Gaming used to be a primarily singular activity. Even as recently as the last generation of consoles, the vast majority of games were meant to be played either alone or with friends sitting in the same room as one another. Now, however, that has all changed. Every console now has […]

As Valentine’s Day approaches, many couples will be tuning into their own song. You know the ones. They stop you dead in your tracks whether you’re in a store or listening to a radio, and you think that song so describes your relationship. Here is a list of love songs […]

Gentlemen: grab the backside of your favorite pair of jeans (unless they’re on your body – that would be a questionable move, especially if you’re reading this while on the bus, walking through the halls of the school or in the library) and observe the back pockets. Chances are good […]

His corner of the Northeastern Programming Board’s office says a lot about Carlos A. Illanez, NPB’s Special Events Coordinator.  The desk is very tidy, suggesting a certain level of organization and professionalism, while the walls to the side and behind the desk are decorated with a guitar chord poster and […]

Goodbye Mr. Bush, it is now the end of your tenure as the 43rd president of the United States of America. What sort of legacy have you and your administration left behind as you depart with a record-low approval rating matched only by that of Richard Nixon? At this juncture […]

Perhaps a sign of the times we live in, NEIU students were greeted on their first day back to class with a bomb threat. On Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, a man approached the reference desk on the first floor of the library and told one of the librarians that his […]

Barack Obama is now the president. He began his first day in a manner that says he is serious about change. He froze the pay at the current amount for some White House staff, placed new limits on lobbyists and has introduced a draft to close the Guantanamo Bay prison […]

What better way to escape the subzero temperatures than a trip to steamy Buenos Aires? On Friday night the crowds inside the NEIU auditorium got a respite from the “Snowmageddon” as they watched the Pablo Ziegler Trio perform two sets of sizzling contemporary tangos, an event that was part of […]

Dean Kate Forhan has accepted the position of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Southern Maine and will be leaving Northeastern Illinois University later this semester.   Forhan began her career at NEIU during the summer of 2002.  Since Forhan has been dean of the College […]

Chances are you know an atheist. According to a recent USA Today poll, 15 percent of the population of Illinois claims no religion. As a group, non-theists are second only to Roman Catholics at 29 percent. President Obama even mentioned “non-believers” in his historic inauguration speech. You probably have a […]