What would you do if you were given a second chance at life? If you had the green light to reevaluate how you’ve been living and review the people you’ve come into contact with and impacted, would you take it? “The Gedanken Experiment” is a theatrical version of the […]

On the corner of Western and Berwyn lies the Korean BBQ restaurant San Soo Gab San. Its parking lot is constantly full throughout the weekend, with cars waiting for others to relinquish a parking spot, even during the late hours (the restaurant closes at 5AM, only to open back […]

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Take Back the Night (TBTN), moderated by Brenda Rodriguez, president of the Feminist Collective, was held at NEIU on Oct. 19. TBTN is an international movement to reclaim the night as a safe space to resist violence. Resulting from when serial killers, […]

The hallway outside of Northeastern Illinois University’s Recital Hall was bustling and crowded on Oct. 6 as audience members entered the Hall and filled seats to watch the original and inspirational play, De Camino al Ahorita; although the play was in Spanish, the screen above the stage displayed English supertitles. […]

Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement, that the official website, occupywallst.org, says “began on Sept. 17 in Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District, and has spread to over 100 cities in the United States and actions in over 1,500 cities globally. OWS is fighting back against the corrosive power […]

A press release by Dana Navarro, Acting Director of Public Relations for NEIU states that the university has held U.S. News and World Report’s “most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest” ranking since 1997. The ranking is based on the institution’s enrollment numbers, and not any specific diversity initiatives of […]

Understanding Plagiarism and Avoiding It At All Costs By Janean L. Watkins, Editor in Chief   In the midst of the academic semester, students find themselves study-weary and in need of a respite from the pressures. One way to find solace and simultaneously destroy a student’s hard work is to […]

CMENC NEIU Has the Beat: By Saving the World of Music and Music Education Written By: Jacklyn Nowotnik   College Music Educators National Conference (CMENC) is a national program taking place throughout the country in schools of music, as well as in schools that have an established department of music. […]

On Wednesday, October 12, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the proposed 2012 City of Chicago budget during a special City Council meeting. The budget included municipal service cuts and consolidations, increases in fees and fines, and the restructuring of several long-running city programs. The proposal represents the first stage in the […]

Being a student involves many consequences including financial and tax ramifications. I will touch on some points that the student status affects. Being a student usually means you are in a position that you have taken out student loans, received scholarships, grants or other forms of monetary assistance or you […]