As of fall 2009, each academic year approximately 15 of NEIU’s earth science, math and physics majors, will have a chance to benefit from the school’s new Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MaPS) Cohort of Scholars program. Thanks to a $598,000 grant that NEIU has just received from The National Science […]

The establishment of a cross-disciplinary writing intensive requirement, the construction of the Center for Academic Writing, and a redesign of English 101 are all projects that are currently in development. The projects are funded by a five-year, $2.8 million Title V grant that the U.S. Department of Education awarded to […]

The Student Government Association (SGA) approved the fund request of $9,096.43 to the Indian Students Association(ISA) for their Diwali Show on Oct. 17, 2008. The Diwali Show, hosted by ISA, is a Hindu festival that is called the Festival of Lights, which is the biggest celebration of the Indian community. […]

Recently I’ve come to the realization that many people who do drive shouldn’t have the right to drive. Then again, nearly getting run over three times at an intersection in the time that would normally be taken to cross the street can do that to you. I was walking back […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has set up a Disaster Recovery Center at NEIU after the federal government declared disaster areas in Cook and some surrounding counties. The center opened on Oct. 7 in response to the September flooding in the area. FEMA is working in partnership with the […]

A good friend told me it was time to establish my credibility. Well, I’ll start with a fact that has defined me since I was very young; I am a world-class theatre brat. Don’t confuse that with stage brat, though! The difference is vast and far-reaching. I am the proud […]

Halloween is coming early this year. For those of you who are dressing up as a vigilante or a villain, then you should pick your costumes early. On Saturday, Oct. 25, Chicago will finally have a Comic-Con within the city limits. What is a Comic-Con? Well, for all of you […]

With his Sept. 9 album release, The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (and Other Frightening Tales) Jason Reeves guides listeners through primal human emotions and their complex contexts. Before Warner Bros. Records signed Reeves, he earned a “Top Folk Album of 2007” from iTunes, which also placed him as one of […]

It’s the time of year again when everything starts getting dressed up. It starts slowly with a few houses having pumpkins or haystacks and cornstalks, but then gradually builds to cobwebs, witches on the front porch and ghosts hanging from the trees. Directly after that, comes the plethora of colored […]

It is easy to drive past Bohemian National Cemetery’s rusty barrier every day without giving it a second thought or glance. You may glimpse the headstones out of the corner of your eye, but you probably never really think about the people they represent and the stories they tell. However, […]