Michael Wolk introduced me to an unfinished clay sculpture of a lowland gorilla, the number 700 etched on the back of its skull. “There are only 700 left in the wild,” Wolk said. The sculpture will be one of the 19 pieces of art on display at Wolk’s senior exhibit […]

You have your blog set-up. The design is perfect and you have a topic and format picked out. You might even have some posts written. Now, all you need are readers. Readers are the most important part of a blog. They comment and criticize your posts, which might improve your […]

Most of us have heard the age-old saying, “Behind every great man is a great woman,” but we do not often take the time to discover great women in history. March, a month dedicated to women’s history, is a great opportunity to pay closer attention to great women. There are […]

As midterms are approaching, and winter is getting colder, you can’t help but stress out. However, stress can be relieved in a number of ways on NEIU’s campus. The student lounge in the basement of the E building is probably the least noisy place on the campus. Yoga, a traditional […]

A new album, fresh off the shelves called “The Delivery (the Confirmation)” is the prime example of what hip-hop and rap have become today. Nearly every song is simply a rhyme of expletives about trying to get a woman into bed or getting wasted at a club and attempting the […]

Coming home from a hard day of work, you just want to relax and take a load off. Then you’re greeted by bills, dishes,countless unread emails and a seemingly never ending amount of homework.  It really just makes you want to pull your hair out, doesn’t it? Do not fret […]

It’s the typical midwestern small town. Everybody knows one another; goes to the high school ball games and someone is always the talk of the town. It seems perfect, not a care in the world for anyone. That is until strange things start happening to some of the folks in […]

Creeping into theaters Feb. 19, “Shutter Island” is the latest effort by legendary director Martin Scorsese and his go-to protagonist Leonardo DiCaprio. Based on Dennis Lehane’s book of the same name, “Shutter Island” presents itself as a gripping mystery thriller aimed at luring audiences into its dark corners. Despite the […]

Student showcase with the Waukegan School Connection.

If you are a driver in the Chicagoland area then you know your worst enemy. No, not the bikers who fail to see instructions on the road or the traffic wardens who spot out an expired parking meter just seconds before you run back to your car. The real enemies […]