On my first day of classes here, something struck me as odd. As I navigated my way from class to class, I tried to put my finger on it. With the sun shining and the campus abuzz with the conversations of new and returning classmates, I struggled for a moment […]

Hurricane Gustav Evacuees now have a temporary home in the Physical Education Complex. Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is partnering with Red Cross disaster relief workers to have a place to stay for these evacuees. NEIU is one of 500 locations across the country and “the only mass care shelter in […]

Barack Obama’s acceptance speech was a good speech. However, I have heard better speeches from Obama. He touched on a few things that left me wanting more. His discussion on education, and of guaranteeing veterans a paid education, was the first thing I heard that intrigued listeners. Federal Funding for […]

In NEIU gear, Professor Flora Llacuna, Coordinator of the Student Enrichment Programs, helped welcome newly enrolled (E-08) freshman at Alumni Hall on August 28. This is a way for the new students to become aquainted with the NEIU community. Free pizza, cookies and refreshments were served. The event commenced with […]

All Week: Eagle Quest Treasure Hunt (Details at www.neiu.edu/~deptsao/spotlight.htm) Student Union Window Painting Competition (details at Ca.m.pus Information) Monday, Sept. 810a.m.-7p.m. NPB Fun Fest-University Commons* Music, Comedians, Psychics, Body Painter, Laser Tag, Bungee Run, Obstacle Course, **Free Sweet CornTuesday, Sept. 911a.m.-1:30p.m. Ca.m.pus Resource and Info Day-University Commons* University departments and […]

There were a lot of great blockbuster movies released over the summer of 2008, and many people probably missed the chance to watch a number of very good movies that came out on DVD over the June through August months. Here are a handful of movies that are quite noteworthy, […]

Last issue’s column was a bit of a playful explanation of the column. This column, however, will be a return to the gritty details of horror for those who have been reading, and an introduction of horror’s gritty details for newer readers. The topic is the film Mirrors starring Kiefer […]

Ah. Table-top and pen-and-paper Role Playing Games (RPGs). What a lovable piece of collaborative creativity that dwells in hobby-experience gaming. What is it really that pulls people into the grip of this style of gaming? With videogames like Half-Life, Final Fantasy (MMO and not) and The Elder Scrolls series, among […]

Artists Statement My fascination with the human body began in high school while taking a biology class in conjunction with an anatomy and physiology class… The textures and shapes in the interior and exterior of the body captured me and to this day I incorporate the body and its textures […]

With the current broad range of programming available to television viewers across the nation, many have begun to wonder about the importance of the Olympic Games. Often, more suspense-filled shows such as Lost, or trash-filled drama like Gossip Girls and MTV’s The Hills, steal the normally captive Olympic audience away […]