NEIU held a Veteran’s Day celebration in the Peace Garden on Nov. 11, where about 40 people gathered to honor our military heroes.  The NEIU Veterans Club organized the event commemorate our fallen soldiers and support our troops at war.  Many are unaware that one out of every ten students […]

On Aug. 2, many NEIU students returned to campus for the first day of the Fall semester to find that the Classroom Building no longer existed. In its place stood the same structure, however, it was no longer named the “Classroom Building,” but “Lech Walesa Hall”. This has prompted many […]

Religion and its role at the university level are not usually mentioned in the same sentence.  On Nov. 19, Dr. Richard Rosengarten, Dean and Associate Professor of Religion and Literature at the University of Chicago, was the keynote speaker at the 11th Annual Interfaith Conference to discuss why religion should […]

A panelist of four faculty members from NEIU gave advice and used life experiences to guide guests on how to maintain healthy relationships during a discussion held on Nov. 19 in the Student Union. “The Conversation on Relationships” panel consisted of Flora Llacuna, Coordinator of Student Enrichment Programs, Hamid Akbari, […]

Francisco Gaytan, Assistant Professor of Social Work, discussed his research in the role of social support and social capital in the academic development of Mexican-American youth in New York City. The faculty discussion took place Wednesday, Nov. 11 and was sponsored by NEIU’s Psychology Department.  The research was motivated by […]

In honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, NEIU group Leaders Emerging and Developing (L.E.A.D.)  organized for NEIU to become active for the fight for change.  Through a week-long series of events and activities, students and staff members worked to raise money and understanding for the hungry and the […]

Deep in the Arava Desert in Israel lays the eco-community known as Kibbutz Lotan. Once started as a small village with the simple goal to survive, Kibbutz Lotan turned into one of the most eco-friendly places in the entire world. One of the co-founders of the Lotan, Alex Cicelsky, visited […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car. The group says about 33.2 million people will travel by car this year, a 2.1 percent jump from […]

A group of activists along with renowned professor Dr. William Ayers assembled at the Alumni Hall on Oct. 29   for a presentation and panel discussion titled the “Evolution of Activism”.  This event was held by the Sociology club to discuss activism and its triumphs, failures and current state. “Activism is […]

Famous modernist sculptor, Ruth Duckworth, died Oct. 18 as a result of a minor illness that had afflicted her for several weeks. Specializing in ceramics, many of Duckworth’s pieces have been featured in public areas such as the Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art and here at NEIU. Born Ruth […]