The month of January has come and gone, taking with it many of our new year’s resolutions. No matter if we swore to lose weight, get out of debt, or learn something about boxing, our good intentions could not overcome the unpleasant demands of commitment. After all, when the sweat […]
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White Sox and Cubs Hope to Find Success in 2011 with Revamped Rosters
Baseball’s spring training kicks off in a couple of weeks with pitchers and catchers set to report to camp in the middle of February. Both the White Sox and Cubs have pinned their hopes of bringing home a championship on revamped rosters. 2011 will see new faces both on the […]
Omega Delta Phi’s ‘Knights of Seduction Dance’
The Omega Delta Phi fraternity of NEIU held an event in Alumni Hall titled “The Knights of Seduction Dance,” referring to the fraternity’s title, “Scarlet Knights.” Sponsored by Monster energy drinks and Popchips, Alumni Hall was turned into a nightclub with the proper lighting arrangements, live music, and high heels […]
Oscar Predictions: Who will lose and who will win?
Oscar season is upon us; it is time for the Academy to look back on its achievements this past year, and pat itself on the back. However, there is always a discrepancy between what the fans (and sometimes the critics) want and what the Academy deems to be the best […]
Anime Club Game Night
The Anime Club’s bi-monthly Game Night was held in SU- 003 on the evening of Jan. 21; the selection of games included BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Halo Reach, as well as card games like Dragon Shield, Magic, and UNO. “Game night is one of the events [that’s] free for NEIU students—everybody […]
Eh nihilo nihil fit! Or Nothing comes from nothing; everything has its origins!
Another year has started with hopes for a better future. However, NEIU faculty and students are still not confident what 2011 will offer them. Negotiations over the faculty’s new contract are still in progress, and no confidence votes in the president and the provost carry confusion and distress. […]
Tunisia’s “Electronic Revolution”
Tunisia’s appearance in the headline of the New York Times in January may have welcomed it to world politics and rebranded the conceptions Westerners have learned towards the Arab world. But to those versed in the region’s modern history, socioeconomic reality and Tunisia’s remarkable circumstances, the popular removal of Tunisia’s […]
Masters of Disaster Are Back! Why?
After holding the presidency for eight years and controlling both houses of Congress for four of those eight years, the Republican Party by 2008 had effectively lead this nation into the worst economic recession since the Great Depression, and started one absolutely needless war while mismanaging another costing this country […]
The Life & Legacy of Dr. Ronald McNair
Continuing astronaut Ronald McNair’s legacy of scholarship and involvement in higher education, NEIU participates in the federally funded Ronald McNair Scholars Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. The purpose of the program is to prepare low-income, first generation and minority undergraduates for graduate study to increase the number of such students who complete […]
The College of Education Hosts “Race to Nowhere”
In an age where students are pushed to the brink by their parents’ high expectations for achievement, consequences arise in alarming ways: suicide, demanding schedules, and academic dishonesty—all resulting in calloused young people who just don’t care. The College of Education hosted the viewing of Race to Nowhere, a controversial […]