One of England’s most favored indie rock quartets, Bloc Party, released their fourth studio album, Four on Aug. 20. This is Bloc Party at their loudest and most cut-throat state of being. This is Bloc Party in the pain they needed to be in after four years. The vocals […]

  From the exterior, Orga Café is reminiscent of those street-side pizza joints that the quintessential teenager and all of her gum-popping friends hang out in. Though the ‘N Sync trading cards and girls that yell for ketchup were absent, it was an oddly pleasant environment. The food was not […]

  The craze of making vintage fads popular again is no longer limited by merely a decade. This trend has hit every popular medium since at least the early 20th century. Perhaps this renewed fascination with the old is because of a frustration with the new. With that in mind, […]

    Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) has an assortment of clubs that students can join based on their individual interests. Since NEIU is a commuter school, joining a club is a way to get involved on campus and build camaraderie among peers. Fall into Fun week exposed the student body […]

  With the recent release of The Possession, a new take on the Exorcism sub-genre of horror, the 1973 horror masterpiece The Exorcism comes to mind. While The Exorcist is a horror masterpiece with some genuine scares and spine tingling moments, the film spawned a franchise which lasted from 1973 […]

  Super Bowl talk is already in the air for Chicago Bears fans. The enthusiasm is not without warranty, for the Bears have made some key additions to their team and also have star quarterback Jay Cutler and premiere workhorse running back Matt Forte both back and healthy. The Bears […]

  The official name is the “Reflection and Meditation Space.” Student Union Room 219 will henceforth be known as such and will be open during the hours of the Student Union. This room will be strictly for quiet reflection and meditation. It is not to be used for any group […]

  A few weeks ago in a reality far, far away, Tom Cruise was staring at his third set of divorce papers in 12 years. Normally this would be immediately filed under “who cares?” but some interesting rumors have been regurgitated from the acid indigestion that is Hollywood gossip. Reports […]

  Artists and beer lovers overran Chicago’s Wicker Park the weekend of Sept. 8, 2012with colors, crafts and kitsch. The Renegade Craft Fair (RCF), an open-air market of modern independent arts and crafts, was in full swing when it was infiltrated by an unrelated but simultaneously running zombie pub crawl, […]

  The Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Youth Company, whose home base is here at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), had the incredible once-in-a lifetime experience of traveling to Spain to study flamenco dancing with Carmela Greco, known as the “soul of flamenco,” as well as with other prominent instructors. The dance […]