On March 2, Joseph Glymph conducted the NEIU String Orchestra in an hour-long concert during Activity Hour. Recital Hall, where the concert took place, was nearly full with students eagerly waiting to hear where NEIU musical talents would transport them this time. Unfortunately, many listeners were to be disappointed. While […]

[Every year, for the past five years, the NEIU Ronald Williams Library has opened its doors for all female NEIU artists to exhibit their work.]  This year, the entries include everything from a vibrant painting of the Mad Hatter to a beautifully knitted scarf and hat. According to Jo Mortland, […]

The Feminist Collective hosted their annual Vagina Monologues show to a packed audience in the NEIU Auditorium on Tuesday, March 9. Positive exclamations about the quality of the show, along with requests for t-shirts, panties, and ‘vagina pops,’ flooded the auditorium lobby. Both women and men spoke about being empowered […]

Photos around the campus.

#8220;Stairwells,” an album by YouTube performer/musician Kina Grannis was released on February 23rd with nothing more than just the money from her savings and support from her family, friends, and fans.  There were no commercials, no publicists, no hyped up TV commercial spots, press releases or official radio plugs. Fans […]

One cannot deny that films are constantly evolving. From the obvious leap in computer generated effects to the more subtle changes in acting and design, movies from 30 years ago might have a hard time resonating with the current generation. Roman Polanski is a director who seems to be stuck […]

The much anticipated 13th installment to the Final Fantasy franchise has finally arrived. Square-Enix uses their popular role-playing game (RPG) template and, while restoring it to earlier games like Final Fantasy X, it keeps elements of their newer games and adds a few touches of its own.              Just to clarify […]

What is currently the third largest city in the U.S. was at one point a lakeside marshland inhabited by the Miami and Mascouten tribes. On Mar. 4 Chicago celebrated 173 years as an established city and celebrations ensued. Mayor Daley held a birthday party at the Chicago History Museum complete […]

On Friday, Feb. 26 the Pakistani Student Association at NEIU sponsored Muslim Comedy Night. The doors were set to open at 6 p.m. and the show was supposed to start at 7:30. p.m. Despite a ten minute delay, it started very smoothly. A girls’ group named SoundRight opened the show […]

Stage Center Studio Theatre presented Wine in the Wilderness, a play by Alice Childress. Although written by and mostly for African-Americans in 1969, this play tackles universal social and personal problems. The play’s lead characters are an artist and his future model. Bill (Olumide Said) is working on his triptych, […]