When once asked in a job interview what his proudest achievement has been, Pete Jordan scratched his head and replied “I’m kind of proud that I shaved every day this week.” He was hired on the spot. Jordan, known by fans as “Dishwasher Pete”, appeared at Quimby’s Bookstore on May […]
Month: May 2007
$5,000 for your time
Targeting young, talented, artistic college women that are in need of extra income, ads are commonly placed in college newspapers offering women up to 5,000 dollars for donating their time and eggs to couples who are not able to conceive. Because many college students are overwhelmed by the large sums […]
Understanding air traffic control
Imagine arriving at the airport and being overwhelmed by a sea of confusion, a traffic jam of bags, and a line of people wrapping around the ticketing counter. A crowd of people are huddled around the airport monitors hoping that their flights will not be yellow or red depicting a delay or cancellation. This is what the airlines […]
Presidential Task Force report lack of course offerings atop list of complaints
On April 25, the last in a series of five open meetings held by the Presidential Task Force on the Millennium Student was conducted at the Jacob Caruthers’ Center for Inner City Studies. The Task Force is co-chaired by Dr. Barbara Scott and Dr. Santos Rivera, both members of NEIU’s […]
Death and conflict of interest open two seats on board
On May 5, 2007, the NEIU community suffered the loss of veteran member of the Board of Trustees and former Chair of the Speech and Performing Arts Department [now the Communication and Theater Department], Professor James Barushok who suffered a heart attack. Barushok was born February 26, 1929. Professor Barushok […]
Monopolies keep cable options tied up
There was a time when televisions had antenna, there were only a handful of channels but it was free. Today there is so much more choice, literally hundreds and hundreds of channels are available at the flip of a remote. There is a down side to all of this, the […]