The Omega Delta Phi fraternity of NEIU held an event in Alumni Hall titled “The Knights of Seduction Dance,” referring to the fraternity’s title, “Scarlet Knights.” Sponsored by Monster energy drinks and Popchips, Alumni Hall was turned into a nightclub with the proper lighting arrangements, live music, and high heels […]

Lakeview is a Mecca for coffee shops, since both Clark and Lincoln have a Starbucks every half a mile (along with an independent coffee shop at the same ratio). When often we think of an independent coffee house, we think of the image of exposed brick, worn books on a […]

True to its name, “Dark Storm” by The Jezabels is an album that—although it has only 5 tracks—encompasses deep, poetic lyrics and a mysterious mood in each song. The Australian indie/pop-folk band (composed of Hayley Mary on vocals, Nik Kaloper on drums, Samuel Lockwood on guitars, and Heather Shannon on […]

The movie industry has been going through a transformation this past decade. This reform has nothing to do with the new 3D wave or the sudden emphasis on vampires. The fact of the matter is that the movie industry, much like any other entertainment industry at the time, is dominated […]

Remakes are no rare animal in the movie industry. With a vast majority of films released every year being either based on something already done or a complete remake of a long forgotten franchise, it becomes rather monotonous. However, when your remake is directed by the Coen brothers, features two […]

Another year, another installment in the ridiculously successful Call of Duty franchise. By this time Activision is literally printing money every time they slap Call of Duty on the box of a game. Black Ops, the newest title in this juggernaut, made 368 million dollars in its first day. So […]

The Neo-Futurists Theater, located on 5153 N. Ashland Ave., is not your typical theater—nor is its cast that directs, writes, and performs their long-running play, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. For one, the logo on the theater’s sign has the face of a little boy who looks […]

Gerard Way’s artistic charisma is back with his band My Chemical Romance’s fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The concept behind the album is the lives and adventures of the band members’ four rebellion alter-egos, namely Fun Ghoul (Frank Iero), Jet-Star (Ray Toro), Party […]

By Ivan Favelevic Editor-in-Chief As far as survival movies go, Hollywood has shown us nearly every exploitation of the formula. From “Castaway” to “Alive,” the premise is simple: leave a survivor in a remote location and have them fight to survive. However, “127 Hours” does something refreshingly different. It repeats […]

Driving across the country with Zach Galifianakis would be an utter nightmare if he was anything like the character he plays in “Due Date,” Ethan Tremblay. Peter Highman, played by costar Robert Downey Jr., probably should have even received an award after being in a car with Ethan from Atlanta […]