In the Illinois’ 9th congressional district, one of the names on your Nov. 4 voting ballot is going to be that of a Northeastern Illinois University alum. Michael Benjamin Younan, who graduated from NEIU with a degree in political science, is the Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 9th congressional […]

The State of Illinois minimum wage was increased on July 1 to $7.75 per hour. This is part of a three year plan to have minimum wage at a rate of $8.25 per hour by 2010. The increase affects many campus student workers on many different pay levels throughout the […]

Metallica has been around for about 25 years, and their newest release, titled Death Magnetic, gives the same feeling as Metallica between the years 1983-1991. Honestly, their previous CD, St. Anger, was an interesting gambit for the group. Unfortunately, it didn’t pan out quite the way they were expecting it […]