If 10,000 B.C. is a movie you have your heart set on seeing, then there is no doubt you will want to see it on the big screen. In fact, if fantastical movies are your standard fare, or spectacular CGI effects are a must-see, then this movie should be on […]

Beyond the passable acting, there is little to recommend in Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation, which takes its name from the 1984 Tom Hanks vehicle. The uneven, low-brow script (with a fair amount of improvisation, according to first-time director/writer James Ryan) is predictable and not as humorous as it […]

You’ve heard of vegans, but what about freegans? The concept of freeganism has been widely talked about in the news lately on such programs as Oprah and The Colbert Report, but how much do you really know about it? The term freegan is devised from the words ‘free’ and ‘vegan.’ […]

Local Chicago artist Claire Ashley has an ongoing art exhibit at NEIU’s Fine Arts Center Gallery, through March 28. Currently, Ashley teaches first year art students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, while balancing both her family and artistic life. And while she makes Chicago her home, her […]

Tom Dalof, 26, was starting his spring break just like all Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) students. He was out with friends on the night of Friday, March 14, when his school break ended abruptly and tragically. He was killed by a hit and run driver. Dalof was a business major […]

As of late, I’ve developed an overwhelming frustration with humanity as a whole. I’ve even developed an aversion to any type of media: the loss of what could have been one of our generation’s greatest talents (Heath Ledger) riddled by scandal in the media before his corpse was cold, and […]

I-Robot, Minority Report, Back to the Future and even the 90s Stallone flick Demolition Man had something in common, besides being bad movies: they featured futuristic-style cars. In spite of the promise of cars that fly and that do not require a driver, car companies have not developed this type […]

Professor Thomas Joseph Hoberg of the English department simply prefers to be called Tom. A native Chicagoan, Tom maintains an earnest open-door policy with the diverse people that make up the NEUI. “I really enjoy the fact that there are a variety of people from different ethnic backgrounds and ages, […]

The Spring II group exercise schedule is now available. NEIU Campus Recreation has posted the new classes scheduled for Feb. 25 through May 1. Group exercise classes include Spin, Hard Core Abs, muscle sculpting and conditioning, and several cardio-dance sessions. They all promise to get your heart pumping and make […]

Brainy British comedian Eddie Izzard, in his show Dress to Kill, expresses my gun control sentiments exactly: “The National Rifle Association says that ‘Guns don’t kill people, people do.’ But I think, I think the gun helps, ya know? I think it helps. I just think that just standing there […]