As a part of the 14th Annual African American, Native American, Caribbean and the Americas Heritage Conference, NEIU hosted the bestselling author and award-winning foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer, who gave the keynote address titled “Up From Genocide: Can Rwanda Become the Star of Africa?”. Kinzer has written several eye opening, […]

Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times was at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) on Wednesday, Jan. 27, to discuss the topic of “Media: Who are the gatekeepers?” in the Golden Eagles Room.  Mitchell discussed the difference between old media and new media, noting that she is part of the former, and […]

Let me begin by telling you our story. My girlfriend, Katie, and I began dating late into our junior year of high school blossoming out of a longstanding friendship and hidden crush. We had an amazing summer together, but as soon as senior year started we were faced with the […]

Natalie Moore and Richard Steele of WBEZ and Phil Ponce of WTTW discussed what it really takes to cover communities of color on Jan. 28, as part of Northeastern Illinois University’s 14th Annual African, African American, Native American, Caribbean and the Americas Heritage Conference. “A few years ago WBEZ realized […]

Poetry is one of the most romantic forms of the written word, and what could be more romantic than attending a poetry reading this Valentine’s Day?  Whether you are madly in love and in need of a memorable evening, wish to recite an ode of your own composition, or broken-hearted […]

I had originally wanted to title this article “Don’t Piss Off Your Readers.” It’s blunt and to the point. If you tick off your readers then you will not have an audience anymore. I’m talking about design issues and decisions that could turn away readers before they even read your […]

It may seem like everyone has a web-enabled cell phone these days.  From Iphones to Blackberries to Androids, everywhere you look someone is on their phone, surfing the web or checking their email with ease.  If you are still trapped in the past with a non-web-enabled phone, it’s pretty easy […]

This year’s Golden Globe Awards brought many shocking surprises. The nominations were nearly as disappointing as the winners. Lets begin with the winner for Best Foreign Language Film: “The White Ribbon” from Germany. The favorite and most seemingly likely film to win was Spain’s “Broken Embraces,” not only because of […]

By Victoria A. Tullock Editor-in-Chief                 With the economy still in limbo, people are trying to come up with constructive ways to show their affection for the person in their life without breaking the bank. So what can people do to not look cheap to their partner, but at […]

TOP 5: Romantic Dramasby Syed Ahad HussainSenior Staff Writer   5. “The Graduate:” A confused young man mistook lust for love. Then finally found the real love. Don’t you wish things like this happened to all of us?   4. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button:” A man in love […]