The power of spoken word
When the philosophy department sponsored an event April 17 that featured performance poetry, Professor Sarah Hoagland saw it as an...
LGBTA's Pride Awareness Week
Rainbow streamers and flags adorned the Student Union as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ally (LGBTA) club kicked off its...
Crime Against Humanity
Nestled between two huge Puerto Rican flags in Humboldt Park, the space known as Paseo Boricua, lies Café Teatro/Batey Urbano, a...
Promises and tuition on the line
For students enrolled in 2004, the Truth in Tuition plan locked in their tuition for four years. On Feb. 7, approval of proposed tuition...
Two Sides
One can only imagine the war of words that goes on at departmental meetings in the English Department. Professor Harry White's editorial...
Author Junot Diaz visits NEIU
As part of its Reading and Lecture Series, the Apocalypse Literary Arts Coalition hosted Junot Diaz. The celebrated Dominican-born writer...
State senator meets with Latino organizations
Illinois State Senator William Delgado met with students from Union for Puerto Rican Students (U.P.R.S.), Chimexla, Que Ondee Sola, and...
Diwali Show a great success
A packed Auditorium gathered to celebrate the Indian festival of Diwali, which is one of the most celebrated festivals in India and is...
The Clothesline Project hits home
It was a powerful scene in Village Square as NEIU students came across shirts designed by women survivors of violence. They hung side by...
Renowned Mexican journalist and author visits NEIU
The Latino and Latin American Studies Program hosted Carlos Monsivais, Mexico's leading cultural critic, to its Friday, October 12 event...
U.S. Rep. Gutierrez on immigration reform
"I love this country," said Rep. Luis Gutierrez during the University's 13th Annual Equity in Action conference. A packed Alumni Hall...
Human Rights Watch award recipient returns to NEIU
On Tuesday, September 18, an eager crowd packed the Golden Eagles for the chance to listen to Human Rights Watch award-winner Veronica...