A new law has members of Congress rethinking their votes and has me rethinking my vote as well. Many members of both the House and Senate failed to consider the repercussions of a new law allowing individuals...
The teachers may be out, but the schools are staying on schedule for Chicago Public Schools.
Though the members of Chicago Teachers Union will strike Oct. 11, CPS plans to keep the doors of public schools...
Trump:
Tatiana Balogun: Student
"I feel like if he becomes president the purge is going to happen for real, like the movie, is really going to happen. I feel like he had everything handed to him...
The following excerpt is from the letter written by Alicia Keys published by the feminist website “Lenny” and represents a historic change. It is by means of this letter that the artist takes a crucial...
I remember when I was five years old and had my first severe asthma attack. I remember the intense gasping for air as my mother tried to calm me down while they helped me to the car because we didn’t...
The 2016 election has not for one moment been a dull one. But, in this whirlwind of slander and polarized stances it can certainly get confusing. So let me break it down for you: left wing, right wing,...
Former congressman Anthony Weiner was caught in a public scandal after he sent a sexually suggestive picture of himself and Anthony Jr. (as well as his toddler son) sprawled across a bed to a seemingly...
‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…’
If you grew up watching Disney’s animated films like I did, “Finding Nemo” could have been on your top five best-Disney-film list, along with “The...
It is the end of the road for Bernie Sanders. There are no more primaries to win, and no more delegates to collect. All that remains is the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which convenes...
This is my last issue as the Arts and Life Editor for the Independent. Wow, that was hard to type, but it’s true. I’ve finally graduated college and I have a degree, but in all honesty, the thing I’m...
"What is it campus like during the Summer semester?"
Angelica Hernandez
Student Worker
Last summer I was in a different space (department), so I didn’t see a lot of students. I’m new to the...
It’s one thing to kill a person, but it’s another to sell the weapon used to murder that person in the public domain.
According to the Associated Press, the auction for George Zimmerman’s...