The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) experimented with express security lanes in Salt Lake City, UT and Denver, CO in early March on a voluntary basis. According to an article from CNN, the “diamond lanes” separate individuals on the basis of travel experience ranging from slow lanes for families with children, […]

ALPHA-For the past 100 years there has been an organization of women who have dedicated their lives to social change. In today’s world it is highly important to recognize individuals who work diligently to provide “Service to all mankind.” Jan. 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Miner […]

The House Education Committee (HEC) voted unanimously in favor of advancing a bill to lower the cost of textbooks. The Illinois Student Association (ISA) plans to hold a lobby in Springfield on April 9 to advocate the bill and other issues affecting higher education. The HEC’s approval of the bill […]

My first experience at Student Health Services was intensely uncomfortable and awkward. When I walked into the tiny basement office, the first thing I saw was the buffet of free ‘goodies.’ The buffet included information pamphlets, cough drops, promotional stickers for the insurance company, sexual lubricant and, of course, condoms. […]

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Teaching is a labor of love. Many educators never see the fruits of their labor. From disrespectful students to tensions concerning contracts, teaching is not an easy profession. It takes someone who has been in the profession to understand the plight of teachers, and Dr. Audrey Reynolds understands that plight. […]

In recent years, NEIU has experienced hazardous material spills, two fires, a blackout and a large flood. Since 2003, the university’s Emergency Management Plan remained a work in progress, a document in draft form that was shrouded in secrecy. In the wake of the February 14 shooting at NIU, however, […]

Outside the Student Union on March 13, many witnessed the Campus Anti-War Network NEIU chapter looking for support for a larger anti-war rally that took place on March 19, at Federal Plaza in Chicago’s Loop. The war in Iraq is in its fifth year and is still on the minds […]

President Sharon Hahs did something that was unprecedented at NEIU; she conducted an open forum with students to hear about their concerns and shed some light on certain issues. On March 4, President Hahs hosted a student Town Hall meeting in Alumni Hall. She opened by telling the audience she […]

Set to bring NEIU influence to Model Illinois Government, student Al Cordero won the Governor’s seat for 2008-2009. Model Illinois Government (MIG) is a state-wide, student operated organization which coordinates and manages the annual governmental simulation. Along with Cordero, the NEIU delegation brought home the Secretary of State, Comptroller and […]