum in Chicago this weekend. The forum, sponsored by the Graduate Management Admission Council, will be held at the Palmer House, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago,...

Intimate issues need to be discussed more openly

November 2, 1988

Well Now Talking. Sounds easy enough, we do it all the time. We chat about the weather with the person waiting at the bus stop. We dissect Monday night's game with our roommate. We share our fears about an upcoming test with our classmates. We talk about...

Pee-Wee just might be the candidate to select

November 2, 1988

The long awaited 1988 Presidential election is less than a week away. Can't you just feel the tension building? How about the surge of excitement? Even though this year's race has been one devoid of any issues other than petty name-calling and childish...