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Surviving the Dystopia of Intolerance and Blasphemy

Syed Ahad Hussain, Senior Staff Writer October 3, 2012

First it was a novel by “Muslim” British resident author Salman Rushdie, then a Danish editorial cartoon, then an American humorist having fun on Facebook, and now it’s a YouTube video that portrayed...

Tom Cruise and the Price of Scientology

Chris Tormos, Contributing Writer September 20, 2012

  A few weeks ago in a reality far, far away, Tom Cruise was staring at his third set of divorce papers in 12 years. Normally this would be immediately filed under “who cares?” but some...

Exchange Student Experience Can Change Lives

Aleksandra Bomba, Exchange Student September 19, 2012

Students considering the next move in their future career should be aware of opportunities available to them that are both worldly and academic. Studying abroad is a way to build up experience with...

Chick-fil-A or Nay?

Melissa Brand, Staff Writer September 6, 2012

  Photos by Melissa Brand Up until recently, most people in the Chicago area may not have known much about Chick-fil-A. The Georgia-based restaurant chain has 12 stores in Illinois with...

Racism at University at Austin

Christos Liardakis, Assistant Opinions Editor September 6, 2012

  The University of Texas (UT) at Austin has gotten itself into a very precarious position where it will be facing off in the Supreme Court against one Abigail Fisher, a hopeful white student recently...

Mark[ing] My Words…Virtually

Syed Ahad Hussain, Opinions Editor September 6, 2012

  A recent discussion in class really got the old brain juices flowing. The professor gave students an article to analyze and discuss that was written by the CEO of a computer programming and software...

Growing Up in a Time to Wake Up

May 8, 2012

By Nada Jarad, NEIU Alum In 1994, the Rwandan genocide that cost the lives of approximately 800,000 lives occurred while the rest of the world remained silent and proclaimed ignorance. Years later,...

Read my lips, NO TUITION INCREASES!

April 27, 2012

  I began my term as Student Trustee in February 2012. Entering mid-term, amidst a heated debate regarding tuition increases for incoming students and students who have been at NEIU longer than...

Letter to the Community

April 27, 2012

  NEIU students and faculty will soon receive a new Learning Management System (LMS) to support their academic courses. Our current LMS, Blackboard version 8, will be phased out gradually and be...

Gluten-Free – The Way To Be?

Joseph Daddario, Staff Writer April 27, 2012

  Celiac disease and the lesser-known non-celiac gluten sensitivity are buzzwords in the world of celebrity diets. Miley Cyrus recently touted having celiac disease and attributed her recent weight...

Debts vs. Students; Will Our Miseries Ever End?

Syed Ahad Hussain, Opinions Editor April 27, 2012

  Will this nation ever produce an affordable education to us students? US student loan debt has surpassed $1 trillion this year, exceeding both credit card and auto loan debts. Business Week says...

Oxfam Comes to NEIU

Syed Ahad Hussain, Opinions Editor April 17, 2012

        Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in over 90 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find...

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