For this article I took three books that I have used in recent courses (and was told will be used again next semester) and used them to see how much book buyback sites pay for them and the ease of selling those books back. There is also a comparison of […]
Month: December 2009
Christmas Shopping in a Rough Economy
With the economy in a slump, people are spending less and looking for inexpensive gifts this holiday season. In 2007, the average amount spent throughout the Christmas season was $859. The following year in 2008, holiday spending plummeted to just $431. American Research Group Inc. predicts average spending will decrease […]
Pearl Harbor Retrospective
On Dec. 7, 1941 the former Japanese Empire launched a sneak attack on the United States’ principal Naval installation for the Pacific front: Pearl Harbor. The attack resulted in a near complete decommission of American Naval power not to mention over 1,000 casualties. The most notable repercussion of this attack […]
How to make sushi
The semester is finally coming to a close, and though I’m sure most will be very appreciative to see the semester done and gone, but there’s going to be a little something missing over the short break, and that little something is the sushi from the NEIU cafeteria. It may […]
Upcoming Greek events
Tuesday, Dec. 8 2009 5 p.m.-7 p.m. SU 215- UGC: Study Tables Wednesday, Dec. 9 2009 5 p.m.-7 p.m. SU 215- UGC: Study Tables Thursday, Dec.10 2009 1:40 p.m.-2:40 p.m. SU 216- UGC Tutoring Sessio
Book gives hope for new game
#8220;Splinter Cell” is hard to explain because it’s one of the few stealth franchises that really hold true to the tactical stealth espionage genre. The franchise is soon to see its fifth game and now “Splinter Cell Conviction” has been turned into a book to preview the kind of pace […]
Holiday film blues
What you normally get in this season of gifting and family are stories with an aura of nostalgia in regards to film. However, praising things like “A Christmas Story,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and other such touching and incredible movies has been done to death. This is going to be […]
Christmas movies that rock
Now that the Christmas season is back again you might find yourself in a situation in which you’re required to watch a Christmas movie. From here you might find yourself being forced to suffer through the usual assortment of family friendly holiday tales that, though loaded on heart, are empty […]
Twilight Saga: New Moon
The second installment of the “Twilight” series picks up not far from where the first movie left off. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has recovered from the injuries she sustained in the first film and is still madly in love with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).The movie opens to Bella having a […]
Happy Holidays! Now Show me your Money!
Black Friday is so named because it marks the time of the year when retail stores traditionally move from the red to the black. That is to say, they make all of their profits off consumers anxious to head out and fork over loads of money in exchange for perishable […]