Sure, it’s not a new movie. It’s not even old enough to be called a classic. However, experiences like “Sukiyaki Western Django” comes along so rarely that there really is not a reason to neglect. How can the movie be described? It’s hard to explain in few words other than […]

As a freshman coming to NEIU, I have to say I was pretty excited to be starting college. I was able to build my own schedule, take whatever classes I wanted to take, and although not quite living on my own yet, my parents had given me the freedom to […]

I donated my car. I am better off on foot than paying $100-200 a month for tickets. There’s ticketing everywhere. There’s ticketing for everything. First of all, there’s street cleaning almost every day. Unfortunately, living across the intersections in Chicago is actually a curse. You park your car after returning […]

When University announcements contradict class policies, how do students decide which to follow? This is the dilemma students face in 2009. The current H1N1 influenza pandemic has sickened around 22 million, according to the latest Center for Disease Center reports. Moreover, the traditional flu season is just beginning. The CDC […]

Epic Failure. That is the best I can do at describing my latest attempt at a dining experience with Sodexo. Unfortunately, this is putting the entire debacle mildly. However, it could possibly be my own fault. I did, after all, have extremely high expectations. My experiences with Sodexo date back […]

Every year, Nov. 11 rolls around and we remember the brave men and women who have given their lives for our country. From the young men who bravely fought the Nazis in World War II, to our brothers and sisters still fighting overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq, we have dedicated […]

The day after Thanksgiving, typically known as Black Friday, marks the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. The origin of its name, according to blackfriday.com, goes back to the days when accounting records were kept by hand. Red ink was used to indicate a loss while black ink was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car. The group says about 33.2 million people will travel by car this year, a 2.1 percent jump from […]

Deep in the Arava Desert in Israel lays the eco-community known as Kibbutz Lotan. Once started as a small village with the simple goal to survive, Kibbutz Lotan turned into one of the most eco-friendly places in the entire world. One of the co-founders of the Lotan, Alex Cicelsky, visited […]

In honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, NEIU group Leaders Emerging and Developing (L.E.A.D.)  organized for NEIU to become active for the fight for change.  Through a week-long series of events and activities, students and staff members worked to raise money and understanding for the hungry and the […]