If someone described you as a “horrible, sharp-as-flint, evil-eyed, ill-omened, hateful, shriveled –up, self contained, solitary old oyster,” wouldn’t you want to change that? Sadly enough that’s what the whole town seems to think of old man Ebenezer Scrooge, especially around the joyful […]

The Chicago Artists Association’s Fall 2011 Exhibition brings together more than two dozen works in a wide array of media, including paintings, collage, photographs, sculpture, and metalwork. Although the pieces reveal a panoptic of contrasting subject matter, overall they simultaneously reflect the diversity of artists featured in the show, both […]

The Northeastern Illinois University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer/Questioning Alliance (GLBTQA) has been around for several years. Recently, they have been on a roll co-sponsoring events and holding bake sales. The GLBTQA National Aids Day Fundraiser, held on Dec. 1 in SU-115, was nothing short of great. The GLBTQA, […]

Chicagoans mourn the death of former first lady Maggie Daley who lost her 9-year battle against breast cancer on Wednesday, Nov. 23. She was 68. The outspoken urban arts advocate was the champion of the Gallery 37 initiative, which birthed many renowned afterschool programs for young Chicago teens. The most […]

Patricia Dalinis – President Patricia Dalinis is in her last year of earning her English degree. When Dalinis first transferred to NEIU, she helped start a writing group on campus for National Novel Writing Month. Through that group, she was introduced to the many opportunities the English department had […]

Often, university faculty members go unrecognized for their expertise, dedication and countless hours of sacrifice. Therefore, Phi Upsilon, NEIU’s English Honors Society, conducted the first ever event to recognize the service of the English departments faculty. On Thursday, Dec. 1, the group held their “Letters to the Faculty” event. Students […]

Oh, what to do in Chicago during winter break? Many of us have solid plans, like just lazing around and doing absolutely nothing. But what, pray tell, will you do when that becomes boring? Here’s a simple guide of events and happenings around town, guaranteed to cure you of […]

Organizers of the Ladies Outreach Lounge gathered in the Student Union on Dec. 2 to ask two very important questions. What does it mean to be a woman? How can we stay empowered as Black women and not lose our identity?   The event featured a reading of the […]

Christmas day is the one day out of the year where kids wake up extra early just so they can run to where their Christmas tree awaits them brightly lit, lovingly decorated with presents underneath it.  However, the big man in red comes […]

It’s that time of year again where everything seems to sparkle, things seem a little brighter and people just seem to smile a little more. It’s the holiday season and I think it’s probably the one time of the year where I am just extremely happy. I can’t tell […]