Some of NEIU’s best wordsmiths gathered in Alumni Hall on Oct. 21 and illuminated the room with poetry, both personal and powerful. Clyde McLeod, event coordinator and member of the Black Heritage Committee, introduced the first speaker, NEIU student Jason Ferguson, as a “serious poet.” Ferguson recited three original […]

The anticipation for a good, scary movie this Halloween can finally come to an end: Paranormal Activity 3 is here, and it’s better than the second one! Paranormal Activity 1, 2, and 3, are movie sequels presented backwards; part three takes us back to when the two sisters, Katie […]

The Playboy Club, a historical drama about the eponymous club in 1961 Chicago, premiered on NBC on Sept. 19, after months of advanced publicity and discussion. The show was filmed on location, promising ample work opportunities for local actors and crew, while Playboy Enterprises, owners of the Playboy magazine […]

Tired of the same old scrambled eggs or sick of being sunny side up? Try making a frittata! A frittata is similar to an omelet but has a little extra oomph. Instead of being folded over like an omelet, it’s open-faced and, depending on your preference, more fluffy.    […]

As a young, underprivileged, yet educated Black woman, I have experienced multiple accounts of sexual assault and harassment in my lifetime; whether it was in private, public, or academic spheres.        In response to my experiences, I know that I am not alone. I have decided to shed light […]

Every year I hear how haunted Chicago and its surrounding suburbs are, and of course, it takes more than a little internet hocus pocus to scare me. Lately however, I had been hearing about recent ghostly apparitions and shiny orbs being spotted around Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery in Palos Heights, […]

On May 26th, 2011 Google announced Google Wallet; you might ask yourself why Google would want to be our wallet? Google Wallet allows you to store all your credit cards and gift cards on your phone. That means that all your credit cards and gift cards can be left […]

As part of the tenth annual South Asian Progressive Action Collective’s (SAPAC) month-long exhibit commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks, it held a performance entitled “Voices of Resistance: Revision” (VOR) on Oct. 15 at Marwen. Dr. Ahalya Satkunaratnam, NEIU professor of the Women’s Studies Program and Political Science, was one […]

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) is located in the historic Bronzeville community at 700 East Oakwood Blvd. The center offers both a Bachelors and Masters of Arts in Inner City Studies. The program was originally designed to train teachers to communicate effectively with underprivileged minority […]

Are you undecided and feel like choosing a major is a far more difficult than what you initially thought? Are you bombarded with student loans and don’t know when you’ll get out of debt? Is registering for classes each semester a splitting headache and a half? How can you […]