In the face of unprecedented spending and a national debt approaching $15 trillion dollars, the federal government is in desperate need of a budget reduction.  The newly elected Republican House has vowed to reduce spending in all areas of government including, surprisingly, the defense budget. This is surprising because in […]

As undergraduates entering our last semesters we may already feel the frigid and austere wind of the real world sneaking through the sheltered halls of academia here at NEIU. Short of an existential crisis, most of us are wondering if there will be a good job or even a decent […]

#8220;I couldn’t get into certain classes…they should have handled that more quickly being that they are a university not a junior college. It was real time-consuming.” -Taiwan, Junior   “It dropped me from classes I was registered for…when the system came back up, I lost those classes. I’m actually still […]

A year ago I discovered that I’m a great shot a natural with a 9mm. I emptied a clip into my first target – never missing the orange “person” and achieving five “kills.” Although I was proud of my unexpected talent and my ability to conquer my fear of guns, […]