Members of the Green Fee Committee have approved the release of the spending of $25,000. This money is coming from a fee on the tuition bill set up last year to use for cleaner energy and decreasing our carbon footprint in the world. The money will be used to install […]
Month: August 2008
Good manners, fast food and bad shoes
Let’s be truthful and straightforward. As we Polish and French exchange students call it – let’s be honest in a European manner. Don’t get me wrong; I am not accusing Americans of some nasty addiction to lying. It just seems that the people I have encountered during my exchange experience […]
All the shades of grey
The closing ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics coincided with the closing ceremony of my summer break. However, mine was sans the pomp and circumstance. Over 36 million people in the U.S viewed the Olympic ceremonies where Team USA collectively received 110 medals. My pre-semester routine didn’t even include 110 […]
Do they walk among us?
From the disgusting to the sublime, Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids gives a fair overview of the many monsters man has imagined to live beside us, but just beyond our proof down through the ages. While legends about many of these creatures, such as the dragons and mermaids, date […]
Time to play musical activism
In the 1960’s a group joined together mixing members from the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Hollies. Since then David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young became the face of musical activism. CSNY: Deja Vu is a documentary/live CD that follows Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young through their 2006 […]
A new perspective of the Earth
Geography is all about location. It is often confused with Geology because they sound alike and they both study the earth. Where they differ is geologists study things such as rocks and natural landforms. “Geographers are concerned with the human environment – political science, economics, psychology – as we are […]
NEIU’s diversity in graduation
Diverse – Issues in Higher Education revealed that Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is among the top universities nationwide in baccalaureate (Bachelor’s) and post-baccalaureate (Masters) degrees issued to students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The figures are based off of 2006-2007 preliminary Department of Education data. These are based off of the […]