Month: January 2008

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NEIU to purchase new desks for classrooms

NEIU’s facilities management and academic affairs departments are in the process of selecting desks for areas in the university that have the greatest need for new furniture. The planned purchase of the new desks is part of a continuing process to refurbish classrooms in the university. Academic Affairs displayed sample […]

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Faculty gets some answers from Hahs

On Jan. 11 President Sharon Hahs held the first Town Hall Meeting between administration and faculty. The meeting called “experiment 101” by President Hahs was the first of its kind for NEIU, with plans for another scheduled for later in the semester. The idea for the town meeting came from […]

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Reflecting on the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Distinguishing the man from mythology is a concern about famous political and theological leaders. Dr. King presented concerns in both arenas for a span of 13 years. On Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, a tribute was held to discuss the impact and particular vision of this one man’s ephemeral life, which […]

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Ronald Williams Library, a reliable source

Agatha Christie died, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak formed the Apple Computer Company and Viking I and II both landed on Mars and sent back the first pictures of our nearest neighboring planet’s surface. Such were events in 1976, the year the Ronald Williams Library was first opened. The building […]

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Tongariro Crossing

It’s the prairies of Iowa, it’s the craggy outcroppings of the Appalachians, it’s the volcanoes of Hawaii, it’s the muggy forests of the Amazon; welcome to the Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand. The bus pulled up to a shed-like building in the middle of the tussock grass, and the imported heather […]

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In the Name of the King A Dungeon Siege Tale

The Dungeon Siege games started coming out with the influx of new fantasy games released after the critical and commercial success of Neverwinter Nights. While being almost a precise clone of the Dungeons & Dragons-based computer games, it made a name and place for itself in the gaming market and, […]

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Upcoming benefit film screening

What, outside of those people who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina, does the current generation of Americans know about displacement? In Uganda, for the past 10 years, people have been forced from their homes. This kind of thing is an issue for quite a few nations in the world […]

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Empire’s warning

In 2007 Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game, released a novel that followed suit with the advertisement on the cover of the book. Empire is a disturbing look at a possible future, and because of the nature of the book, it can’t be any timelier than it is. The […]

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Dishing Out: Eat Pray Love

#1 New York Times Bestseller, Eat Pray Love tackles a 30-year-old woman’s decision to break away from all comfort zones and formalities after a heart wrenching divorce. Readers will truly savor the simple pleasures of eating, acknowledge the major difficulties of focusing in meditation and appreciate the wonders of love […]

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The Solace Bros. provide not such Bad Will

If one likes clearly delivered vocals, jam sessions, pop/rock baby roller coaster ride licks, and a sarcastic yet sweet delivery to soulful pulse driven rhythmic tunes, then The Solace Bros. second album release Bad Will might just satisfy. Singer and guitarist John Polle keeps an even key up, but perhaps […]