The closing ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics coincided with the closing ceremony of my summer break. However, mine was sans the pomp and circumstance. Over 36 million people in the U.S viewed the Olympic ceremonies where Team USA collectively received 110 medals. My pre-semester routine didn’t even include 110 […]

Let’s be truthful and straightforward. As we Polish and French exchange students call it – let’s be honest in a European manner. Don’t get me wrong; I am not accusing Americans of some nasty addiction to lying. It just seems that the people I have encountered during my exchange experience […]

Members of the Green Fee Committee have approved the release of the spending of $25,000. This money is coming from a fee on the tuition bill set up last year to use for cleaner energy and decreasing our carbon footprint in the world. The money will be used to install […]

Diverse – Issues in Higher Education revealed that Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is among the top universities nationwide in baccalaureate (Bachelor’s) and post-baccalaureate (Masters) degrees issued to students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The figures are based off of 2006-2007 preliminary Department of Education data. These are based off of the […]

Geography is all about location. It is often confused with Geology because they sound alike and they both study the earth. Where they differ is geologists study things such as rocks and natural landforms. “Geographers are concerned with the human environment – political science, economics, psychology – as we are […]

April 22: NEIU String Orchestra (conducted by Joseph Glymph) 1:45 p.m. – Recital Hall April 22: Mozart’s Requiem Performed with orchestra & the NEIU Chamber Singers and University Chorus (conducted by Michael Melton) In memory of the Northern Illinois University students who lost their lives February 14 7:30 p.m. – […]

After months of anticipation, I had the unique pleasure of seeing Widespread Panic perform at the Auditorium Theater on April 13. Although the hour-long and very cold wait to get into the theater started the night off crudely, the show made up for all that and then some. Panic played […]

On April 1, 2008, British trio Muse released HAARP, a CD/DVD combination of their live performances at London’s Wembley Stadium in June 2007. With the sounds of 75,000 energetic fans, the sold out performances translated well to digital media. The band consists of front man Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and […]

From the dirtiest corners of our society, those small, unspeakable spaces behind closed doors, comes a riveting collection of American expressiveness. There is something about public bathroom stalls that inspires art, philosophy and overall bad manners. Doug Rice captures this effect in his new book, From the Stall. “From the […]

I never would have thought I, a Hispanic girl from the ‘hood, would ever have a chance to be in a major motion picture. Born and raised in the Humboldt Park area, I jumped at the opportunity to come out in a film titled “Humboldt Park.” It all started with […]