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Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

Alicia Singer April 15, 2014

Hobby Lobby is suing U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, for a religious exemption to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) "contraceptive mandate," which states that companies must...

Back Off Bieber

Back Off Bieber

Ashley Campbell, Arts & Life Editor February 18, 2014

Bieber. Miley. Rihanna. Kim, Kourtney and Kloé. You all know who they are. Most importantly, you all know what they’ve done. The lives of the rich and famous are rarely squeaky clean, and yet,...

Gay Marriage: Not just a dream in Illinois

Juan Gonzalez, Senior Staff Writer June 29, 2013

In recent years, the fight for marriage equality has taken political and ideological center stage for the LGBTQA community. Members of the LGBTQA community have been fighting for equal rights under the...

Rahm Emanuel

CPS School Closings

Tearisa Lindley, Staff writer April 23, 2013

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will hold 22 meetings to let parents’ makes their decisions to keep their neighborhood schools open. According to the City Council Board they plan to close 54 schools...

Jon Stewart

From Comedy to Directing

Jesus Alcantara, Staff writer April 23, 2013

  Long time comedian and TV host Jon Stewart is taking a break from The Daily Show to make his directorial debut, titled, Rosewater, an adaptation of the book Then They Came For Me: A Family’s...

Ghaleb Azroui

Letter to the Editor

April 23, 2013
"I was never scared of what they had done to me, I knew they violated the law and they would face charges later."

Letter to the Editor

April 12, 2013

Open Letter to Vice President of Student Affairs Frank Ross Dear Dr. Ross; Last year, on June 29th, 2012, students were summarily locked out of their club, the WZRD radio station by actions taken by...

Conspiricryptic - Graphic by Nicholas Joly

Conspiracy Theory or Mental Inadequacy?

Chris Tormos, Staff writer April 12, 2013

The government faked the moon landing and attacked the World Trade Center towers on 9/11, there is a race of reptilian humanoids and AIDS is a man-made disease. People with little time and fewer mental...

LWH by Juan Gonzalez (1) (Compaq-PC Erika Rioss conflicted copy 2013-04-06)

LWH: A Hall of Homophobia

Juan Gonzalez, Senior Staff Writer April 12, 2013

As many LGBTQ Students at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) rally for Lech Walesa Hall (LWH) to be reverted back to the Classroom Building, NEIU Administrators have been relatively quiet concerning...

Hand in Hand - Photo by Emily Haddad

Gay Marriage: Not just a dream in Illinois

Juan Gonzalez, Senior Staff Writer April 12, 2013

In recent years, the fight for marriage equality has taken political and ideological center stage for the LGBTQA community. Members of the LGBTQA community have been fighting for equal rights under...

Graphic Novel Banned for Graphic Images

Chris Tormos, Staff writer April 12, 2013

Chicago’s Public School system has displayed everything but what it is to be an educator. In an effort to shield the venerable eyes of seventh-graders across the city, the collective academic fat cats...

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Violent Gaming Media

Lauren Gugwor, Staff writer April 12, 2013

In the wake of recent mass shootings and gun violence, many Americans are worried if violence in popular media i.e. movies, television, and especially video games, could be the cause. The Newtown shooter...

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