NEIU held a talent show. More like a lively and multi-genre talent competition open to all NEIU students, faculty, and staff. On Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 7 p.m., the show kicked off with Chicago Latino comedian Ricky Carmona hosting and introducing the panel of judges, cash prize logistics, and […]

Born in Vernon, Canada in 1971, Daniel Powter arrived onto the mainstream music scene when he took Europe by storm with his “Bad Day” single in 2005. The widely popular single held onto the number 1 spot for 7 weeks straight on the charts in France, it was the number […]

Tegan and Sara have put out an intriguing new release titled The Con. This twin sister team nails the contradictions and insecurities faced in relationships, and they carry it out in the most harmonic way. Tegan and Sara layer their voices together on mostly melodic pop hooks. And even though […]

Bursting with their electric rock sound, Hot Hot Heat came crashing through the rock gates on September 11, 2007 with their newest album: Happiness LTD. With the opening lyrics, “Happiness is limited but misery has no end,” the four-man band delivers another energetic, yet thoughtful album. Steve Bays, Paul Hawley, […]

Your mother is a what? Well, to be P.C. about it in the turn of the 20th century many women had two options; work in the factories or be a prostitute. In George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession the mother chooses the later to pay for her daughter’s schooling. Stage […]

The wild country is getting harder to find which makes people want it even more. Especially with multibillion dollar cooperate mergers and plastic puppets of Hollywood taking up space; Christopher McCandless had his heart bent on escaping the wealth-crazed civilization. McCandless’ story in the film Into the Wild sinks into […]