Imagine that you can take the flow of a rapper such as Bizzy Bone, fueled by the heartfelt passion of spoken word, set to fervent drum patterns—beautifully intertwined with the musical colors of both a guitar and bass—and combined them with an angelic voice, echoing sagacious lyrics. All of […]

Comic book writer Sam Humphries pulled off something of a miracle. In today’s stagnant publishing climate, he self- published Our Love is Real, an independent comic book with artist Steven Sanders, releasing it online and in only three comic book shops in the nation, while somehow managing to sell […]

Named as the Best Jazz Vocalist by the Jazz Forum Magazine for her melodic voice, Grazyna Auguscik put on a quite a show on Sept. 16 in the NEIU Recital Hall. With numerous nominations by the Chicago Music Awards and Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival, it was clear on Friday […]

In recent months, the movie The Help made over $148.7 million in Box Office sales since it hit theaters mid-August. With a star-studded cast and a bright light on an otherwise dreary and misinterpreted story, The Help is without a doubt on its way to the Golden Globes. The […]

Although the tagline of the movie Red State describes it as an “unlikely film from that Kevin Smith,” it should perhaps say, “a likeable but disgusting film from that unpredictable Kevin Smith” for so many obvious (and not so obvious) reasons. It’s not the first time Smith has poked […]

The Albany Park Community Center (APCC) is a nonprofit organization that serves Albany Park residents. With its three locations, APCC is able to serve about 9,000 residents per year. The programs provided are separated into three categories: children and youth development, adult education programs and community development programs. The APCC was […]

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, a group of student leaders met with Dr. Frank E. Ross, the new Vice President of Student Life, during a meet and greet held in the Golden Eagles. The meet and greet was organized in order to have an open dialogue between Ross and student […]

Hey, good news! Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Public School (CPS) board are working hard to make Chicago kids smarter. They’re starting by pushing hard for an extended school day that’s 90 minutes longer and two extra weeks of school per year. This was not the first call […]

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Alumni Hall was turned into a gaming arcade, with arcade games, billiards and mini-basketball. The eager students lined up during activity hour and rushed in to play and participate. Even after activity hour a large number of students returned, despite ongoing classes. Some time ago, a […]

Northeastern Illinois University grabbed two top rankings, while holding on to another in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges 2011 edition. NEIU has been ranked number one in the Midwest for students with the least amount of debt upon graduation and was also ranked number one for lowest percentage […]