#8220;I am NEIU,” was the call for solidarity during the teacher’s strike of 2004. Since then, the number of instructors at Northeastern has continued to grow. This is not an isolated incident, and the number of non-tenure track faculty at universities across the country continues to grow. According to statistics […]

The Chicago Rockstars basketball team hosted the Peoria Kings at NEIU on Dec. 9 in a roller coaster game that ended in a Rockstars win, 104-96. The Kings proved themselves a physical team. At the end of the half, with a score of 54-41, a fight threatened to break out, […]

After a one-day delay, the NEIUport is now online. The portal will provide each user a customizable homepage. Users will log on using the same username and password that is used for NEIU webmail and used for making printouts in the computer labs. Director of Public Relations Erica Kreible said […]

#8220;I’m sorry it’s not Spanish. It’s Hispanic or Latino or whatever” said Board of Trustee (BOT) member and head of the BOT Presidential Search Committee Edward Dykla at the Board meeting on Nov. 16 when Dr. Sharon Hahs was voted in as the new NEIU president. Students and staff generally […]

Student Trustee Peter Michalczyk made some serious allegations about the process the Board of Trustees followed when they picked new University President Sharon Hahs at their Nov. 16 meeting. Michalczyk claimed that the Board might not have followed the letter of the Illinois Open Meetings Act (IOMA) law, and that […]

New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel has, for the third time in the past few years, proposed legislation calling for the reinstatement of the military draft. The legislation would require two years of military service for males between the ages of 18 and 26. Early this year, Rangel proposed a […]

Among several changes that are taking place on and around campus are the appointments of new faculty and staff. Some of these faces are new to NEIU while others have been on campus for a while. Francesca Morgan is an assistant professor in the history department. Previously, Morgan was an […]

Why is the sky blue? Why is water wet? Why is fire hot? Why can’t I see the air? Why do flowers smell? Questions a curious little child asks, to which an adult might reply, “because,” since the true explanation would not be comprehended. Another answer, the one my mother […]

Early Nov. 3 on a Kennedy expressway off-ramp, 52-year-old Malachi Ritscher set himself on fire in protest against the war in Iraq. His charred body lay before the statue of the “Flame of the Millennium.” A sign beside him read, “Thou Shalt Not Kill.” In a statement written on his […]

Imagine that you felt like a hostage in your own community: you were trapped in your own home by drug dealers, violent thugs and roving gangs intent on defending their money and their turf by any means necessary. Stepping outside your door each day for work, school or, God forbid, […]