“Get out the way!” “Get off the sidewalk!” “Damn hippy!” are a few of the common things a biker hears while trying to maneuver around the obstacle course of Chicago streets. Drivers open doors and change lanes without looking for bikers – endangering the biker and other drivers! Not […]

    The Chicago Teachers Union Strike set the bar for other city unions that had been kicked around for too long. When the Chicago Teachers Union strike was finally settled, the battle ended with a few bruises, but needs were met. Let’s be honest, the kids were pleased as […]

  Candles are magical, but light bulbs have a magic that candles don’t have.  One never sees a cartoon with a candle symbolizing a person having a brilliant idea.  Light bulbs represent human genius. While watching the documentaryPlanned Obsolescence, aka The Light Bulb Conspiracy, individuals can learn abouta light bulb […]

  U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest producer. Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on track to rise 7 percent this year to an average […]

  Illinois saw 3,107 cyclist collisions in 2011, with 1,757 in Chicago alone, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The news regularly reports on cyclists being hit and killed by distracted drivers or wiping out and sustaining serious injuries on abruptly opened car doors. However, it is rare […]

  Rating: 4 stars   Assassin’s Creed 3(AC3) may hold a special place in the hearts of those who enjoy games based on historic events. Velvet Assassin a World War II game gave insight to a much darker, less glorified view of espionage against the Nazi Regime and even the […]

  Commuting after class? Stick around. Watch a movie. Hear a lecture. Laugh at jokes. Sleep outside. Dance. Eat a slice of pizza, or get nacho sloppy. Here are some NEIU events going on throughout the month of November and early December. Hunger is not a Game. Homeless Awareness Week, […]

  Review: 4 stars   The album Transitions from C S Yeh (C. Specer Yeh) offers listeners a break from the current norms of pop music.  Throughout the past few years, Yeh has established a name for himself when it comes to experimental music. Transitions, from DE STIJL records,  has […]

    Rating:  4 ½   Ron’s Grill Etc. at 4859 N. Milwaukee, is not a typical fast food eatery. Located mere footsteps from the Jefferson Park blue line terminal, just inside of Veteran’s Square and next to the 7-Eleven, this cozy, family-owned restaurant has been feeding north siders since […]

   After a rough week of school and work-related projects piling up, all students want to do is make it to the weekend and blow off some steam with pals.  One might decide to go bar hopping to the same places they’ve been a dozen times before, but  not everyone […]