In honor of Women’s History Month, Robin Heggum Instructor in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics, hosted a screening of the film “Killing Us Softly III,” by Jean Kilbourne, on Tuesday March 9. This was the first year Instructor Heggum invited the public to join her class […]

Dr. Susan Rosa, of the History Department, and Professor Deberah Bernstein and Chair Cris Toffolo, of the Justice Studies Department, spoke about creating safe spaces for free speech on campus, student’s rights and its effects on the student body on Mar. 4 as part of the Free Speech Symposium.  “Debate […]

Professor David Leman, from the Political Science department introduced Dr. Russell Benjamin, the associate professor of political science at NEIU, and the co-editor of Eternal Colonialism. The event was sponsored by NEIU Political Club, Pi Sigma Alpha and the department of Political Science to celebrate the book release and signing […]

President Sharon Hahs hosted the event on free speech on campus and introduced the guests, Michael Deutsch, from People’s Law Office and Jacqueline Battalora, professor from the St. Xavier University on Mar. 5. “Freedom of speech is an important concept, as it defines the value of democracy but at the […]

Associate Professor Jacqueline Battalora , of St. Xavier College, was at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) for the Free Speech Symposium on Mar. 4 to talk about the difference between free speech and hate speech, and the harms of hate speech. Battalora talked about the First Amendment and how hate speech […]

Four distinct journalists came together to talk about media and what today’s agenda looks like when covering Latino communities. Fernando Diaz, from Hoy, Silvana Tabares, from Extra, Chip Mitchell, from WBEZ and Oscar Avila, from the Chicago Tribune visited NEIU to share their experiences with NEIU students, staff, and faculty […]

Students have some interesting events to look forward to the week back from spring break with the 15th Annual Asian-American Heritage Conference “Human Rights: From Dialogue to Action,” taking place from Mar 31 to Apr. 1. Some highlights include a screening and live discussion with Chicago-based students who are volunteering […]

By dropping the constitution requirement NEIU is failing its students. At least that is the message NEIU history professor Dr. Susan Rosa wants students to get from the latest announcement coming from the Provost’s office. About two weeks ago Provost Lawrence Frank announced via email to the university’s professors that […]

Amir al-Mohtaseb is 10 years old. He lives in the City of Hebron, in the West Bank, Palestinian land occupied by Israel. According to Nora Barrows-Friedman, a writer for Electronic Intifada reporting from Hebron, Amir’s story goes as follows: “At 2 a.m., Israeli soldiers would break into the house, snatch […]

Yes! Finally NEIU, everyone is back on their game. There are only two months left in the semester and the eye-catching styles have been on point. Ladies have been spotted with trendsetting styles while men have been rocking a preppy, clean-cut look. Check out these sizzling unique styles of our […]