#8220;Behind The Red Curtain: Performances on HIV” was an event supported by various student clubs and organizations such as the Black Caucus, Latinas in Power (L.I.P), Black Heritage Gospel Choir, Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Contemporary Dance Club, and Gamma Phi Omega Sorority Inc. Rush University Medical Center, Feminist Collective, The […]
Month: March 2011
One goal, different visions.
The ongoing negotiations between the NEIU administration and NEIU faculty and staff union are entering their third year. There is still no agreement on many important issues and faculty and staff, as well as the students, are on edge because of this situation. Faculty members of the union bargaining team […]
Post-Apocalyptic Africa
While introducing Dr. Nnedi Okorafor, Professor of English at NEIU – Dr. Chielozona Eze, described a fierce, and award winning, women writer who grew to love everything in her environment; “…as a girl she wanted to be an Entomologist…her characters are intrinsically connected to talking insects and, of course, […]
Students Fear Retaliation for Speaking Out
Northeastern Illinois University may be known as the most diverse university in the Midwest, but now it may be known for something more notorious. Over the past few years there have been students and professors alike who were allegedly retaliated against because of alleged sexual harassment suits they have […]
Frustration Erupts in Protest
Tension at NEIU reached a new boiling point on Feb.24 and 28 as dozens of UPI members and student supporters rallied in Village Square. The protests were an effect of prolonged union negotiation agreements, which have been under strict debate for almost 3 years. The message of the rallies was clear: […]