A report released by the Consortium on Chicago School Research reports the graduation rate at Northeastern Illinois University is one of the worst in the country. The six-year graduation rate for full-time freshman at NEIU is 17 percent, according to a Department of Education study. The report also cites federal […]

It feels great to be back here on Voice of the Campus. The time off has been great, and I had some time to step back and take a good look at what’s been happening on campus. So far the current SGA has avoided any scandal, and the end of […]

I was in California when it happened. Any traveler’s worst nightmare in our post-9/11 world: being far from home when a terrorist plot is revealed. Thinking we were smart, we’d purchased full-sized bottles of shampoo, mouth wash and shaving cream to save money. Instead, three days before we were scheduled […]

It’s all a matter of perspective. In the story “The Three Little Pigs,” the wolf is hungry and attempts to capture and eat them. The pigs devise ways to avoid capture. The first two pigs were not prepared well and wound up in the house of brick built by the […]

The New York Times recently ran a piece showing Northeastern Illinois University with a 17 percent graduation rate of full-time incoming freshmen in six years. This statistic alone is appalling, but the implications made are even more so. This means that 17 out of every 100 incoming freshmen are going […]

Student insurance a is perceived as necessary evil. It appears that even though it has already been paid for, we still have to spend horrendous amounts of money on medical care. I am an international student, and according to Northeastern Illinois University’s policy I was required to enroll in the […]

With the recent school shootings that have been going on, a hot topic is probably going to be brought to the front lines yet again. Yes, it’s gun control. Liberals seem to be more restrictive in terms of gun control. The liberal side of the argument is often that it […]

If you Google the phrase “online dating,” you come up with about 127 million hits. That’s a lot of information. So how do you cull the good from the awful? Do you go with eHarmony and its all-too-adorable commercials where everyone seems to meet Mr. or Ms. Right and pay […]

Everyone has heard a fairy tale in some form or another, often starting with “once upon a time” and ending with “happily ever after.” The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales at the Lifeline Theatre has all the familiar tales, but with a twist to them. It’s based […]

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in America and hits one in four U.S. households a year, according to cnn.com. This means you or someone could at some point be a victim. This crime brings along a huge amount stress to the innocent victims it affects. To minimize […]