Month: January 2007

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Forgettable Collaborations

Paul Oakenfold’s A Lively Mind is the latest work of this commercial/trance disk jockey. While Oakenfold has enjoyed a fair amount of success in the United States creating bland remixes and forgettable collaborations, little of that compares with a couple of standout tracks on the album. Take a little bit […]

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9: Brutal honesty and complexity

If you like listening to music that is lyrically poignant in a painfully vulnerable and honest sort of way, and then you just might take a liking to Damien Rice’s new album, 9. You have an even higher probability of liking this album if you are moved by haunting ballads, […]

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This kite is worth flying

There is something very happy and playful about a bunch of colorful kites flying about in the air – unless you are looking at the cover art for the Kyle Mann Combo’s new CD, Goodbye Kites. The mood of the kites on this grassy hilled cover is corrupted by a […]

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The Dream Doesn’t End At These Doors

This university often likes to call itself a unique place, unlike other institutions of higher learning, and unlike many state institutions of any kind. In the pages of this newspaper that attribute is often called into question when graduation rates are published or other bad news is reported about NEIU. […]

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Emergency distractions

You’re sitting in class after a long day at work. All you want to do is make it through this class. You start to leave all the chaos and noise from the day behind and focus in on the lecture. All of a sudden, the latest ring tone comes blaring […]

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(Not) waiting until marriage

The majority of the globe’s population will not remain abstinent until marriage. Being sexually uninhibited comes with a heavy price that some people pay with their lives. The simple building blocks of one’s existence may also be at risk as well. A lot of times students in abstinence classes have […]

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00: More than just vanity sizing

Earlier this year, the new size “00” was introduced. Retailers argue the size was created in response to consumer demand. America is a country of women of all sizes, but one is left to ask whether there are enough women to make retailers create an entirely new size. Foxnews.com interviewed […]

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of a heart attack

With every diet imaginable out now, there is still no better solution to a healthy lifestyle than healthy eating. Even with the Atkins diet and Tae Bo classes, Americans are still getting fatter. New York City has come out with a new plan to help lower the calorie count of […]

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Self-study prepares NEIU for accreditation

As the fall semester ends and the spring session begins, NEIU draws closer to its accreditation. Every 10 years, the university is evaluated by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (HLCNCA) to see if the university is meeting and following the standards that are required for any […]

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Undocumented students struggle for education

Idalia, an undergraduate student at Dominican University, has lived a good part of her life in the United States. She, like many other college students her age, hopes to graduate from college and find a good job. Idalia’s status as an undocumented immigrant has caused her many difficulties in achieving […]