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Sports/Rec: Coach’s Corner

Is the start of the semester stressing you out? NEIU resident yoga instructor, Juliane Mankowski, offers some tips for reducing stress: Relax. Make time throughout the day for a few minutes of meditation, quiet time or prayer. Take a hot bath or go to a movie. Exercise. It relieves tension […]

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Black Sun Games: New shop on the block

There is a new gaming store in the neighborhood that some students may find useful to their non-academic activities. Black Sun Games, located at 5426 N. Kedzie Ave., celebrated their grand opening a few blocks from campus in August. The local game shop is jointly owned by Brandon Kutka and […]

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Sports/Rec: Fall into Fitness

After a summer of barbeques and vacation-coladas, Campus Recreation will host a healthy initiative to welcome students back to school. As the NEIU community celebrates the 15th annual Fall into Fun week, Campus Recreation will join the festivities with their Fall into Fitness schedule. On Friday, September 12, the Campus […]

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Sports/Rec: Stress effect on memory

What would your life look like without stress? Stress or anxieties are not strangers to most of us. For some, stress is like a distant relative surfacing on occasion. For others, it is a perceived force controlling our lives, and denying us of choice. One person uses stress to motivate […]

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Summer show

If there is still a person uncomfortable with the concept of multiculturalism, attending this year’s Summer Show at NEIU would have been a real treat for them. The August 30 event, organized by the Indian Students Association (ISA) and Gamma Phi Omega, featured artists of at least six different nationalities […]

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All the shades of grey: Seeking semblance in politics

In typical fashion, the race to the White House has each presidential candidate promoting change. In atypical fashion, Americans are promised change regardless of which way they vote. In November, there will be a likely change in race or gender in the U.S. presidency / vice-presidency. As historic as it […]

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15th Annual Fall into Fun Week

NEIU welcomes back students and staff with the 15th Annual Fall into Fun Week, which will run September 8-12. Attendees will be offered a variety of information, food and entertainment throughout the week by different departments on campus. There will also be some additions to previous years’ events, including a […]

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Gun control, uncontrolled

#8220;A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” states the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. Over most of the years since it was written, this has […]

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NEIU is getting greener

With each passing year, the cost of being a college student becomes higher. Along with the initial tuition payment, numerous other fees are added. Also, the ever-rising price of books must be included. The average individual pursuing a collegiate degree will often spend hundreds of dollars on “extras” that they […]

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Vocal minority

Freedom of speech is a principle that many people believe is inherent in The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. However, some others will point out that it is not an explicit right, in that the details of the exact nature of how much freedom is actually guaranteed […]