For the “Promised Land”, Dar Williams worked with Grammy nominated producer Brad Wood, who has also produced for Liz Phair, Pete Yorn, and Ben Lee. Dar Williams’ music exists within the folk-pop genre, and utilizes her guitar skills and the drums of Better Than Ezra’s Travis McNabb. She also invited […]

Tom Gabel had a few things that he wanted to get off of his chest with this album. Maybe that ís why he titled it “Heart Burns.” I got a sense that the subject matter for all of his songs was near and dear to him. Additionally, I thought that […]

You just got home from a long day of classes and start to undo the many layers of clothing that you piled on this morning to brave the weather. Desperately seeking warmth, you walk to the kettle that waits on your stove and fill it with water. It should be […]

A person is alive as long as he is not forgotten. This was the moral of the first story Gwen Hilary told the crowd in the Chicago Room of the Chicago History Museum on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Indeed, it was the moral of the whole event. Hilary, accompanied […]

As your friendly neighborhood lunar astronaut, hiker, Nancy Sinatra or safari… um, person… will tell you, boots are your closest ally in the battle against the elements.  Being residents of the greatest city in the greatest state in the world, the fiercest elements we have to suit up for are […]

Evanston is a small, comfy and quaint little town just north of Chicago.  There is a small, comfy, quaint little room at the back of the Metra station that is used as the space for Piccolo Theatre.  Currently in that space is the premiere production from 1027 Productions, “The Sum […]

Community Unit School District 303 (CUSD 303) of St. Charles is not looking to NEIU as a major focus for recruiting new teachers. The district is focusing on Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois, and Illinois State University to find new teachers, as put out by the Summit 303 recommendations. […]

Northeastern Illinois University boasts of being one of the most diverse universities in the country. What exactly does that mean? I grew up in a diverse world. If I have ever been part of the majority race, it has only been by one or two percentage points. I grew up […]

On Jan. 15 many came to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes, songs, endearing speakers, and rhythmic drum beats. In an auditorium filled with people, many listened with consideration during the celebration with speakers Yasmin Ranney, NEIU’s Dean of Academic Development, Michelle D. Morrow, NEIU’s […]

In following with NEIU Strategic Goal the Office of the Dean of Students has launched the “Ask Me” campaign. The event was kicked off on Jan. 12 and runs through Jan. 23. The campaign is geared toward helping the NEIU community with campus directions and general inquiries. As the NEIU […]