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Remembering the victims of Black Saturday

#8220;Poland is not yet lost while we live.” The first sentence of the Polish national anthem summarizes what strength the Polish people have shown since Apr. 10, 2010, now referred to as “Black Saturday”. The plane crash in Smolensk, Russia resulted in 96 victims, one of them being Poland’s president, […]

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A Guide To A Successful Chicago Staycation

Now that the weather is getting warm and summer is just around the corner, many Chicagoans are looking for things to do. While hopping on a plane and going to a popular vacation spot like Miami or San Diego may sound nice, there is no reason Chicagoans should have to […]

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Recipe: Super Meatball Subs

Weight Watchers’ POINTS Value: 7Servings: 8Preperation Time: 12 minCooking Time: 22 minLevel of Difficulty: Easy Lean ground turkey and Parmigiano-Reggiano make for slimmed down subs with big flavor Ingredients 1 pound(s) lean ground turkey 1/2 cup(s) seasoned bread crumbs, Italian-flavor 1/4 cup(s) grated Parmesan cheese, such as Parmigiano-Reggiano 1 large […]

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Performance & Entertainment at its best…

Think runway show at its core; the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Alliance’s (GLBTA) 2nd Annual Drag Show was the epitome of style, diversity and “ferociousness.” Irrespective of designer clothes, shoes; NEIU’s very own GLBTA found a way to keep true to the message they convey, and successfully produced yet another amazing […]

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Hip Hop 4 Haiti

Money was raised for the Haiti relief effort by the Northeastern Programming Board (NPB) on Friday, April 16. Held in the Alumni Hall, Hip Hop for Haiti comprised of rappers, break-dancers, body painting and various other forms of entartainment. The event successfully raised roughly $1000 for charity and everyone that […]

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“A Tale of Two Cities” another success for the Stage Center Theater

Presented for stage by NEIU’s Stage Center Theatre, “A Tale of Two Cities” portrays a major period of French history and employs a lot of action and specific settings. Charles Dickens himself wanted to emphasize on this, rather than on the characters, but on April 17, NEIU’s actors brought this […]

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‘La Boheme’ cast hits all the right notes

Family, students and staff filled the seats of NEIU’s auditorium for Thursday’s opening of the Italian opera “La Bohème,” a school production directed by Sasha Gerritson and conducted by Michael Melton. The devoted relationship between Rodolfo (played by Aldo Perrelli) and Mimi (played by Christina Chakos-Kaloyanides) was displayed throughout the […]

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Mathis T.R.I.B.E discusses problems of “Me” generation

#8220;I should’ve put Judge Greg Mathis on the board,” Greg Mathis remarked as the final minutes dissipated and the few students that showed up to his presentation shuffled in. Mathis is a father, a son, a former defensive back drafted in the 1974 draft by the Oakland Raiders, a man […]

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Change of developmental course requirements

Effective as of fall 2010, developmental courses including English Language Program (ELP-099) and Mathematics 90, 91 and 92 will no longer be counted towards a student’s GPA nor in the hours earned. Faculty Council of Academic Affairs approved this change on April 9. Grades earned in these classes will be […]

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NEIU Students Rally for House Bill 174

Students and representatives from the Grow Your Own Teacher Program rallied together to support House Bill 174. On April 7, these two groups held a rally to notify students about this bill and its purpose. Many of the members of the Grow Your Own Teacher Program were, or currently are, […]