Student organizations are the secret to success. Students learn to network and model appropriate leadership roles from participation in student activities. Participants soon learn it is unacceptable to treat people poorly and expect good results, which is a vital lesson. If students in the Council of Clubs are not allowed […]

If you asked a person 20 to 30 years ago about what the greatest obstacle to world peace was, you would most definitely get political ideology for an answer. After all, it was during the middle of the Cold War. However, if you asked the same question now, you’d get […]

As anybody who’s tried to connect their Playstation 3’s to Playstation Network in the last week knows, PSN is currently down, and has been so for over a week now. With any luck, by the time you read this the servers will be repaired (the target date is Tuesday, […]

For those of you who have read my previous articles published in this section, you may be aware that I tend to worry myself with serious matters of a political and/or societal nature. If you have not read any of these previous articles, well, now you know what my focus […]

The Women’s Studies Program of NEIU encouraged women to celebrate themselves by inviting students and staff to the “Sex is Good Workshop” on Tuesday, March 29, to top off Women’s History Month. Serah Deysach, from Early to Bed, gave a seminar on how sex is different for women than it […]

Where exactly is the middle ground? Is it possible to ever find it? In our political system, we have two sides in a constant dispute over the best policy for the American people. The Left argues with the Right, the Conservatives dispute with the Liberals, and Republicans and Democrats […]

What happened to the days when a small “ma and pa” shop existed where you could ask questions while getting straightforward answers which included eye contact and an authentic thank you? Do you remember a time when you could actually find a friendly cashier to ring up your sale, […]

Imagine a highway (I-94). A nice, dark asphalt or concrete road shines under sunny weather, its bleak under gloomy conditions, and it cracks under smashing winds, snow and too much salt. We keep repairing it every summer, or sometimes (in a few years) we decide to execute a full […]

On Monday, April 4th, 2011, America celebrates a legacy of a constant struggle for social equality, peace, love and justice with the 43rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. When I think of Dr. King, I think of truly loving your enemies. King was not a man of […]

Over the last few weeks, several Middle Eastern and North African countries have been rocked by peaceful revolutions. Widespread protests forced the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt out of power, a civil war broke out in Libya and, as of this writing, protests have been slowly gaining traction in Yemen, […]