#8220;Since my kids are gone, I can say it: [Republicans] can go f-k themselves!” Rahm Emanuel exclaimed exuberantly at the Democratic victories in the House and Senate, as quoted by the Chicago Tribune. There is something so candid about Emanuel’s statement. Instead of cowering or growling Howard Dean-style at disgusting […]

When was the last time progressives in America voted for a presidential candidate, as opposed to voting against the greater of two evils? Hard to recall. There have been very few presidential candidates who seem so distant from the rest of the American people. But there is one potential candidate […]

The marathon began at 8 a.m., so I woke up at 5, got dressed, and enjoyed a protein-rich breakfast of scrambled eggs and juice. At 6 a.m., a friend picked me up, and we made our way to Grant Park. The news predicted 1.5 million people in addition to the […]

In a recent RedEye article, the crude reality of cancer amongst young adults was analyzed. More and more people between the ages of 15 to 29 are being diagnosed with cancer. The types of cancers vary: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, thyroid cancer, and different kinds of tumors. The research needed to help […]

Buying a vehicle can be a fun but stressful occasion. It can be a defining moment of independence and a huge undertaking of responsibility. To make sure a car-buying experience is successful and enjoyable, it should never be rushed into. As a national company, Carmax, has created an image of […]

If you’ve ever been in someone’s “Top 8,” or written on someone’s “wall,” keep reading. Online social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook can be found on more than half of the screens in the NEIU computer labs at any given time. You aren’t fooling anyone hiding the window behind […]

Only days before the Nov. 7 midterm elections, Reverend Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, resigned amid allegations of paying a male prostitute for sex and drugs. The high-profile evangelical Christian leader became head of the 30 million-member organization in March of 2003. Later that year, he […]

The powerful voice of student Gerald Chaney belting out the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” greeted students who attended the first-ever Veterans Day Concert at NEIU on Monday Nov. 13 in the Auditorium. The concert was sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA) and was the result of a collaboration […]

During the “Dialogue under Occupation” conference that NEIU from Nov. 7 to 11, Christine De Matos was the only speaker to address how “in some ways, Japan is still occupied.” De Matos, who came from the University of Wollongong in Australia, engaged the audience in a discussion on gender roles […]

Sometimes, there is no going H.O.M.E. The anti-gay organization Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment has come to NEIU on and off since at least 1994. Most of the time, they were either ignored or protested. That all changed in fall of 2003 when a large protest broke out, and […]