In a recently released statement, Director of University Computing Services, Kim Tracy, announced the university’s plan to begin phasing out dial-up Internet service on campus. The plan will be completed in two phases. The first phase, which took effect July 16, cut the university’s dial-up connections by 40%. According to […]

May 5, 2007, Springfield Illinois – Governor Rod Blagojevich’s Senior Advisor Bob Arya presented the fourth annual Governor’s Medallion, a purchase prize presented at the Awards in Excellence Ceremony held in Des Plaines at Oakton Community College’s Koehnline Museum of Art. Hsuan-Hsiu Hung, a student at the School of the […]

In a “History of Free Speech” in the “Freshman’s Guide to NEIU” the Independent reported that the Free Speech Taskforce had been an active committee since 2004. The Free Speech Task Force was actually formed in 2006 in response to HOME’s appearance on campus to figure out rules relating to […]

A new Vice President for Development will soon walk the halls of Northeastern and rearrange a bit of the bureaucracy. “The new VP position is part of moving forward to increase fund-raising capacity for the future.” Hahs is not wasting time in getting the ball rolling, she said, “I plan […]

Two juveniles were arrested Friday, July 20 after robbing and sexually assaulting a female Northeastern student Tuesday July 17 at 8:40 p.m. in a isolated area between the P.E. Building and WTTW. As the female student was walking to the bus stop, she was followed by the two young assailants […]

Another Board of Trustees Member Arnold H. Park is gone and a new trustee Dr. Grace Dawson fills one of several vacancies as the Board tackled several big issues at its June 6 meeting. The Board also remembered the contributions of former Trustee Margaret Laurino and the late Trustee James […]

Severe storms dumped over three inches of rain in an hour and caused flood throughout the basements. The flooding was widespread enough to close El Centro until fall and caused the closure of the Main Campus for a day. Director of El Centro said that El Centro was closed due […]

Bill Kurtis, longtime news anchor for WBBM-TV (Channel 2 Chicago) and host of the A&E Channel’s The Great Explorers program, explained the need for people to take notice of a crisis with the water supply throughout the world. The world’s population is growing, but the world’s water supply is not […]

Two were arrested today, July 20 in relation to a female Northeastern student who said she was attacked, sexually assaulted and robbed on Tuesday evening July 17. The two assailants are now in custody with Chicago police according to Public Relations Director Erika Krehbiel. The female student was followed by […]

El Centro remains closed until the start of Fall as a result of the flooding that occurred on June 26. “Sewage from the bathrooms were where the damage from the rain came from,” said Lopez. Students and faculty were all contacted by phone to move to the Main Campus. Daniel […]