Review: 4 stars   The album Transitions from C S Yeh (C. Specer Yeh) offers listeners a break from the current norms of pop music.  Throughout the past few years, Yeh has established a name for himself when it comes to experimental music. Transitions, from DE STIJL records,  has […]

  Commuting after class? Stick around. Watch a movie. Hear a lecture. Laugh at jokes. Sleep outside. Dance. Eat a slice of pizza, or get nacho sloppy. Here are some NEIU events going on throughout the month of November and early December. Hunger is not a Game. Homeless Awareness Week, […]

  Rating: 4 stars   Assassin’s Creed 3(AC3) may hold a special place in the hearts of those who enjoy games based on historic events. Velvet Assassin a World War II game gave insight to a much darker, less glorified view of espionage against the Nazi Regime and even the […]

  Illinois saw 3,107 cyclist collisions in 2011, with 1,757 in Chicago alone, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The news regularly reports on cyclists being hit and killed by distracted drivers or wiping out and sustaining serious injuries on abruptly opened car doors. However, it is rare […]

  U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest producer. Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average […]

  Candles are magical, but light bulbs have a magic that candles don’t have.  One never sees a cartoon with a candle symbolizing a person having a brilliant idea.  Light bulbs represent human genius. While watching the documentaryPlanned Obsolescence, aka The Light Bulb Conspiracy, individuals can learn abouta light bulb […]

    The Chicago Teachers Union Strike set the bar for other city unions that had been kicked around for too long. When the Chicago Teachers Union strike was finally settled, the battle ended with a few bruises, but needs were met. Let’s be honest, the kids were pleased as […]

  “Get out the way!” “Get off the sidewalk!” “Damn hippy!” are a few of the common things a biker hears while trying to maneuver around the obstacle course of Chicago streets. Drivers open doors and change lanes without looking for bikers – endangering the biker and other drivers! Not […]

  Woman’s Work?is the newest gallery presented by artists Anni Holm, Mark Newport and Lindsay Obermeyer. The gallery is on display from Nov. 5-30 in the Fine Arts building. The exhibition theme is taken from a series by Obermeyer and features “forms of artmaking by women, such as knitting, crocheting, […]

  Senior Studio Art major Darius Dennis invites Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) and members of the Chicago art community to explore the Black identity by attending his senior art show entitled, Educated Black Veteran V.S. Angry Black Militant – Black Revolution in Time for Obama. This show represents both the […]