I started my college career a few years ago at Syracuse University, playing bass in the basketball pep band. There was something uniting for the school in those games. It could have been the Orangemen’s trip to the Final Four or just the shared experience rooting for the home team. […]

The Blue Man Group did not compete in NEIU’s pirate-themed talent show (unless they were out-of-disguise and performing as a college rock band), but they were there in spirit alongside “Guys With Drums”, whose glow-in-the-dark, audience friendly percussion earned them first place and $1100. Each act was given up to […]

The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson visited NEIU to address the notion of social justice, including the role that people must play in representing their own interets. “Vote for your interests. Vote to lower tuition. Vote for better teacher packages. Vote for a job that pays when you graduate. Vote for […]

Victor Montañez addressed an audience on Sept. 15 at El Centro to accompany the unveiling of a collaborative mural that he oversaw entitled “Sophia in Society.” Montañez spent his summer creating the mural alongside students of El Centro’s Summer Transition Program in the hopes that incoming Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) […]

Not since 1997 has big basketball thundered through the courts of NEIU. That may soon change if an agreement goes through which would bring the American Basketball Association team the Chicago Rockstars to campus. A deal is all but done that would have the Rockstars hosting their 16 home games […]

With films like Gangs of New York, The Aviator and Taxi Driver on the résumé of director Martin Scorsese, it’s no surprise The Departed is a masterpiece. Once again, he has teamed up with Leonardo DiCaprio, creating the best movie of 2006. The Departed tells the story of two young […]

Almost 20 years after the debut of their first album, the Barenaked Ladies (BNL) are still churning out hits. Their newest album, The Barenaked Ladies Are Me (BLAM) paints the band as a grown-up version of their former selves. Make no mistake, you’ll find no “chickety-china” type songs on this […]

Sweet Release is a production that uses contemporary movement, audio and visual elements to portray the vast contrast between traditional Romanian and American attitudes toward death. While American culture suffers from a chronic phobia of death, Romanian culture takes a more light-hearted approach. When facing death, Romanians do not mourn. […]

Headlining at the Vic Friday, Oct. 6, Ladytron’s seductive synth-pop had the audience screaming for more, even after their encore performance, which included the single, “Seventeen.” The ladies of Ladytron, Mira Aroyo and Helen Marnie, were perfectly charming, witty, and all smiles during their interview with the Independent. And their […]

Over 10 million Americans claim Polish ancestry, according the the Polish American Congress. The largest waves of Polish immigration to the United States took place when Poland was divided during the middle of 19th century through World War I, as well as when it was under communist control after World […]