#8220;Since the late 1800s, researchers have suspected that cervical cancer was sexually transmitted.” Planned Parenthood continues in their publication HPV 5 The Most Common Sexually Transmitted Virus: “Medical reports [back then] noted that nuns and virgins were not likely to have cervical cancer, and that women who were married to […]

Last Sunday, my family got a new puppy. We’ve had him a week and believe me, I could bore you to tears with stories already, but that’s not the purpose of this article. When we picked out little Bosco at the pet store, we were shown how, if he is […]

Linguistics professor Dr. Edward Odisho’s office on the third floor of the Classroom Building is typical: small, cramped and overflowing with books and papers. Among these are a greeting card from the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States and a picture of his son, U.S. Army Capt. Fred Odisho, veteran […]

WZRD 88.3 FM, NEIU’s radio station, was knocked off the air by an equipment failure last week and is tentatively scheduled to be back on the air today. WZRD’s Technical Advisor Rick Senne said in an e-mail to WZRD members that there was a leak in a nitrogen tank which […]

In a bulletin released by Facilities Management, several projects were announced. CCICS façade and roof repairsDamage to a penthouse roof at the Carruthers Center, which occurred during a storm last spring, has been repaired. Additional work will be done on the parapet and façade in the summer of this year. […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the famous leader of the civil rights movement. He was remembered by holding a program in his honor. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Academic Development Department sponsored the Dream Alive Program. The event was held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the auditorium. […]

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but if I did, breaking and entering wouldn’t be one of them. Less than two hours into the New Year, I found myself shoeless, shimmying through a window of my house. No alcohol was involved. Besides not making resolutions, I also normally don’t enter […]

Normally Neil Young, as with few other musical acts nowadays, acted as the voice of reason and conscience in rock ‘n’ roll. Living with War is no different. As usual, a strong aura of rebellion courses through the entire album. As with Young’s normal style, he’s picked out some things […]

It’s safe to say that indigenous peoples welcome Hollywood depictions of their culture about as much as they await yet another film starring Jennifer Lopez. Anything that isn’t another lame romantic comedy or just a series of dazzling special effects is bound to upset somebody in one way or another. […]

So you want to be an awesome rock star, but you’re just not any good! Is there any way to remedy this? Yes, by finding the same secret weapon all the pros used – the Pick of Destiny. Jack Black and Kyle Gass from the band Tenacious D have the […]