Dr. Conrad Worrill, director of the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), recently attended a conference of U.S. and Cuban leaders, including Cuban President Fidel Castro and U.S. Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, to discuss disaster relief and the U.S. government’s poor response to Hurricane Katrina. The […]

Amy Goodman, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Democracy Now! spoke at Northwestern University on Sept. 20. This was a part of her “Breaking the Sound Barrier Tour,” promoting a new book that she wrote along with brother David Goodman, which is entitled Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders and […]

The challenge is over, the survivors have been named. Over the last two weeks, the Student Activities Office, in conjunction with the Office of Student Affairs, has run their Survivor Challenge workshops. Eight workshops offered over a span of two weeks covered topics ranging from problem solving and interviewing skills […]

Students from NEIU’s Muslim community and members of the Jewish campus group Hillel gathered on Thursday, Sept. 25 to continue a dialogue between the groups that has been ongoing since the summer. Members of both Hillel and the Muslim Student Association have been discussing world political events as well as […]

Twenty-six student clubs have been deactivated until next January, according to an e-mail sent to all university club presidents and vice presidents from Director of Student Activities Sharron Evans. The deactivation came from club officers’ failure to attend a workshop on Sept. 20 and 21 from 1:40 to 3:00 p.m, […]

As the Brown Line beautification project progresses and cold weather draws near, many students who depend on the brown line (most notably the Kimball stop) to get to and from school may have begun to realize that unless the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) does something, it will be a very […]

Suicide continues to be the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds. Women attempt suicide more than men, but men are about four times more likely to die because they use deadlier methods like handguns or hanging. More than 30,000 Americans take their own lives a year. According to the […]

Want to see something scary? There’s no need to go to Salem or Amityville in search of some screams. Chicagoans need look no further than their own city to find the perfect way to have their pants scared off. You can always have your own eerie event and host a […]

Every year, Sept. 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. It is a celebration of the Hispanic community’s accomplishments and rich history. The observance of Hispanic Heritage Month was first enacted into law on Aug. 17, 1988. It is usually commemorated with tributes to historical figures and their achievements […]

The Museum of Contemporary Art features artwork work dated back until 1945. It is one of the nation’s largest museums for contemporary art, including painting, sculpture, performance, photography, video and film. It contains a three-hundred seat amphitheatre and a terraced sculpture garden with a view of Lake Michigan. The museum […]