Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor
• March 20, 2019
It’s always struck me as odd that a person can decide to sleep with ten people in a single evening and it’s legal. However, if two consensual adults agree to a transaction of sex for money,...
There’s a gold mine of interesting stories to tell at NEIU. Every person here, whether they believe it or not, has an interesting story waiting to be told. It’s not the facilities, the classes or campuses...
Living at the Nest is quite comfortable. You can wake up half an hour before your class and you still won't be late because you are less than five minutes away. If you are an exchange student as I am,...
As a typical college student, I usually pick a show to binge watch on Netflix between classes and homework. My last victim was “You” starring the-ever-so-misunderstood Penn Badgley, better known as...
Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor
• February 12, 2019
Gillette’s new ad campaign is urging men to stand up against toxic masculinity. The ad depicts several anxious men looking at themselves in the mirror and listening to news about bullying, the #MeToo...
Valentine’s Day is a scam designed for people to spend money; it is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Yes, really, for every Valentine’s Day card you buy, capitalism is winning and as history tells...
Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor
• January 22, 2019
After Lifetime aired “Surviving R. Kelly,” a docuseries focusing on years of abuse, sexual assault and assault on minors performed by the famous singer, national outrage sparked. That anger has many...
I was starting a serious journey in my life; yet, it didn't feel like it. During high school, I was labeled “at-risk.” I was the student considered less likely to transition into adulthood, have academic...
Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor
• January 22, 2019
"His actions have made a major component of the NEIU student body feel unsafe and marginalized. It is the president’s duty to ensure the safety and well-being of all students at NEIU. She is failing in that charge."
Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor
• December 2, 2018
Editor's Note: Story contains heavy topics such as sexual assault and depression.
I was abused by a boyfriend when I was 19 years old and ever since I have battled with post traumatic depression. As...
“Don’t ever quit your day job” is the advice I heard from an author who was visiting NEIU’s Creative Writing Intense Summer session a year ago when I took the course. The advice stood with me ever...
Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor
• November 20, 2018
I remember being young and watching the 10 p.m reruns of “The Simpsons (1989)” with the volume really low to not disturb my parents. I remember laughing at Homer’s ignorance, Bart’s need to cause...