Month: October 2012

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Dropped Calls Immobilize Cell Users on Campus

  Using a cell phone on the Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) campus has become an ordeal and sometimes impossible for some students and faculty. Once inside, many students find it better to just turn off their phone to save the battery, as most phones will continue to search for service […]

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NEIU President Hahs Speaks on State of University

    Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) held its annual State of the University Address Sept. 18 in the Auditorium. To a full house, university President Sharon K. Hahs presented topics focusing on NEIU’s current conditions and future in the current unstable economy.   The struggles of a stagnant student enrollment […]

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President’s Pen – NEIU’s GLBTQA

  My name is Juan Manuel Gonzalez and I am the current president of the GLBTQA. With each change in leadership comes a new perspective and a new sense of direction. Under my leadership comes a shift to our roots,  a return to what makes us who we are. Our […]

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“Forbidden Art” – Death Camp Art at NEIU

      How does one portray the hell of the Auschwitz death camp? By letting the victims who experienced it tell their own story through artwork. The highly popular temporary exhibition “Forbidden Art,” previously exclusively shown in Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, has arrived in the United States. It contains camp prisoners’ […]

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Senator Delgado Offers Advice for NEIU Students

  After a brief tour of his alma mater, Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) alumnus and Illinois State Senator William Delgado delivered a keynote address in the Recital Hall followed up by a question-and-answer session open to all attendees. “I was really proud and pleased to welcome the Senator back,” American […]

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Colorful Art Exhibit Opens at NEIU – El Centro

  Chicago Artist Elsa Anaya brought her Andean art exhibit, “Heritage … Ethnicity” to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) – El Centro Campus.  Interim Director of NEIU – El Centro Maria Luna-Duarte opened the reception welcoming everyone to the campus. “Inner-city youth and the students that come to El Centro don’t […]

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Empowering Womyn – A LIP Project

   The gorgeous and ambitious women of Latinas in Power (LIP) shared their definition and perception of beauty in women during the event, “Empowering Womyn through the Heart of the Community.” The prestigious student organization here at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) showed their self-made heartfelt short film titled “Beauty in […]

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Muse O’Fire

  Muse O’Fire, a collaborative work of poetry and music is coming to the NEIU Recital Hall at 3 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2012. Wordsmith Carolyn Aguila melds her own personal twist on poetic formalism with the accentuating melodies played by three acclaimed Chicago musicians; Steve Hashimoto, leader of the […]

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Idiocy Taken Seriously – What Reaction Represents

    The Asian/Global Resource Center at NEIU featured a one-hour talk and discussion titled “When Idiocy Is Taken Seriously: The Case of Muslim Reaction to an Obtuse Film” given by Dr. Mateo M. Farzaneh on Tues, Sept. 25, 2012 from 3 to 4 pm.  Dr. Farzaneh has been at […]

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Scientology Explored

  In 1952, Hubbard used the Dianetics framework and published a new set of teachings as Scientology, a religious philosophy. In 1953, Hubbard incorporated the Church of American Science, Church of Scientology, and Church of Spiritual Engineering in Camden, New Jersey. On February 18, 1954, Hubbard gave his blessing to […]