Month: January 2008

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Iowa caucuses

Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses over the other Democratic candidates on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008. While there were those who thought that either John Edwards or Hillary Clinton might be able to sway the undecided voters to their corner for this race to the White House, Obama pulled ahead […]

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Reality Check …

Max Weber knew it. Karl Marx knew it. W.E.B. Dubois knew it. I know it … and if you don’t already know it- keep reading. Does power and privilege produce social injustice? Case study: I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff and the Bush administration. Libby […]

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An interesting spin on vampirism

In 1954, Richard Matheson turned the vampire novel upside down in his classic 160-page novella, I Am Legend. It is still an influential story that, as of 2007, has been adapted to film four times with one of the 2007 releases being a straight to DVD release. The book features […]

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You’ve got terrorists in my oil revenue

So you’re hanging out with your buddies in the basement looking for something to do. Why not take over the world with oil revenue, terrorism, war and good old-fashioned capitalism? British game development company TerrorBull Games came out with a controversial satiric board game that is done in the styling […]

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Beyond the Veil of Madness

Horror films as of late, in the American sense, have been failing. They are derivative, reliant on cheap thrills, empty shocks, and boring. Hollywood has easily lost touch with horror’s core fan base and rather than coming out with new material, they are merely recycling the old films and retelling […]

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Ice ages, floods and war at NEIU

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

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Math Lab

Students should remember that the Math Lab located in the Learning Center on the fourth floor of the Ronald Williams Library is always at their disposal. Whether helping with coursework for 090 and 100 level programs, assisting with higher-level studies, or coaching students through the Basic Skills Test of the […]

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Smoke Free Illinois Act

Back in July, the 95th General Assembly of Illinois enacted the Smoke Free Illinois Act which subsequently went into effect Jan. 1, 2008. The Act, “Prohibits smoking in public places, places of employment, and governmental vehicles. Requires “No Smoking” signs to be posted in each public place and place of […]

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A Deeper Look

The Smoke Free Illinois Act is now in effect. No smoking in any public building or business that is not licensed as a tobacco shop. There has been a huge cult following of people attempting to force the smoking populace into quitting or get cast out of society. Illinois is […]

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Rainbow Push

#8220;The head of Operation [Rainbow] Push has been on the record as being on smack and juice.” Said Charter and Rules Committee Chairman David Benjaih. The approval for a Rainbow Push Chapter has been approved at NEIU. This is the second time the charter has come up and this time […]