In honor of Women’s History Month, on March 19, Professor Netiva Caftori gave a lecture in her first year experience class (FYE) about women and computing, which is a presentation about the history of women and computers, and about why there are so few women in computing and what can […]

OK. This is the first column that will cover something that has little, if anything, to do with horror. I’ll be plugging my blog, titled “Skeletons in the Closet.” Yes, even though this is my outlet for madness-inspiring horror in its many forms, I have many other tastes and views. […]

The original Kindle, produced by Amazon, was a landmark in the world of e-books. While e-books have existed for some time, they haven’t caught on quite as much as Amazon probably hoped. The Kindle 2 hoped to remedy that problem. It has a whole list of new features and enticements, […]

When I saw that spring break was just around the corner, I couldn’t get any more excited. Every single day that passed, all I could think about was the parties that would go down. There would be alcohol of the highest quality! There would be plenty of babes, all of […]

Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of Pure Imagination. That was the song, fittingly playing as concertgoers left the Mutated Mini Fest at the Riviera on Saturday night. It was a black lit evening affair filled with creepy costumes, mangled masks and psychedelic sounds courtesy of Les […]

Anne Waller of Northwestern University and Mark Maxwell of DePaul have been touring the western world for over twenty-five years. Needless to say, they have had plenty of years together, in the practice and recital halls of the finest universities and music foundations. It was both a pleasure and an […]

It’s Apr. 1 and you’re wondering what are the top stories in your average everyday entertainment tabloid. Well here’s what’s happening in entertainment’s neck of the woods. Heath Ledger, after being recently revived from the grave, accepted the Oscar bestowed to him forty-six years ago for the award of Best […]

The NEIU Department of Music offered a concert featuring “Women Composers” Tuesday, Mar. 10 during activity hour at Recital Hall. The concert featured faculty and student artists (both male and female), all performing music composed by notable women of the music world in honor of “Women’s Day” (Mar. 8). This […]

Recently, NEIU’s Music Department proudly showed off their fine new acquisition. On Friday, March 13, pianist Ivana Bukvich joined faculty cellist Nazar Dzhuryn for a passionate evening of cello and piano masterworks in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Dzhuryn came across as accomplished and confident to a very receptive audience […]

The office of cultural events brought renowned poet, novelist, short story writer, painter, and essayist Ana Castillo to NEIU. Ana Castillo was born and raised in Chicago and is an alumni of NEIU, even though she was a secondary education major, she said she spent most her class periods writing […]