Bughouse All http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:49 -0600 30 NEIU College of Cycling http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2861 IPB ImageIPB Image

Join the College of Cycling at Northeastern Illinois University

http://www.neiu.edu/~BikeNEIU/]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:15:07 -0600 2861 at the Stage Center Theatre http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2860 http://orion.neiu.edu/~stagectr/now.htm

Starting this weekend!

Lucky Stiff
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty
Director: Anna Antaramian
Musical Director: Julie Crossen, Choreographer: Judith Warren
Based on The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth
November 19-21, Dec. 3-5, 10-12, 2009
7:30 PM Location Tickets

CAST_________________________________
Annabel Glick....Kendel Lester
Harry Witherspoon....Ryan Gilbert
Rita La Porta......Lisa Cantwell
Vincent Di Ruzzio....Andrew Berlien
Luigi Gaudi.....John Rodrick
Woman 1......Danna Pantzke
Man 1......Danny Shannon
Woman 2.....Sara Greenfield
Man 2....Jesus Matta
The Body of Uncle Anthony...Tony Gasbarro

Production Staff __________________________________
Light Designer/Co-Tech Director...John Rodriguez
Scenic Designer/Co-Tech Director..Jessica Kuehnau
Stage Manager....Ann Dernbach
Assistant Stage Manager...Cheryl Lyman
Costume Designer....Elizabeth Wislar
Wardrobe...Caitlin Varpness
Master Electrician....Elias Morales
Sound Designer.......Rich Martin
Sound Assistant.......James Mallory
Sound Board Operator....Luke Townsend
Run Crew......Michael Weinstein, Nicole Ross, Tania Saavedra, Thomastrius Murray
Light Board Operator.....Cesar Miranda
Set Construction........Theatre Practicum
Artistic & Managing Director...Anna Antaramian
Theatre Manager......Colleen McCready
Assistant Theatre Manager..Blagovesta Ranguelova
Box Office Manager.James Watson
Assistant Box Office Manager.....Jessica Slizewski
House Manager.Laura Aldmeyer
Theatre BookkeeperBecca Raven Uminowicz

This zany and offbeat musical murder mystery tells the story of an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the corpse of his recently murdered uncle, who was an Atlantic City croupier, on a week long vacation to Monte Carlo. If he is successful, the nephew stands to inherit $6,000,000. If he is discovered, the money will go to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn.

Lucky Stiff is a farcical musical comedy. It was the first collaboration for the musical theater team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). The show is based on the 1983 novel The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth. It was created and performed at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway in 1988, and won the Richard Rodgers Award for that year. The original cast included Stuart Zagnit, Mary Testa, and Julie White.

In 1990, the show was presented regionally at the Olney Theatre in Maryland, winning the Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical. The production starred Evan Pappas. A 1994 studio cast recording included Judy Blazer as Annabel, Jason Graae as Vinnie, Debbie Shapiro Gravitte as Dominique, Paul Kandel as Anthony, Pappas as Harry, Testa as Rita, Barbara Rosenblatt as the Landlady, Bruce Winant as the Boarder, and Patrick Quinn as the Monte Carlo Emcee.

In 1994, the musical had its British debut at the Theater Royal in Lincoln in the English midlands, and in 1997 it had a West End production, starring Frances Ruffelle, Paul Baker, and Tracie Bennett Directed by Steven Dexter. It was revived for five performances as part of the York Theatre's Musicals in Mufti series in 2003, with Zagnit, Testa, and several of the other original Playwrights Horizons cast members, as well as Malcolm Gets as Harry and Janet Metz as Annabelle.

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:18 -0600 2860 FAA Hiring http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2859 I got this from another list - maybe it can help someone here....

If you have or know kids between the ages of 18-31 with a high school diploma, the Federal Aviation Association is taking applications for air traffic controller school. We all have kids and know kids in the right age group (under 31) and with some effort they could reach a salary of over $100,000 with benefits in about 3 years! You need only a high school diploma to apply and credit is given for college on the exam.

http://www.faa.gov/jobs/job_opportunities/...fic_controllers

Fill out the application immediately - even if they don't know if they'd
want to attend immediately - it's the federal government and it may take them months to call. The key is to apply NOW... There will be a lot of retirements coming up rather quickly and they need to line up training to accommodate these openings. It's my understanding that the FAA rarely has an open application such as this and that the jobs are coveted.

The person who shared this has a 28 year old daughter who is well into 6 figures and has plenty of time for travel/recreation and has started another career on the side. This is a great opportunity and it should be noted that choosing a site like Anchorage or Indianapolis to train is a likely acceptance into the training program - after which you can transfer anywhere in the country that has a tower.

I hope you pass this information on to family & friends.]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:41 -0600 2859 Student Aid Lobby http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2858



Send a Message to Your Local Paper

As you know, the House passed a student aid bill last month that will cut $87 billion in wasteful subsidies for student loan companies and instead put that money towards making college more affordable and accessible.

Now the bill's on its way to the Senate, but student loan companies are doing everything they can to stop it.

Student loan giant Sallie Mae has already spent more than a quarter million dollars (that we know of) on newspaper ads trying to stop the bill, along with at least $3 million on lobbying. Another anti-student aid group hired the PR firm Qorvis Communications that offered to pay "experts" to write op-eds and appear on TV to criticize an investigation into AIG a few years ago.

To fight back, we need to make sure the newspapers know what actual students think of the bill. We're set up a system for people from across the country to email letters to their local papers and say that congress should invest in students, not banks.

Click here to write a letter to your local paper.

We've put up a sample letter & talking points to make it quick and easy, and you can use our online system to find your paper and send your letter with just two clicks.

Thanks for all that you're doing,

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:10:57 -0600 2858 The Box http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2857
What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars...but simultaneously take the life of someone you don't know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences?

Metacritic Source

From the same director as Donnie Darco

Worth seeing.
]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:56:47 -0600 2857 Vice President for Student Affairs http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2856
There was an email sent out by Sharron M. Evans, Director of the Student Activities Office

NONE of the three applicants are currently employed by Northeastern!

Why?


http://www.neiu.edu/DOCUMENTS/Board%20of%2...ony_Jenkins.pdf ://http://www.neiu.edu/DOCUMENTS/Board...ny_Jenkins.pdf

http://www.neiu.edu/DOCUMENTS/Board%20of%2.../Scott_Kane.pdf ://http://www.neiu.edu/DOCUMENTS/Board...Scott_Kane.pdf

http://www.neiu.edu/DOCUMENTS/Board%20of%2...Kahan_Sablo.pdf ://http://www.neiu.edu/DOCUMENTS/Board...ahan_Sablo.pdf

I don't have anybody in particular in mind, but I'm sure there some on our staff.

]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:52:26 -0600 2856 Now Playing at the Stage Center Theatre http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2855 An Inspector Calls for the next two weekends at the Stage Center Theatre of Northeastern Illinois University.

http://orion.neiu.edu/~stagectr/now.htm

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]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:19:50 -0500 2855 Looking for a roommate http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2854
I found a great apartment right across the street from the Science Building on St. Louis and was wondering if anyone would like to room with me. It's a 2br. with den. One bathroom, kitchen, livingroom, and dining room. It has great natural light and is pretty spacious. The heat is included in the rent and there is free laundry in the building. It's on the 2nd. floor. The rent is $1200 a month but the landlady is willing to go down to $1100. On a personal note I have been attending NEIU since the spring of 05 and I'm starting my clinicals this semester. I am getting my degree in Elementary Education and plan on teaching Middle School. If anyone is interested please contact me by email meme_hlinak@yahoo.com]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:59:34 -0600 2854 To be or not to be...Blackboard http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2853 I would imagine the concept of Blackboard would be great. Granted there are a couple teachers that use it fully, but I've run into hardly any of them. I get it though, we're not the only class, or this isn't your only job, or whatever the reason is. However, school isn't my only priority or responsibility. School is not the only thing that creates havoc on my week. It isn't the only headache I have...and it certainly isn't the only thing that I can barely fit into my schedule. However, I have time to do the homework, the projects, the studying. I can somehow manage to do that while working full-time and going to school almost full-time. Is it maybe that some professors don't like Blackboard? That they feel it is more of a pain?

I doubt any will read, but here goes my 2 cents. Use Blackboard, if not for you then for us. Even if it is just updated on Friday's or Sunday's. I truly feel it helps to see your progress, or lack of. If it is sitting in front of you it makes it "real". To get tests back some good, some bad and just stash it away does nothing for me to track it. Sure I should be more responsible to track these things, but c'mon how long will it take to grade tests and just pop those grades in Blackboard? At least it is something I can reference on a daily basis. Oh and could we please use the announcement sections? I work full-time and I may not be able to make it to class one day because of work, but then I go the next class day and find out it's canceled. If we use the announcement to let us know then at least some of us can be relieved of that hassle. Work and home are nowhere near school for some of us, so it helps.

Anyway, just my thoughts...it's a shame to have a tool like Blackboard and have no one use it. To the teachers that do use it fully Thanks! Props to Professor Strid on that!

To other's I know life is busy, but it would be awesome to utilize such a great system!]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:52:14 -0500 2853 Independent on line? http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2852 Independet be available on-line?

My bookmark still has the issue from last April!

http://www.neiuindependent.com/

Or is this a stale, outdated bookmark?
]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:27:28 -0500 2852 Into the Wild http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2851
So this is an older movie. Into the Wild is the story of Christopher McCandless. Emile Hirsch is the lead actor play Mr. McCandless. The movie starts with McCandless graduating college and getting ready for law school. He does, however, have a complete different idea. You can feel tension between him and his parents as well as a desire to break away from the mold that he was forced to live by. McCandless decides to take off and live off nature, leaving the cares of society behind him. Along the way he meets several different people, he met a hippy couple, an old war vet and a young girl hoping to be a musician. You can see the affect he had on these people. He was the son that one missed and the other lost. He was the friend that one needed. He was the inspiration they all took from. Once McCandless reached Alaska he lived off the land, finding his own food, hunting...completely going back to nature. This movie taught me several things. It showed me how dependent people are with "things"; Cars, money, with how convenient things were in society. It made me realize that we sometimes don't find the beauty in life, and that we worry so much about things that don't need to be worried about. I would definitely recommend seeing this movie, you can't possibly leave this movie without some inspiration.
]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:20:23 -0500 2851 What is the deal with movies today? http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2850
I think i'll move to Indie films...these high budget ones are too worried about who is in it than the content of the movie!

Sorry for the ramblings, but i'm frustrated with movies. Any thoughts? Or suggestions as to what movies are good that may not have been all over tv every few minutes?]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:47:46 -0500 2850 Lowering the drinking age http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2849
Several college presidents have signed onto a "Amethyst Initiative" which wants to lower the drinking age to 18 from the present 21.

("Amethyst Initiative" comes from the ancient belief that the amethyst stone guards against intoxication)

So - what's the consensus here?
]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:41:10 -0500 2849 So...hopefully... http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2847
I think this would have been a great source for information and discussion during the school year. Is it too late to bring it back and actually advertise the thing.

I accidentally ran into one of the 3 posters at NEIU a couple years ago and joined. I stopped coming by mid last year...my job didn't allow access and at home I was always busy. Now that I can jump on from work again...it's gone...this sucks!]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:25:38 -0500 2847 Is the Bug now windshield splatter? http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2846 Wow...ghost town...anyone there, or is it over? Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:06:28 -0500 2846 Is bughouse down http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2845 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:08:37 -0500 2845 Password http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2844
Either I forgot my password for that forum, or it forgot me, or I never registered for it in the first place.

I clicked on the link for a forgotten password, and the email suggested to me that I was resetting my password for Bughouse - and not just the forum!

However, neither link in the email worked. Both send me to an error page.

At least I didn't reset or lose my password to Bughouse!

But how to I change or renew my password to the Philosophy Club forum?
]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:01:14 -0600 2844 Movie Review: Juno http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2843
It was well written, and there were some good lines. Certainly the casting was top-notch.

But again, don't go in expecting too much.
]]> Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:12:46 -0600 2843 Movie review: Atonment http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2842
It's also a good date-movie: it's not a chick-flick, guys can enjoy it too. Although a story that takes place in England between the two world wars might not appeal to all.
]]> Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:10:13 -0600 2842 Orange fencing around the Class Room Bldg. http://bughouse.neiu.edu/index.php?showtopic=2841
I could understand it, maybe, on the outside where somebody could fall over the cement wall, but you'd need to climb through the bushes to do that.

Along the permanent, fixed, metal railing leading to the entrance doors it doesn't seem to serve any purpose.

Anybody know why it's there?
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