For this article I took three books that I have used in recent courses (and was told will be used again next semester) and used them to see how much book buyback sites pay for them and the ease of selling those books back. There is also a comparison of […]

Based on the novel “Push” by Sapphire, “Precious” is the story of 16-year-old Claireece “Precious” Jones growing up in Harlem in the year 1987. Living off welfare with a single mother, she is placed into an alternative school after the public school she attended discovers she is pregnant with her […]

This semester, the musical has finally come to Stage Center, and it does not disappoint. “Lucky Stiff” is a musical comedy based on the 1983 novel “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” which follows the story of a young British shoe salesman, Harry Witherspoon, who accepts the […]

#8220;The King” Richard Petty dominated NASCAR in 1960s and 70s. “The Intimidator” Dale Earnhardt did the same at the end of the 80s and the first part of the 90s. They each share the record for the most NASCAR championships, with seven each. Yet neither accomplished what Jimmie Johnson did […]

With the upcoming trial of the people who are said to be the masterminds behind the attacks on 9/11, there are some essential questions that need to be asked. The first question is, why bring it to the civilian courts? Sure, they were involved in a major crime against Americans […]

In an article from USA Today, college students were asked whether they thought that social media sites like Facebook and MySpace made them more narcissistic. A lot of them actually said yes, that it did. I can see why many of them would say that. I have a MySpace, Facebook, […]

The Student Alliance for Leadership and Education (S.A.L.E.) held a toy drive in the Recital Hall on Nov. 25 which featured performances by local artists and NEIU students. Members of S.A.L.E, an organization originally from El Centro, collected new toys in their original packages for needy children from the local […]

Recently, there was a proposition to change the time of activity hour. Provost Lawrence Frank proposed changing activity hour from the current 1:40pm-2:40pm to a new time of 3pm-4pm. This was proposed so that seventy more classes could be fit into the time period, which is said to help increase […]

Many remembered Dr. Harold Hild, professor and chair of the Communications, Media and Theatre (CMT) department as a passionate professor, dedicated family man and encouraging colleague at his memorial service held on Nov. 21. The service was held to honor a man who dedicated much of his life to Northeastern […]

Social inequality, racist slurs and deprivation of basic human rights are a part of the lives of many undocumented students such as Mario Garcia, Carmela Garcia and Karen Orozco. Such topics were touched upon on Nov. 24 during a public forum on undocumented students and their experiences in higher education. […]