President-elect Barack Obama has inherited an extremely high budget deficit. He will begin his presidency with the country involved in two costly wars. The stock market is being severely challenged, to say the least. The American infrastructure is in desperate need of repair, evidenced by the bridge collapse a couple […]

On Dec. 20 at 8 p.m., Ensemble Espanol will present a ‘special family holiday concert.’ The concert is part of NEIU’s Performing Arts Series. General admission tickets are $25, $15 for seniors and alumni, $10 for children under 12 and students with ID. The dance concert will take place in […]

Even though the Olympics are over for the next few years, the words ‘live the spirit’ ring true always. These words are often written when Euripides “Rip” Kastaris signs a piece of work for someone. Rip embodies this philosophy, not only in his artwork, but in his life as well. […]

Large banks are in need of a financial bailout from the government. Not just one bank needs help, either. Many leading banks need the help of the government, a “bailout” as it’s called. How and when did this happen? It seems as if spontaneously, many banks are in need of […]

Recently, while writing for an online gaming journalism website titled Gamertell, I worked on a story about California attempting to revive its anti-gaming crusade that was headed up by state Sen. Leland Yee. The Court of Appeals is currently in deliberation on whether or not the Circuit Court’s decision about […]

We hear about sins of the media every day. There’s always someone going on and on about how the media sets up unrealistic expectations for women, represents minorities unfairly, or desensitizes children to violence. We’ve grown used to these arguments. I’d venture so far as to say that we’re desensitized […]

More and more, families of different religions and faiths are marrying in America. I, myself, have been married for 11 years to my beautiful wife, who happens to be Catholic. I’m Jewish, and although we aren’t super religious people, God is important to both of us. Therefore, when we decided […]

You’re pre-approved! No interest until 2011! Improve your credit score today! Credit card offers can be pretty tempting, especially at this time of year. As the holidays near, most people cringe at the thought of emptying their wallet to pay for presents and party supplies. Why pay all that money […]

When I was little I always knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be a teacher and help children learn. Sounds simple, right? Think again. Flash forward to sophomore year of college. After observing first graders at a local elementary school, I realized maybe teaching […]

The NEIU men’s basketball team is back and for good this time around. There have been little to no attempts to find an individual with a strong will, passion, love for the game of basketball, character, experience and the necessary wisdom to restart the long awaited men’s basketball program at […]