#8220;I’m sorry it’s not Spanish. It’s Hispanic or Latino or whatever” said Board of Trustee (BOT) member and head of the BOT Presidential Search Committee Edward Dykla at the Board meeting on Nov. 16 when Dr. Sharon Hahs was voted in as the new NEIU president. Students and staff generally […]

Student Trustee Peter Michalczyk made some serious allegations about the process the Board of Trustees followed when they picked new University President Sharon Hahs at their Nov. 16 meeting. Michalczyk claimed that the Board might not have followed the letter of the Illinois Open Meetings Act (IOMA) law, and that […]

New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel has, for the third time in the past few years, proposed legislation calling for the reinstatement of the military draft. The legislation would require two years of military service for males between the ages of 18 and 26. Early this year, Rangel proposed a […]

Among several changes that are taking place on and around campus are the appointments of new faculty and staff. Some of these faces are new to NEIU while others have been on campus for a while. Francesca Morgan is an assistant professor in the history department. Previously, Morgan was an […]

Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? Why is fire hot? Why can’t I see the air? Why do flowers smell? Questions a curious little child asks, to which an adult might reply, “because,” since the true explanation would not be comprehended. Another answer, the one my mother […]

Early Nov. 3 on a Kennedy expressway off-ramp, 52-year-old Malachi Ritscher set himself on fire in protest against the war in Iraq. His charred body lay before the statue of the “Flame of the Millennium.” A sign beside him read, “Thou Shalt Not Kill.” In a statement written on his […]

Imagine that you felt like a hostage in your own community: you were trapped in your own home by drug dealers, violent thugs and roving gangs intent on defending their money and their turf by any means necessary. Stepping outside your door each day for work, school or, God forbid, […]

The university’s motto is, “Excellence, access, diversity and community.” The third is definitely true; U.S. News reports that in their college edition every year. Yet what has happened to the other parts of the motto? When you examine the first two, red flags are waving. Have you ever felt you […]

The Ultimate Pendejada was performed as a Stage Center Studio Series production on Nov. 14 and 16 during activity hours and at 7:30 p.m. The play was written by Ysidro R. Macia and was publicized as a play which explores the stereotypes of Hispanics and how they fit into our […]

The Student Government Association’s (SGA) latest meeting turned into a debate on how to legally mend the organization’s constitution to conduct business with fewer members, a reaction to years of being unable to hold meetings due to a lack of attendance. Senate Bill110906-29, proposed by President Eron McCormick and Senator […]