What is warm, crunchy, tasty and buttery? Popcorn of course! This popular snack now has its own special time of year: October is now National Popcorn Poppin’ month. Who knew? Popcorn.org states that Americans consume around 17 billion quarts of popcorn annually. All this popcorn adds up to billions of […]

In Chicago, the graduation from summer to winter is swift. Intense heat seems to pass the seasonal baton straight to frigidity, leaving but a quick window of thermal harmony between. This brief period of temperate equilibrium is autumn, and no month defines this time better than October, and no date […]

As of the week of September 23, construction was completed on the Foster Avenue Bridge over I-94 (Edens Expressway). For many coming to Northeastern from the west, Foster Ave plays a central role. Whether driving or taking the bus, travelers had been circumventing the bridge area since June. This caused […]

After much strife, the 2008 State of Illinois budget has been passed. Included in the budget is an increase in funds from last year for NEIU. Tuition increases also brought in additional funds. Even with all the extra money awarded to the school it is still not enough to cover […]

Although the CTA has a long history of financial struggles, they have always shown resilience against true economic fallout. Their current predicament, though, has the Chicagoland area more worried than usual. With massive debt accumulating the agency has announced their plan for a series of drastic service cuts, a plan […]

The Student Government Association (SGA) called the student body to action with boycott against Sodexho on Tuesday, September 25. The SGA wanted to find an issue that everyone could relate to, and elicit a student response, with increased prices of food and low levels of student involvement in matters of […]

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest 2008 is accepting essays on contemporary ethical topics that college students must face on a day-to-day basis. The contest’s purpose is to challenge students to analyze their own perception and thoughts on ethics by writing thought provoking essays that raise questions. The […]

The University’s upgrade of the student e-mail system created an unforeseen consequence at the beginning of the semester. They could no longer access e-mail from NEIU’s portal, NEIUport. Seven weeks into the semester, students still can not log onto their NEIU e-mail accounts from NEIUport. The problem is bigger than […]

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has grown increasingly popular in the US and abroad. The sport, whose fighters have dangerous sounding nicknames like, “Rampage,” “Axe Murderer,” or “Iceman” has seen an explosion of popularity, particularly among the highly coveted male 18-35 demographic. The most popular of these leagues, the Ultimate Fighting […]

The 756th homerun ball hit by Barry Bonds was purchased for $752,467 and Fashion Designer Mark Ecko has an unusual plan for it. He set up a website at vote756.com to allow the public to vote on one of three options; 1. Send it to the Baseball Hall of Fame […]