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The Bears Falling Out of Lovie

Greg Adler January 25, 2013

  Ahhhhhh the new year, a time to reflect on the things that need to change in order to live better, lose a few pounds, and make positive changes. They say the key for sticking to a resolution,...

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Orange Bowl Too Big for the Huskies

Katie Kelly January 25, 2013

  Northern Illinois University’s ability was tested in Discover’s BCS Orange Bowl when they battled the Florida State University Seminoles, the Atlantic Coast Conference Champs. Northern’s...

NBA 2K13

NBA 2K13

Ari Guttman January 25, 2013

  [post-date]  - 4 Stars The NBA season is a fourth of the way through. Chicago fans are missing Derek Rose, Miami fans are waiting in the lane for the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals...

NEIU Boxing Gets Slugged

George H. Borawski, Visual Media Editor December 6, 2012

Fans expected better performance and behavior from Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) athletes. On Friday November 16, NEIU hosted a men's and women's boxing event. NEIU only won two bouts, and most...

Maybe She’s Born With It. Maybe It’s UFC.

Greg Adler December 5, 2012

  Ronda Rousey is known for giving certain women makeovers. This may not, however, be the type of makeover someone was hoping for. Sure, she’ll give those eyes a lovely hue purple and blue,...

Lack of NFL Elite

Matthew Greenberg December 5, 2012

By Matthew Greenberg – Sports Editor The theme of the NFL this year can be summed up in a single word: parody. There are great teams with terrible records, and mediocre teams that are in the playoff...

Waking up the morning after pill

Chris Tormos October 31, 2012

There are few things more overwhelming than being a teenager living in our current era. Pre-adults are thrown headfirst and disoriented into an adult world weathered with age and experience. Their only...

Victory for NEIU Soccer

Katie Kelly October 31, 2012

The excitement in the gym was heard throughout the entire P.E. complex for NEIU’s men’s and women’s soccer clubs. On Saturday night, October 20, campus was empty except for the P.E complex that...

The Halloween Blackout

Christos Liardakis October 31, 2012

Halloween is the perfect holiday for overindulgence with treats of many kinds being freely distributed. While children are going door to door to ask for candy this Halloween, adults and college students...

Meet the Man Behind the Boxing Plan

Desiree Dylong October 31, 2012

Returned student Israel Gonzalez’s 16 years of experience in boxing and seven years of self-defense  kickboxing started with self-determination. It began in his basement when he started training...

Records Were Meant to be Broken

Matthew Greenberg, Sports Editor October 17, 2012

By Matthew Greenberg – Sports Editor The stage was set for history to be made. Sunday Night Football has become a staple of primetime football and the stars were in place for a showdown. New Orleans...

NEIU’s Cross Club Classic 2012

Sam Aguirre, Contributing Writer October 3, 2012

  The first annual NEIU Cross Club Classic was held this past Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. was born in the Honors Society when the current president, Ashley Beyer, proposed...

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