Federal transportation statistics state that there are more cars on our streets than ever before. This fact is painfully obvious to anyone who commutes on a daily basis or tries to walk across a busy street. Rush hour traffic is a nightmare; Chicagoans are overly dependent on their automobiles, and […]

Rachael Yamagata’s new single, released Oct. 7, Elephants… teeth sinking into the heart is a two part album, combining personal heartbreak and the strength that will make her a stronger person overcoming it all. The first part of the album, titled Elephants includes songs such as “What if I Leave,” […]

The brilliant men of Quietdrive attained tangible success with a rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s 80’s hit “Time After Time” and reached millions of new fans through radio airwaves and on MySpace. After three years of touring, Justin Bonhiver (lead guitar/backup vocals), Droo Hastings (bass), Matt Kirby (guitar/backup vocals), Brandon Lanier […]

Max Payne is the latest movie to come from video games. Starring Mark Wahlberg, it is the ultimate story of revenge. The character of Max Payne loses everything that is dear to him and enters into a vengeful underworld. “(I) had to put myself in that headspace of imagining that […]

Last time we were talking about the minions of Satan. Relax. This time it’s nothing quite so grand. It’s just the end of the world, and with current feelings of some people (televised evangelists and other religious leaders) “How can I profit from this”. Some of the most interesting stories […]

Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) will be presenting An Evening with Chekhov from Tuesday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p..m. Two short plays, The Bear and The Proposal, written by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Michael Frayn and directed by Kyle Martin, have been produced for the Studio Series, […]

NEIU hosted the fourteenth edition of the annual “Equity in Action” conference, a part of the Annual Heritage Conference Series, organized by the Academic Development Department. The key topic of this year’s symposium was social justice and immigration, the latter being a recurring theme for the third year in a […]

When people think of FEMA they think of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and their slow response. This is a bad rap that may have been warranted then but FEMA has made huge strides since then with speedy service and good organization. In the wake of Hurricane Ike the storm […]

It was around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, on what seemed like a just another Friday evening. But the streets of Albany Park looked quite desolate. Was it because it was a regular party night for local college students or did the whole neighborhood take to the privacy of their homes […]

A cultural center, possible residential hall and making NEIU a choice for Latino students are the highlighted goals from University President Sharon K. Hahs says she’d like to see complete in the next decade. In President Hahs’ State of the University Address on Sept. 23, she presented the completed six […]