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Dr. Kaplan-Weinger midst the daily grind of being a professor at her office.

Culture of the Tongue

Maya Wagner February 25, 2015

Exploring humanity under a lens of language, linguistics professor Judith Kaplan-Weinger and NEIU alumna Char Ullman recently co-wrote a textbook titled “Methods for the Ethnography of Communication:...

Historically, the Social Work Department at NEIU has always been very active, in 2012, they organized a 3rd annual bridge to SSA event.

NEIU To Offer Master’s Program In Social Work

Grace Yu, Campus Life Editor February 25, 2015

NEIU will begin offering the Master of Social Work (MSW) program in the Fall 2016, according to a university press release. Becoming NEIU’s 36th master’s program, the MSW will be accredited like its...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

February 25, 2015

The following offenses occurred on NEIU’s campuses from Feb. 3 to Feb. 16, 2015: F Building, Feb. 3, an unknown offender stole a victim’s cellphone after it was left unattended on a countertop. Parking...

The game, Yut Nori, played on the floor of NEIUs Village Square.

Diversity Week: Celebrating the Lunar New Year

Pablo Medina, Editor February 24, 2015

From arts and crafts to games and dance, the Student Union building thrived with groups introducing students and faculty to important traditions, such as dinner greetings, leisurely activities, and other...

SGA President Brenda Bedolla is seldom seen withhout a smile

Amidst Transition, SGA Aims Action at Administration

Viviana Serrano, Opinions Editor / Assistant News Editor February 10, 2015

Students may not know much about the student senate right now. Their last meeting minutes were posted in September, making the last semester of legislation hard to track. Over that period, vacancies and...

Retired Cop Faces Restless Charges

Retired Cop Faces Restless Charges

Maya Wagner February 2, 2015

NEIU Justice Studies instructor and retired police officer Pat Hill has been advocating on behalf of Howard Morgan after Morgan, who is also a former police officer, was shot 28 times by four Chicago police...

Gentrification often splits a neighborhood in two directions, high income moves in, low income moves out.

The Case of Who Is Logan Square

Grace Yu, Campus Life Editor February 1, 2015

When it comes to Chicago’s historic neighborhoods, some city-dwellers think the concept of place is one that ought to be preserved against the forces of the market — and against the complex phenomenon...

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Education

Robin Bridges, Editor in Chief February 1, 2015

America’s College Promise, otherwise known as #FreeCommunityCollege is a proposal being introduced by President Barack Obama during his sixth annual State of the Union Address next week. This proposal,...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

February 1, 2015

The following offenses occurred on NEIU’s campuses from Jan. 8 to Jan. 21, 2015: C.O.B.M. Jan. 8, an unknown offender stole a victim’s cellphone after it was left unattended. Parking Lot H, Jan....

The elevator’s malfunction forced students to cramp and squeeze into the one working elevator.

Parking Facilities Elevator Finally Repaired

Hailey G. Boyle, Arts and Life Editor February 1, 2015

In the beginning of the fall 2014 semester, Northeastern drivers were greeted with a surprise: The south elevator in the main campus parking facility was out of order. Like when most elevators break, it...

A wintry NEIU scene

A Not So Spring Semester

Viviana Serrano, Opinions Editor / Assistant News Editor January 13, 2015

January has proven to be one of the most brutal winter months so far. The snow, the blistering winds and the extra hour or two added to the day's commute are all too familiar to the start of the past spring...

Bruce Rauners transition team has asked Illinois state universities to prepare for possible budget cuts

Rauner Cuts, School Prepares

Maya Wagner, Senior Staff Writer January 13, 2015

Governor-elect Bruce Rauner’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) has asked for all Illinois public universities, including NEIU, to prepare for a possible 20 percent budget reduction in state funding. According...

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