WZRD 88.3 FM, NEIU’s radio station, was knocked off the air by an equipment failure last week and is tentatively scheduled to be back on the air today. WZRD’s Technical Advisor Rick Senne said in an e-mail to WZRD members that there was a leak in a nitrogen tank which […]

In a bulletin released by Facilities Management, several projects were announced. CCICS façade and roof repairsDamage to a penthouse roof at the Carruthers Center, which occurred during a storm last spring, has been repaired. Additional work will be done on the parapet and façade in the summer of this year. […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the famous leader of the civil rights movement. He was remembered by holding a program in his honor. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Academic Development Department sponsored the Dream Alive Program. The event was held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the auditorium. […]

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but if I did, breaking and entering wouldn’t be one of them. Less than two hours into the New Year, I found myself shoeless, shimmying through a window of my house. No alcohol was involved. Besides not making resolutions, I also normally don’t enter […]

Normally Neil Young, as with few other musical acts nowadays, acted as the voice of reason and conscience in rock ‘n’ roll. Living with War is no different. As usual, a strong aura of rebellion courses through the entire album. As with Young’s normal style, he’s picked out some things […]

It’s safe to say that indigenous peoples welcome Hollywood depictions of their culture about as much as they await yet another film starring Jennifer Lopez. Anything that isn’t another lame romantic comedy or just a series of dazzling special effects is bound to upset somebody in one way or another. […]

So you want to be an awesome rock star, but you’re just not any good! Is there any way to remedy this? Yes, by finding the same secret weapon all the pros used – the Pick of Destiny. Jack Black and Kyle Gass from the band Tenacious D have the […]

Paul Oakenfold’s A Lively Mind is the latest work of this commercial/trance disk jockey. While Oakenfold has enjoyed a fair amount of success in the United States creating bland remixes and forgettable collaborations, little of that compares with a couple of standout tracks on the album. Take a little bit […]

If you like listening to music that is lyrically poignant in a painfully vulnerable and honest sort of way, and then you just might take a liking to Damien Rice’s new album, 9. You have an even higher probability of liking this album if you are moved by haunting ballads, […]

There is something very happy and playful about a bunch of colorful kites flying about in the air – unless you are looking at the cover art for the Kyle Mann Combo’s new CD, Goodbye Kites. The mood of the kites on this grassy hilled cover is corrupted by a […]