“Sexting” is again linked to risky sex among teens, Reuters.com article says that “”What they’re doing in their offline lives is what they’re doing in their online lives.” “One out of every seven Los Angeles high schoolers with a cell phone has sent a sexually-explicit text message or photo, […]

  Joe Biden and Paul Ryan came out swinging in the solo vice-presidential debate Oct. 11.  Both Democratic Vice-President Biden and Republican challenger Ryan extended fiery attacks on the other, but Biden displayed his confidence and utilized his knack for interruption.  Consistently catching Ryan off guard, his smile was the […]

  The Russian government recently declassified the 30-year-old discovery of a 35-million-year-old, 60-mile-wide diamond field; remnants of an asteroid crater in eastern Siberia known as the Popigai Astroblem. Upon its discovery in the 1970s, the USSR was already producing immense profits within a rigidly controlled global diamond market, so the […]

  Bryan Craig, a 33-year-old guidance counselor and girls’ basketball coach at the south suburban Rich Central High School, was put on administrative leave after the publication of his book, It’s Her Fault. The book is of the self-help genre and is intended to help women achieve the upper hand […]

  Commercial pet foods, or in this case pet treats, bearing the label ‘Made in China’ are in the news once again for containing harmful ingredients. Since 2007, there have been warnings from the FDA of tainted pet foods that can harm and even kill pets. Certain foods can even […]

  An explosion at the Nippon Shokubai Co. factory in Himeji Japan left one firefighter dead and 36 others suffering from mild to severe injuries. The explosion and fire damaged the acrylic acid tanks of the Himeji Plant on September 29, 2012. The injured include firefighters, police officers and employees. […]

  A new video game console generation is about to begin. The Wii U, the successor to the Wii, is coming out in time for the holiday season. With the new console comes a new set of features to set it apart from its current competition, the Xbox 360 and […]

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 NEIU Talent Show produced by the Office of Cultural events and sponsored by Beck’s Book Store. First Place went to Bianca Lisa Araujo, who performed a moving rendition of La Malagueña. Michelle Cross placed second for writing and performing an original piece called […]

  Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) hosted its fourth annual science symposium on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The symposium was brought together by the Student Center for Science Engagement (SCSE) which featured student research done in the areas of biology, chemistry, earth science and physics. Each person presented a research topic […]

  Service Day was initiated by the Student Leadership Development (SLD) office of Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) to increase civic engagement among students, faculty and community members. This year’s event was coordinated by Barb Cosentino, the Associate Director of SLD. This year, “we teamed up with alumni affairs,” stated Veronica […]