The standard argument, “Who’s ever going to use this in real life?” doesn’t apply to Biology 100. This general education requirement is valuable to any person’s breadth of knowledge. Ribosomes, cellular respiration, endoplasmic reticulum, reactants, and whatever else the proverbial “they” decide to teach us is fine with me. What’s […]

#8220;I see NEIU as a potential model university of the future.” University presidential candidate Dr. Nabil A. Ibrahim spoke these words at a public meeting held to give NEIU a chance to engage him. In his opening statements, Ibrahim spoke about the challenges and opportunities that a metropolitan university presents. […]

Sony recently released a fully revised version of the 1954 Godzilla movie featuring both the original Japanese and the re-cut American versions. This deluxe set also includes commentaries and documentaries on the now-classic movie. American viewers can finally see in high-quality DVD both versions of this film in what has […]

As an SGA senator in the Spring of 2006, I had the chance to meet two professional consultants hired for the new presidential search. Needless to say, it seems they knew very little about NEIU except that it is located in Chicago. One would expect that a highly qualified and […]

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, the office of Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois state treasure and Republican gubernatorial candidate, sponsored a free citizenship workshop in the Student Union Building. With Chicago’s large immigrant communities, it’s more than appropriate to have a free citizenship workshop at NEIU, the most diverse campus in the […]

A war with dwindling support, a lame duck president, and scandal after scandal show that things are not going very well for the Republican Party. And now, one of their foremost opponents of pedophilia has just been discovered to be something of a pedophile himself. Representative Mark Foley of Florida […]

For years, the right wing has spread the myth that the news media has a “liberal bias” when it comes to covering stories. It’s a myth that has more or less been accepted by many Americans. However, the myth is just that, and its fallacy was proven when former President […]

There has been a recent rash of school shootings, both successful and unsuccessful, in this country. On Aug. 24, Christopher Williams walked into a Vermont elementary school looking for his ex-girlfriend who was a teacher there. When he failed to find her, he fatally shot one teacher and wounded a […]

Despite constant grumbling amongst many students, others have had no problems with the financial aid office. Actually, the personnel are always friendly, calls are returned, and questions are answered within a matter of (at most) 24 hours. Of course there was a slight problem with wait time this semester. But […]

#8220;Diversity, Community, Excellence and Access.” This mantra appears on banners all over campus. These are goals of the university, but both recent events and long-standing bureaucratic procedures put into question the real commitment to these goals by the administration. Last month, Student Activities Director Sharron Evans declared 26 campus organizations […]