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Targeting Unmarried Mothers: Cavaletto and House Bill 6064

Targeting Unmarried Mothers: Cavaletto and House Bill 6064

Robin Bridges, Editor in Chief May 24, 2016

Illinois Representative, John Cavaletto, surely has plans to financially support all the unmarried mothers in the state. That’s the only reason I can think of for why he would submit a bill making it...

Oregon to Nestle: Stop Sucking the US Dry

Oregon to Nestle: Stop Sucking the US Dry

Courtney Munson, Writer May 24, 2016

When most people think of the negative impacts of the water bottling industry, they associate it with an image of billions of plastic bottles filling up landfills. But, that is only the half of it. What...

Golden Perspectives

April 19, 2016

  The moment that stood out to me the most this semester occurred Jan. 19, the day of NEIU’s Student Involvement Fair. The semester was only just beginning and our Tuesday open meeting also...

Graphic by Mary Kroeck

Bird’s-eye View

April 19, 2016

Q: Everyone keeps asking me what I’m going to do after graduation. The truth is I don’t know. I want to be able to say something smart since I’m getting my degree. I don’t know what to say though...

Graphic by pnx via Openclipart and Mary Kroeck

Four Keys to Success

Cecelia Hernandez April 19, 2016

The job market is tough, but it doesn’t have to be a total drag. I was recently checking out Craigslist for any job openings a sophomore could actually get. I constantly asked myself, “What do I want...

Silvia Villanueva and her son, Osvaldo, joined dozens of members of St. Adalberts in a prayer vigil and march in Pilsen on April 15 to protest the churchs closing./Photo by Mary Kroeck

Ashes to Ashes

April 19, 2016

I remember a time in Pilsen when there were several Catholic schools and churches, each with their own large congregations and traditions. It seems today like those traditions aren’t a concern of the...

Gov. Rauner continues to fail in passing an Illinois budget and citizens are suffering./Photo by U.S. Air National Guard, Staff Sgt. Lealan Buehrer, Flickr via Wikimedia Commons

Public Education vs. Prisons

Pablo Medina, Editor April 19, 2016

Which would you rather see people in: a maximum security prison or a well-furnished educational institution? While the nine public universities of Illinois are suffering from the lack of funding from...

Dr. Angela Sweigart-Gallagher of NEIUs CMT department wears her feelings about budget cuts and furlough days on her back./Photo by Mary Kroeck

All Work, No Pay

Silvia Burian, Writer April 19, 2016

Recently, an email was sent out informing the student body about the newly appointed Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the NEIU Foundation, Liesl V. Downey. This email...

Golden Perspectives

Ceclia Hernandez April 5, 2016

What effect do NEIU furlough days have on you?                         Honestly, it seems surreal. Nothing’s...

Graphic by Mary Kroeck

Bird’s-eye View

Mary Kroeck April 5, 2016

Q: I’m looking for a job, but can’t seem to find one in my field of interest. At this point should I just accept anything even if it’s not what I really want to do or what I went to school for? Sincerely, A...

One of the signs made for the April 1 day of protest at NEIU to resurrect public education./Photo by Mary Kroeck

Letter to the Editor

April 5, 2016

Public education is dangerous, especially for the working classes. It gives people ideas, like that equality is a practical goal. It teaches them how the system works and makes them think they can participate...

A new Chicago ordinance prohibits the purchase of cigarettes by those under the age of 21./Photo by Rut Ortiz

Taxes are for Squares

Pablo Medina, Editor April 5, 2016

Fewer teens may smoke with the new tobacco laws introduced by Chicago lawmakers. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city’s aldermen voted to raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21. Chicago...

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