When looking for a good topic to cover for this first article I came across the definition of a soldier on an online dictionary. The word “Soldier” had ten different sub-definitions; the first three and the last two sub-definitions talk about military personnel. The middle five definitions deal with ants, […]

There is just no getting around it. I am a big man. I’m too big. I haven’t always been this way. I started on the road to obesity while quitting smoking five years ago. Then I was a slip of a lad at a mere 200 pounds, but juggernauted toward […]

Due to insufficient state funding, the CTA will be forced to raise fares and cut back services on Jan. 20, 2008. CTA plans to discontinue 81 of its 154 bus routes; lay off more than 2,400 employees; and increase fares by about 35%. Also, due to the service cutbacks, 700 […]

Facebook has once again incited a mass user protest. The first mass protest was for the use of the News Feed feature that was introduced in 2006. More than 700,000 users protested their activities being broadcasted to their friends’ pages. The issue this time is the same as the last […]

The mission of Adult & Women Student Programs (AWSP) is top promote the unrestricted access and active involvement of the adult learners and women students in all aspects of the NEIU student experience. As a resource action center, AWSP responds to their unique and varied needs at our culturally diverse, […]

NEIU’s Theatre Department brings a couple of short plays: Joe & Stew’s Theatre of Brotherly Love & Financial Success by Jacquelyn Reingold and Oedi by Rich Orloff, to The Studio Series at 1:40 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 and 7 Series in room F-109. Joe & Stew’s Theatre […]

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan welcomed attendees of a Campus Safety Summit in the Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Alumni Hall on Dec. 13, 2007. The summit, which was quietly organized and held with no PR preamble to the student press, was kicked off by Madigan at 9 a.m. who led […]

#8220;The head of Operation [Rainbow] Push has been on the record as being on smack and juice.” Said Charter and Rules Committee Chairman David Benjaih. The approval for a Rainbow Push Chapter has been approved at NEIU. This is the second time the charter has come up and this time […]

The Smoke Free Illinois Act is now in effect. No smoking in any public building or business that is not licensed as a tobacco shop. There has been a huge cult following of people attempting to force the smoking populace into quitting or get cast out of society. Illinois is […]

Back in July, the 95th General Assembly of Illinois enacted the Smoke Free Illinois Act which subsequently went into effect Jan. 1, 2008. The Act, “Prohibits smoking in public places, places of employment, and governmental vehicles. Requires “No Smoking” signs to be posted in each public place and place of […]