As Haitians struggle to get back on their feet, Americans have quickly responded to their cries for help and have quickly pulled together to help the Haitians during their time of need. Even at NEIU, The Student Activities Office and various other student organizations are working together to raise money […]

The Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute was held on Thursday, Jan. 14. Kevin Powell was the event’s keynote speaker and President Sharon Hahs also spoke at the event. The tribute also included performances by the Evangelical Christian School Choir and NEIU’s very own Black Heritage Gospel Choir

Shirley J. Caruso, from NEIU’s department of Educational Leadership and Development, shared her experience as an HR professional and a current graduate student on Nov. 10. Caruso spoke of informal learning and how it can be used to succeed in a school/work related setting. Caruso commenced by explaining how in […]

Social inequality, racist slurs and deprivation of basic human rights are a part of the lives of many undocumented students such as Mario Garcia, Carmela Garcia and Karen Orozco. Such topics were touched upon on Nov. 24 during a public forum on undocumented students and their experiences in higher education. […]

Many remembered Dr. Harold Hild, professor and chair of the Communications, Media and Theatre (CMT) department as a passionate professor, dedicated family man and encouraging colleague at his memorial service held on Nov. 21. The service was held to honor a man who dedicated much of his life to Northeastern […]

Recently, there was a proposition to change the time of activity hour. Provost Lawrence Frank proposed changing activity hour from the current 1:40pm-2:40pm to a new time of 3pm-4pm. This was proposed so that seventy more classes could be fit into the time period, which is said to help increase […]

The Student Alliance for Leadership and Education (S.A.L.E.) held a toy drive in the Recital Hall on Nov. 25 which featured performances by local artists and NEIU students. Members of S.A.L.E, an organization originally from El Centro, collected new toys in their original packages for needy children from the local […]

In an article from USA Today, college students were asked whether they thought that social media sites like Facebook and MySpace made them more narcissistic. A lot of them actually said yes, that it did. I can see why many of them would say that. I have a MySpace, Facebook, […]

With the upcoming trial of the people who are said to be the masterminds behind the attacks on 9/11, there are some essential questions that need to be asked. The first question is, why bring it to the civilian courts? Sure, they were involved in a major crime against Americans […]

#8220;The King” Richard Petty dominated NASCAR in 1960s and 70s. “The Intimidator” Dale Earnhardt did the same at the end of the 80s and the first part of the 90s. They each share the record for the most NASCAR championships, with seven each. Yet neither accomplished what Jimmie Johnson did […]