The announcement of Pokemon “Heart Gold and Soul Silver” meant that people could finally play the old Pokemon games on the Nintendo DS, or so they said. Nintendo advertised this as being a re-release, with improved graphics and updated gameplay. What it ended up being was a way for them […]

The sushi restaurant Japonais opened its Chicago doors in 2003. Word spread fast about the River North hot spot. Scenesters flocked there to sip sake martinis, famous celebrities rented the venue for private parties, reservations were required, and the high price tag was seemingly unpretentious. Two years later foodies could […]

National Nutrition month was dedicated to spreading awareness about making healthy diet and exercise choices. This push for awareness needs to continue until our country is saturated with knowledge. Americans spend millions of dollars a year on the diet industry. The dollars are spent on books, frozen meals, pills, gym […]

Rampaging straight out of the suburbs of Chicago comes one of the freshest hard-rock acts in recent memory. “Man the Mighty”, an independent hard rock group composed of vocalist Derek Smith, guitarist Tim Tournier, bassist Tyler Nelson, and drummer Matt Harmoning, can easily be compared to bands like “Breaking Benjamin,” […]

NEIU associate professor from the Computer Science department, Zhonggang Zeke Zeng delivered a lecture titled “The Joy, Challenge and Opportunity in Scientific Computing” on April 5. Zeng received the Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Award in 2009. Zeng began his presentation with the earlier history of computing, beginning with the […]

Strengthening communication between campuses was the goal of President Sharon Hahs, as she held a Town Hall meeting at the Jacob H. Carruther’s Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) on April 14. Hahs was introduced by Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director of CCICS. Issues discussed during the meeting included university enrollment, […]

According to the latest report by Associated Press, The Obama Administration has proposed an educational loan forgiveness law which will take effect in 2014. The law will allow loans to be approved and granted directly from the government, which will be the primary lender. Furthermore, students may not have to […]

Music drifted out of St. James Cathedral and despite the already crowded room, people continued to arrive on April 16. By the time the event started around 7 p.m., the pews were packed and there was hardly room left to stand. It was not a church service which attracted these […]

Early Tuesday morning on April 20 brought about a new, environmentally friendly atmosphere with the introduction of 20 new trees on campus, which included five different types of oaks, as well as buckeye, cypress, spicebush and pawpaw trees. The group of about 20 students, faculty and staff were on campus […]

Congratulations Graduates. You’ve made it through your four, five or however many years it’s taken you to complete your education. You’ve busted your backside to pump out numerous papers, spent endless nights cramming for midterms and finals and passed the ECE and the constitution test, which is no longer mandatory. […]