By Sergio Guzman News Editor   A group of 26 NEIU students traveled to Springfield, Ill. on Oct. 15 to join over 2,000 students from other Illinois colleges and universities to meet with state legislators in an effort to restore MAP funding.  The funding for the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) […]

The “Halloween” franchise has a lot of really good and really bad movies. How does it stand up as a franchise despite its flaws, though? It actually stands its ground fairly well. In 1978, John Carpenter did something absolutely incredible that not only changed the face and presentation of horror, […]

It’s really interesting how an entire series could be built on visions of Hell, torture, bondage and necrophilic imagery. Then again, when entering the worlds of Clive Barker, you could never really know what to expect to see or read. Barker, a multi-faceted artist, started getting published as a writer […]

What started out as an expansion pack, “Halo 3: ODST” for the Xbox-360 has undergone a name change and promotion to a full fledged game. Seeing as it is the first Halo game in over two years, it is interesting to see Bungie take the unorthodox route of stripping the […]

The Grafton Irish Pub and Grill, located on 4530 N. Lincoln Ave. in the Lincoln Square strip, is a perfect refuge from the hectic city life. Located about two and a half miles from the main NEIU campus, the Grafton offers customers a cozy warm atmosphere and a delicious selection […]

Zombie movies tend to be horror movies with some of the most compelling social commentary. Now “Zombieland” is both mocking and praising the zombie movie sub-genre as “Shaun of the Dead” had once before. Each zombie movie tends to be about something that made people angry. “Night of the Living […]

Some people tend to look down on short stories for some reason, especially stories that are based off of another fictional story. “It just comes across like glorified fan-fiction” or similar things are thrown out there by those people. “Hellbound Hearts,” though, might be able to grab and keep the […]

Showcased two years ago at various independent horror festivals, “Paranormal Activity” was never released to the mass market. This was not because the movie was poorly done or because it was panned by critics. Rather, it had terrified audience members so much that some had to leave the theater (and […]

#8220;An Inspector Calls” follows the story of a turn-of-the-century, upper class, British family as their celebratory dinner is interrupted by an unexpected visitor, an inspector. What starts out as a simple investigation over the death of a young woman, who seemingly has no connections to the family, turns into a […]

The game begins with the Evil Lord cackling in triumph, having just begun to unleash the powerful destruction spell, capable of destroying the world in 30 seconds.  In only half a minute you, the Hero, must battle with monsters, earn gold, purchase weapons and armor and stop the Evil Lord’s […]