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NEIU Art – Flying Machines

  These installations hover between sculpture and drawing and between the polarities of delicate and awkward. Boundaries and demarcations between inside and outside the installation are fluid with the vieweralternately assuming the role of spectator and participant. The sculptural forms are abstract but reference/respond to the body and frequently appear […]

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Resistant Gonorrhea Cases On The Rise

  Medical experts are concerned over new anti-biotic resistant mutation of gonorrhea.  gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease commonly known as “the clap”, has been a manageable problem for the United States in recent years. “In 2010 over 300,000 cases were reported to the CDC,” says Dr. Bob Kirkcaldy, a medical […]

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Senator William Delgado Visits Campus

  State Senator and NEIU alumni William Delgado will return to campus to deliver a keynote address and speak with students on Sept. 20, 2012. In an event sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Senator Delgado will deliver his address and engage in a question-and-answer […]

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President’s Pen – Honors Society

  Ashley Beyer – President My name is Ashley Beyer and I am the President of the Honors Society. I became involved with the Honors Society because of my involvement with the University’s Honors Program. Before becoming a member, I didn’t know anyone here at school. Being a part of […]

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El-Centro to Move to New Facility

  The El-Centro campus will move to a brand new building in 2013, according to Maria Luna-Duarte, Interim Director of El-Centro, and Dana Navarro, Director of Public Relations for NEIU. The campus will move from the current leased location at 3119 North Pulaski Ave. to land purchased by NEIU near […]

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Intro to the Taxi Industry in Chicago

  The recent Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) strike has overshadowed another strike already in progress in Chicago, the cabdriver’s Strike. The issues that led to the cabdriver’s strike have not gone away, and the struggle for a living wage has not been forgotten by the United Taxidrivers’ Community Council (UTCC). […]

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Conventions for Convictions: Perspective from the DNC

    Political national conventions have become the polarization of two parties as they set for the last leg of the race towards the oval office. Deemed the “halftime show” of a long and grueling political season, they officially close the primaries and kick off the general election.  The hype, […]

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Smoke in the Library

  Smoke was reported billowing from one of the elevators in the Ronald Williams Library at approximately 4:45pm on Tuesday Sept, 11. Firefighters on the scene said that repairs were being performed on the elevator in question when a hydraulic line blew. The emergency line was pulled manually to stop […]

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Becoming Civically Engaged at the RNC

  Being chosen to represent Northeastern Illinois University at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida was a significant learning experience. After growing up and going to school in a major liberal city it was nice to gain a better understanding of the “other” side. The best way to […]

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Exchange Student Experience Can Change Lives

  Students considering the next move in their future career should be aware of opportunities available to them that are both worldly and academic. Studying abroad is a way to build up experience with other cultures and languages while having fun at the same time. Many universities around the world […]