Students should remember that the Math Lab located in the Learning Center on the fourth floor of the Ronald Williams Library is always at their disposal. Whether helping with coursework for 090 and 100 level programs, assisting with higher-level studies, or coaching students through the Basic Skills Test of the […]
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Ice ages, floods and war at NEIU
One family manages to survive it all in Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. Stage Center’s latest production was directed by Dan Wirth and produced by Anna Antaramian. This play takes us through three acts in the strange life of the Antrobus family. Although the play is a little […]
Beyond the Veil of Madness
Horror films as of late, in the American sense, have been failing. They are derivative, reliant on cheap thrills, empty shocks, and boring. Hollywood has easily lost touch with horror’s core fan base and rather than coming out with new material, they are merely recycling the old films and retelling […]
You’ve got terrorists in my oil revenue
So you’re hanging out with your buddies in the basement looking for something to do. Why not take over the world with oil revenue, terrorism, war and good old-fashioned capitalism? British game development company TerrorBull Games came out with a controversial satiric board game that is done in the styling […]
An interesting spin on vampirism
In 1954, Richard Matheson turned the vampire novel upside down in his classic 160-page novella, I Am Legend. It is still an influential story that, as of 2007, has been adapted to film four times with one of the 2007 releases being a straight to DVD release. The book features […]
Reality Check …
Max Weber knew it. Karl Marx knew it. W.E.B. Dubois knew it. I know it … and if you don’t already know it- keep reading. Does power and privilege produce social injustice? Case study: I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff and the Bush administration. Libby […]
Berwyn Debuts new 16th Street Theater
The Chicago suburbs introduce another community theater. Berwyn just announced the opening of the 16th Street Theater at a special event. They tooted their own horns and gave a preview of the season to come the self-gratification that comes out of many community theaters throughout the suburbs. There are two […]
$372 Tuition Hike for Students Enrolled Fall 2004
Students who enrolled in 2004 may have their tuition increase 25 percent, students enrolled before 2004 may have their tuition increase 9 percent next school year. Members of the University’s Administration discussed in a town hall meeting on Nov. 20 about proposed tuition increases for ’08 – ’09, school year. […]
An Ice Age, Great Flood and World War Whatever Come to NEIU!
One family manages to survive them all in Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth; Stage Center’s latest production was produced by Anna Antaramian and directed by Dan Wirth. This play takes us through three scenes in the strange life of the Antrobus family. Although the play is a little […]
Late registration for Spring opens early
Late registration was to be opened on January 2, 2008 and remain open until January 4, 2008. Recently an announcement was given that the days for late registration will open December 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Rather than just being open from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. January 2-4, the changes will […]