The 15th Annual Equity in Action Conference kicked off on Oct. 13 with a presentation on immigration and comprehensive immigration reform by Congressman Mike Quigley, who represents the 5th district which includes NEIU.  The conference’s theme throughout its three day duration was “Immigration and Social Justice.”   As President Sharon Hahs […]

Imagine walking through a hallway laughing and having fun with one of your friends when all of a sudden you hear a gong chime. Gong! Gong! Gong! Every 10 seconds that the gong is rung a woman is being abused.  In continuing celebrating awareness for sexual abuse and domestic violence, […]

It was cold and raining, however, that did not stop environmentalists from getting soaked and dirty. As part of NEIU’s Green Week, students and faculty volunteered to meet at Kiwanis Park on Friday, Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. to help clean up the park. The event was planned by Dr. […]

Halloween used to be about scaring the daylights out of the real monsters by pretending to be one yourself. The holiday has grown quite a bit since those early pagan times. Still, I like to think of it as a day best enjoyed with a little old-fashioned creativity. Making your […]

On the road, Broken Lizard has returned to their roots. The comedy sketch group Broken Lizard is performing live as they tour 50 cities across America to promote their soon to be released feature film “The Slammin’ Salmon.” Broken Lizard was founded at Colgate University as a sketch comedy group, […]

It’s seven o’clock on Oct. 2, 2009 and from a distance the campus seems quiet. As you enter the Fine Arts building, you can hear good conversation coming from the second floor. As you walk up the stairs and enter the Upper Gallery, you are greeted by a crowd; some […]

The game begins with the Evil Lord cackling in triumph, having just begun to unleash the powerful destruction spell, capable of destroying the world in 30 seconds.  In only half a minute you, the Hero, must battle with monsters, earn gold, purchase weapons and armor and stop the Evil Lord’s […]

#8220;An Inspector Calls” follows the story of a turn-of-the-century, upper class, British family as their celebratory dinner is interrupted by an unexpected visitor, an inspector. What starts out as a simple investigation over the death of a young woman, who seemingly has no connections to the family, turns into a […]

Showcased two years ago at various independent horror festivals, “Paranormal Activity” was never released to the mass market. This was not because the movie was poorly done or because it was panned by critics. Rather, it had terrified audience members so much that some had to leave the theater (and […]

Some people tend to look down on short stories for some reason, especially stories that are based off of another fictional story. “It just comes across like glorified fan-fiction” or similar things are thrown out there by those people. “Hellbound Hearts,” though, might be able to grab and keep the […]