In her new album Red, Taylor Swift single-handedly saved the country music genre from certain death and helped to boost overall music sales. Her distinctive style that blends pop with country music usually leans tend to lean more heavily in the direction of pop music. She takes the heartbreak […]

  Many regard really good older movies as classics to be remembered, and revisited time and time again. An Affair to Remember filmed in the 1950’s is just such a movie. It does not lay everything out for you, and tells the tale of Nickie and Terry with the camera […]

  In the gaming industry, December brings about year-end review discussions. Reviewers and enthusiasts alike are working on their games of the year lists, focusing on the best titles of the past 12 months. 2012 was a big year for blockbuster titles, but while outlets are focusing on entries for […]

  As the semester comes to a close, Northeastern Programming Board’s final event, the Fall Fusion Concert, offered live music and the opportunity for attendees to receive live body art as well as observe student exhibited art. Pictured above is Los Vicios de Papa. Other performers included MC Spartikus, Illuminati […]

  After more than four months of uncertainty, judicial hearings and deliberations, the WZRD student organization will be restored to active status effective Dec. 1, 2012. The participants will be expected to abide by standards of conduct compatible with Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) community standards. In order to standardize the […]

  Beautiful Oakton woods surrounds the Des Plaines campus of Oakton Community College (Oakton). Oakton got its name from the majestic native oaks that dressed the forest and gave its inhabitants shade and sustenance. By the 1800’s, non-native species that were imported into this nation by European settlers had thrived […]

  NEIU United Greek Council Officers: President: Chakira Hamilton (Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.) Internal Vice President: Shevy Booze (Theta Chi Omega National Multicultural Sorority, Inc.) External Vice President: Kyle Thomas (External Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.) Treasurer: Abdel Velasquez (Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.) Secretary: Yasmine Acosta-Aguayo (Gamma Theta Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.) […]

  Students may have noticed the sudden eruption of white Buddha heads in several places around the Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) campus and around Albany Park at the start of the Fall 2012 semester. These resin and fiberglass heads are part of a citywide art therapy project named Ten Thousand […]

    President Obama has defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a landslide victory, making a clean sweep of almost all swing states, including Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida.  Running on the slow but consistent recovery of the nation’s crippled economy, Obama will enter his second term.    Demographics played a […]

  In celebration of Halloween and El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) the Student Alliance for Leadership and Education (SALE), a Latino-based organization from El Centro hosted their 1st Annual Zombie Trail. The zombie event combined elements from modern zombie-horror films, live music, Halloween treats and […]