The Indian Student Association (ISA) is hosting their annual Diwali show on November 2. Diwali is called the ‘Festival of Lights’ and holds religious significance to Hindus commemorating the triumph of good over evil and the start of the new year but celebrated by Indians of all religions. The ISA […]

#8220;I love this country,” said Rep. Luis Gutierrez during the University’s 13th Annual Equity in Action conference. A packed Alumni Hall greeted Gutierrez, who served as advisor to the late Mayor Harold Washington and became the first elected Hispanic Representative in Illinois. He is also an NEIU alumnus and was […]

Northeastern Illinois University may become home to the newest chapter of the Rainbow Push Coalition should SGA approve its appointment on October 25, 2007. Student Jesse Nicholson initiated the charter in an effort to “expand social awareness about community issues” among NEIU students. Nicholson wants to use Chapter 798 as […]

The Latino and Latin American Studies Program hosted Carlos Monsivais, Mexico’s leading cultural critic, to its Friday, October 12 event “Creative writing in Spanish and Spanish publications in the U.S.” Monsivais captured the attention of Recital Hall audience members while delivering a speech on contemporary issues in Mexico and the […]

In 2001, Clive Barker had his good name put to a computer game, Clive Barker’s Undying, which was released by EA Games. Six years later, die-hard Barker fans are still playing it and some are trying to find it. For those of you who do not know who Clive Barker […]

The wild country is getting harder to find which makes people want it even more. Especially with multibillion dollar cooperate mergers and plastic puppets of Hollywood taking up space; Christopher McCandless had his heart bent on escaping the wealth-crazed civilization. McCandless’ story in the film Into the Wild sinks into […]

Your mother is a what? Well, to be P.C. about it in the turn of the 20th century many women had two options; work in the factories or be a prostitute. In George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession the mother chooses the later to pay for her daughter’s schooling. Stage […]

Bursting with their electric rock sound, Hot Hot Heat came crashing through the rock gates on September 11, 2007 with their newest album: Happiness LTD. With the opening lyrics, “Happiness is limited but misery has no end,” the four-man band delivers another energetic, yet thoughtful album. Steve Bays, Paul Hawley, […]

Tegan and Sara have put out an intriguing new release titled The Con. This twin sister team nails the contradictions and insecurities faced in relationships, and they carry it out in the most harmonic way. Tegan and Sara layer their voices together on mostly melodic pop hooks. And even though […]

Born in Vernon, Canada in 1971, Daniel Powter arrived onto the mainstream music scene when he took Europe by storm with his “Bad Day” single in 2005. The widely popular single held onto the number 1 spot for 7 weeks straight on the charts in France, it was the number […]