Tony Awardwinner Brian Friel’s Faith Healer is the first production of the fifth season of Uma Productions. Faith Healer is a compelling story of an Irish faith healer, his lover, and his devoted manager and their fateful return to Ireland. The talented cast includes Danica Ivancavic (Grace), Chris Hainsworth (Frank), […]

#8220;Despite my wishes I could not tamper with something the play and life seemed to be telling me: That we were doomed to perpetuate our illusions because truth was too costly to face” – Arthur Miller on The Price Shattered Globe Theatre did a solid job at producing Arthur Miller’s […]

As the intro of ACDC’s “Back in Black” fades away in time with the stunning pictures of military personnel on duty, 10 actors take the stage in a well-done “V” type formation. Nine, both men and women, are in casual DCU or ACU attire and stand at the position of […]

Sex and Food: A Memorial Exhibition is currently displayed at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP). Robert Heinecken (1932-2006) was a revolutionary photographer. Images he produced never really fit the label of photography, and often called into question mainstream photographic practices. He taught photography for 30 years at UCLA, although […]

In order to bring attention to NEIU’s group classes, personal training and campus recreation, Maria Patricia Montes, fitness and wellness program assistant, took NEIU student and co-worker Lisa Lindsey’s comment about wanting to be on the television show The Biggest Loser and made it a reality. Montes came up with […]

State officials are taking bids to have one company supply soft drink vending machines at state facilities, including NEIU as well as other universities. Central Management Services (CMS) exist to provide services to general public along with other state agencies. The CMS has been working on taking bids for years […]

An assembly of the Charter and Rules Committee (CRC) of the Student Government Association (SGA) brought to the table the idea of drafting a new constitution. After much debate and discussion, the members that were present at the Jan. 26 meeting of what SGA CRC Chair Al Cordero called a […]

With a new semester beginning, classes, work, and a busy home life often leave no time to breathe, much less, relax. Always thinking about the things that have been done and things that still need doing can be overwhelming. The counseling department has the perfect solution to help with the […]

Scientists at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, announced they have discovered a cheap, safe and easy cure for cancer.  A drug called Dichloroacetate (DCA), currently used to treat metabolic diseases, also has a peculiar effect on cancer: it isolates and kills cancerous cells while leaving healthy ones alone […]

Although the referendum to put a proposed $3.00 green energy fee on the April Student Government Election (SGA) election ballot passed and Steven Jerome was sworn in as a new justice, Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting was not without hostility. President Eron McCormick started off the meeting with the president’s […]