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Those who insist on drinking must remember there’s a limit

September 30, 1987

It is common to encourage students to "stay within your limit" when giving advice about drinking. "But, what is the limit?" they ask. There are health limits of all sorts. There is a speed limit for safe driving, a target pulse limit for safe exercising,...

Until you walk a mile in

September 30, 1987

another man's boots ... Boy, some people. They think they understand things. And then they offer their opinions without carefully considering what they're talking about. What a way to take a stand on something. For example, there's a letter to the editor...

JLS vs. Wingfield

September 30, 1987

Well, Duschene, you've done it again—written a column under the guise of being informed, but instead, showing the NIU community just how ignorant you truly are. Your Sept. 16 column about the article I wrote for the JLS indicated that during the Wingfield...

Council advises on women’s issues

By Mark Indreika | September 30, 1987

The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is a group which has been working to help improve the lives of women at NIU.

Arlene Neher, a member of the commission, said its purpose is to gather information on issues related to the status of women at NIU, and then to report policy recommendations to the president. She said the commission acts as a liaison between the rest of the campus and the president's office.

Commission Chairwoman Sue Mellard said their work is useful because, aside from assisting in policy-making decisions, it also helps educate the public. She said people become more aware of the different issues facing women because of the research.

"We've had a long-standing commitment to this (helping women)," said Mellard, administrative secretary to the dean of the College of Law.

Neher, also director of the the Arts and Science Outreach Program at the College of Continuing Education, said the commission was formed by former President William Monat in 1981 as an advisory body researching the status of women at NIU.

Neher said one of the biggest problems facing women has been their underrepresentation in leadership positions. She said one of the main goals of the commission has been to try and change this. "We encourage women students to become leaders and develop their full potential."

Neher said the commission gives out 40 to 50 student leadership awards each spring to women students who have demonstrated leadership abilities.

NIU Affirmative Action Director Marilyn Monteiro, a non-voting ex-official member of the commission, said, "Women have talents that need to be explored and need to be utilized."

Neher said the commission is studying how computers are affecting the lives of women in working situations. She said this is a concern because of the possible health hazards people face from sitting in front of a computer screen all day.

She also said the commission is interested in doing a possible study on the salary differences between men and women working at NIU.

Mellard said the commission is not a court, and does not handle the problems of individual people. However, she did say anyone who knows of a problem on campus concerning women as a group should contact her.

The commission has 12 voting members, three of which are students. Mellard said the Student Association appoints the student members each year. She said this year's appointments should be announced by the end of the week.

History rewritten?

September 29, 1987

In Dave Duschene's column, "The Star is grateful to the JLS for all its ‘help'," he says members of the John Lennon Society probaby think he is neo-Nazi. We don't think he's a neo-Nazi. We just think he's a biased, reactionary journalist. We can always...

‘Research’ is an excuse for racism

September 28, 1987

After the article in the Northern Star about my request to remove "Thunderbolt" from our library, I received a great variety of concerns. On one side, people are accusing me of attempting to withdraw their First Amendment right. On the other hand, people...

Soviets retain conventional advantage

September 28, 1987

The search for good reasons for rejoicing about the U.S.-Soviet agreement on intermediate-range nuclear forces is like the 19th century search for the source of the Nile— difficult. The agreement will retire fewer than 4 percent of the worldwide inventory...

Confront racism

September 28, 1987

The recent request to remove "Thunderbolt" from Founders Memorial Library needs to be examined in a larger arena. The American Library Association's Freedom to Read Statement says, in part, "It is in the public interest for publishers and librarians to...

‘Big Jim’ Thompson has Illinois politics down pat

September 28, 1987

Some things in life defy logic. People exercise vigorously to maintain their health, then go home and drink gallons of beer. Students sign up for classes that meet at 8 a.m. even though they know they'll rarely get there on time. Politics in Illinois...

Continued racism

September 28, 1987

In regards to "Thunderbolt", the issue is not a censorship issue whatsoever. The issue is whether or not we need a racist magazine delivered on a continual basis to Founders Memorial Library. A Northern Star editorial discussed why other pieces of literature,...

Intellectually free

September 28, 1987

"Thunderbolt" belongs in the university libraries, not on Greek Row. In an academic community, the library has a responsibility to be a repository for material representing all viewpoints; even those which are racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, etc. Where...

Which is worse?

September 28, 1987

Which is worse, the mindless ideas and words of a few racists, or the equally mindless overreaction by a large majority of others? I am referring to the front page article about removing "Thunderbolt" from Founders Memorial Library. Also, an earlier article...

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