Named as the Best Jazz Vocalist by the Jazz Forum Magazine for her melodic voice, Grazyna Auguscik put on a quite a show on Sept. 16 in the NEIU Recital Hall. With numerous nominations by the Chicago Music Awards and Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival, it was clear on Friday […]

Comic book writer Sam Humphries pulled off something of a miracle. In today’s stagnant publishing climate, he self- published Our Love is Real, an independent comic book with artist Steven Sanders, releasing it online and in only three comic book shops in the nation, while somehow managing to sell […]

Imagine that you can take the flow of a rapper such as Bizzy Bone, fueled by the heartfelt passion of spoken word, set to fervent drum patterns—beautifully intertwined with the musical colors of both a guitar and bass—and combined them with an angelic voice, echoing sagacious lyrics. All of […]

Do you hate it when you have to step out of a class at El Centro to check on the meter? What about when you are already late for class and have to drive around the block to find a parking space? It gets worse once the snow starts […]

NEIU’s newly opened Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs was a buzz on Sept. 16 as students, faculty, and family members gradually crowded the room for the unveiling of the mural “Corazón Sin Fronteras” (“Heart Without Borders”), by artist Victor M. Montañez. Food and live music were […]

In a time where college graduates are struggling to find jobs, often times excepting employment that does not even require a college degree. In an unusual move by the Obama administration, President Obama presented a fully drafted copy of the Jobs Plan legislation to Congress to be voted upon. […]

Over the last few weeks, several Middle Eastern and North African countries have had peaceful revolutions. Widespread protests forced the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt out of power and as a result, civil war broke out in Libya. As of this writing, protests have been slowly gaining traction in […]

As the prices of everyday items continue to rise, students are finding it harder to purchase the essentials they need before the school semester begins. The recent spike in book prices has not made this task any easier. This has left many students wondering why the book prices keep […]

President Barack Obama laid out his proposal to combat rising unemployment and a slowing economy in an address to both houses of Congress in Washington on Sept. 8. The American Jobs Act proposal calls for a mix of tax cuts and spending designed to jumpstart a stagnant job market, […]

Quidditch has existed as an intercollegiate sport since Fall 2007 when Vassar College lost the premier Quidditch World Cup to Middlebury College. Now, Vassar is once again making its way into the annals of quidditch history. Yesterday, the Butterbeer Broooers hosted Finland’s only quidditch team, the University of Vaasa […]