Students who enrolled in 2004 may have their tuition increase 25 percent, students enrolled before 2004 may have their tuition increase 9 percent next school year. Members of the University’s Administration discussed in a town hall meeting on Nov. 20 about proposed tuition increases for ’08 – ’09, school year. […]

The Chicago suburbs introduce another community theater. Berwyn just announced the opening of the 16th Street Theater at a special event. They tooted their own horns and gave a preview of the season to come the self-gratification that comes out of many community theaters throughout the suburbs. There are two […]

One family manages to survive them all in Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth; Stage Center’s latest production was produced by Anna Antaramian and directed by Dan Wirth. This play takes us through three scenes in the strange life of the Antrobus family. Although the play is a little […]

Late registration was to be opened on January 2, 2008 and remain open until January 4, 2008. Recently an announcement was given that the days for late registration will open December 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Rather than just being open from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. January 2-4, the changes will […]

Bah Humbug. Penny-pinching, old man Scrooge (Steve Connell) is back and as nasty as ever in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, playing at Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Arlington Heights through December 24. In this lively rendition of the holiday classic, Scrooge journeys with the spirits of Christmas Past (Melissa […]

Thanksgiving seems to officially kick off the “holiday season”, no matter whether that season for you means Christmas, Hanukah or Kwanza. It’s a season where many people in America do celebrate food in all its glory. It is also a time where people can feel overwhelmed by the busyness of […]

Just as professional athletes practice for an upcoming game, dedicated sports fans must often labor through their own pre-game routine. Each repetition on the bench press or swing in the batting cage taken by a player is matched by the fan that, in hopes of clearing enough time to watch […]

New FBI statistics show that the number of reported hate crimes in the U.S. increased nearly eight percent in 2006. To be more specific, the 7.7 percent increase jumped from 7,163 reported crimes in 2005 to 7,722 reported crimes in 2006. It is crucial to keep in mind that over […]

On December 7, from 5:00-8:00 p.m., NEIU’s Honors Society will host the Chicago Area National Presidential Caucus Event, with candidate representatives from all parties invited to plead their cases on the issues. Alumni Hall will welcome an estimated two hundred student and community participants who will establish the issues they […]

The computerized operator of NEIU’s touchtone registration system, though intended to be a welcoming female voice, can quickly seem bitter at the sound of “her” most dreadful utterance: “I’m sorry, but this course will not be added to your schedule,” is the feared response heard by students attempting to register […]