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Yoga reduces stress, increases focus

Yoga reduces stress, increases focus

Terrie Albano, Writer November 9, 2016

What do Victor Cruz, Elena Delle Donne and LeBron James all have in common? Yoga. "Yoga isn't just about the body, it's also about the mind and it's a technique that has really helped me," James told...

NBA fantasy column

NBA fantasy column

Spencer Jones, Sports Editor November 9, 2016

The 2016-2017 NBA season is just over two weeks in and we’re already starting to see some great fantasy pickups. If you had one of the top three picks in your fantasy draft and didn't pick Russell Westbrook,...

Health Myths: what’s right and what’s wrong?

Health Myths: what’s right and what’s wrong?

Pablo Medina, Editor November 9, 2016

Sometimes when you want to stay healthy and in shape,you’re quick to take advice from anyone. However, not every health tip given by students, exercise enthusiasts or even some health professionals are...

NBA early season predictions

NBA early season predictions

Spencer Jones, Sports Editor October 26, 2016

Today, basketball fans are in for the start of arguably one of the most interesting NBA seasons to date. Kevin Durant parted ways with the Oklahoma City Thunder to form a juggernaut of a team in Golden...

NEIU intramural sports are heating up

NEIU intramural sports are heating up

Hashim Tillawi & Carlo Varquez, Writers October 26, 2016

It is intramural season here at NEIU. The flag football season has already started and basketball started on Oct. 18.  Flag football takes places on the field behind the P.E. complex Tuesdays and Thursdays...

Healthy Lifestyle Challenge

Healthy Lifestyle Challenge

Idoia Solano, Writer October 11, 2016

Clara Mora-Granados is a promoter of the Healthy Lifestyle Challenge and explained it as “a project focused on promoting a healthier lifestyle among NEIU students and also promoting Campus Recreation...

Campus Rec Kicks off the Holiday season with 8 Week Bootcamp

Campus Rec Kicks off the Holiday season with 8 Week Bootcamp

Sylvia Burian, Staff writer October 11, 2016

Campus Rec is offering an eight week boot camp, just in time to get ahead on those post Halloween/Thanksgiving workouts. The camp takes place at the P.E. Complex and has already begun. Maria Choochkeh...

Revenge of the Benchwarmer

Spencer Jones, Sports Editor September 29, 2016

I've been around sports my entire life, though I wasn't necessarily good at them. In grammar school I only made the boys softball team because they couldn't reject me. It was kind of like the No Child...

Taking the scenic route

Taking the scenic route

Brian Quevedo, Writer September 28, 2016

In 2001,  an ambitious 27-year-old man named  Tim Wambach, an NEIU alumnus, met a 12-year-old boy who would end up changing his entire perspective on life. The boy’s name was Mike Berkson, who suffers...

American sprinters Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman.

History repeats itself with athlete protests, social injustice

Danny Montesdeoca, Production Staff September 28, 2016

The relationship that sports and social issues have is natural. The two will always be intertwined because athletes have a moral obligation to use their platform to speak out on political and social issues. Oscar...

Alex Pacete provides the information you need to become a champ.

Fantasy Football Predictions: Week 4

Alex Pacete, Writer September 28, 2016

NFL Week four Marquee Matchups   Thursday Night’s Game: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Miami Dolphins In week four, marquee matchups for the Thursday night game anticipates high scoring action...

AFC Preseason Predictions: North & South

AFC Preseason Predictions: North & South

Christian Gralak, Online Editor September 6, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers: 12–4 The Steelers had some trouble with injuries to their key players last season (quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and running back Le’Veon Bell) as well as a defense that showed...

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