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Sunday, April 27, 2025

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NEIU Independent

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AI in Teaching
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

With the rise of programs such as ChatGPT, the expectation to use these types of programs has made its way into several fields. For example,...

News
From Dogs to CAT Cranes
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

NEIU has begun construction on its new Education Building, bringing major changes for students. For several months, the construction project...

The College of Business and Technology has been educating NEIU students for 40 years.
College of Business & Technology Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Dan Maurer, News Editor • April 25, 2025

NEIU’s College of Business and Technology (CBT) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in May 2025. CBT was founded in 1984 and offers degrees...

Bench press participants Yaseen (Right) and Orozco (Left) posing with facilitator Wayne Hayer (back)
Lifters Rise and Reign as NEIU Campus Recreation Crowns Its First-Ever Bench Press Champions
Angel Nunez, Contributing Writer • April 25, 2025

On Monday April 7, NEIU Campus Recreation at the P.E. Complex held a bench press competition for students and community members to lift barbells....

Hands Together, Hands Off
Hands Together, Hands Off
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

“Our democracy, our livelihoods, and our rights are all on the line as Trump and Musk execute their illegal takeover,” is the leading idea...

WWE Changes Forever With John Cena Heel Turn
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor • April 23, 2025

For only the second time in his 23-year career, John Cena joined the dark side at Elimination Chamber on March 1, 2025.   Cena, who...

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From Dogs to CAT Cranes
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

NEIU has begun construction on its new Education Building, bringing major changes for students. For several months, the construction project...

The College of Business and Technology has been educating NEIU students for 40 years.
College of Business & Technology Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Dan Maurer, News Editor • April 25, 2025

NEIU’s College of Business and Technology (CBT) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in May 2025. CBT was founded in 1984 and offers degrees...

Hands Together, Hands Off
Hands Together, Hands Off
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

“Our democracy, our livelihoods, and our rights are all on the line as Trump and Musk execute their illegal takeover,” is the leading idea...

Retraction: Trump’s Executive Orders and NEIU: Navigating Policy Realities in 2024
The Independent Editorial Team April 21, 2025

It is with great regret and deepest apologies that we retract the article headlined “Trump’s Executive Orders and NEIU: Navigating Policy...

This chart illustrates the distribution of K-12 educational program types tabling in the Career Fair Spring 2025.
NEIU Students and Alumni Explore Career and Internships at Fair
Jasmine Rodriguez and Marija Kraljevic April 14, 2025

NEIU students and alumni attended the Career and Internship Fair, which had 60 employers tabling in Alumni Hall on April 3, 2025. The fair provided...

SGA Candidates: Spring 2025
SGA Candidates: Spring 2025
April 11, 2025

Every Spring, The Independent shares the lists of  Student Government Association SGA candidates for SGA office. For this year we have received...

NEIU Students and Panelists Discuss Being Out & Proud at Work
Jasmine Rodriguez, Managing Editor and Senior Copy Editor • April 11, 2025

NEIU students attended the “Out and Proud in the Work” town hall at the Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs on...

"Part of Departure" art piece and artist Adrian Viajero Roman title of the exhibit: Archivos Vivos
Archivos Vivos: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Culture
Xander F. Cardona, Contributing Writer • April 11, 2025

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture publicly released their latest exhibit, “Archivos Vivos” by artist Adrián Viajero...

AI in Teaching
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

With the rise of programs such as ChatGPT, the expectation to use these types of programs has made its way into several fields. For example,...

WWE Changes Forever With John Cena Heel Turn
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor • April 23, 2025

For only the second time in his 23-year career, John Cena joined the dark side at Elimination Chamber on March 1, 2025.   Cena, who...

With Fascism on the Rise, Where Do We Go From Here?
With Fascism on the Rise, Where Do We Go From Here?
Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor • April 1, 2025

Just over a month into the Second Trump regime, and our country has seen the returning president sign a slew of rapidly implemented executive...

The Trump Regime: Acknowledging a Change in Power
March 12, 2025

Since President Donald J. Trump took office for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, it has become obvious that Trump is wielding power differently...

AI in Teaching
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

With the rise of programs such as ChatGPT, the expectation to use these types of programs has made its way into several fields. For example,...

From Dogs to CAT Cranes
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

NEIU has begun construction on its new Education Building, bringing major changes for students. For several months, the construction project...

The College of Business and Technology has been educating NEIU students for 40 years.
College of Business & Technology Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Dan Maurer, News Editor • April 25, 2025

NEIU’s College of Business and Technology (CBT) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in May 2025. CBT was founded in 1984 and offers degrees...

Bench press participants Yaseen (Right) and Orozco (Left) posing with facilitator Wayne Hayer (back)
Lifters Rise and Reign as NEIU Campus Recreation Crowns Its First-Ever Bench Press Champions
Angel Nunez, Contributing Writer • April 25, 2025

On Monday April 7, NEIU Campus Recreation at the P.E. Complex held a bench press competition for students and community members to lift barbells....

Bench press participants Yaseen (Right) and Orozco (Left) posing with facilitator Wayne Hayer (back)
Lifters Rise and Reign as NEIU Campus Recreation Crowns Its First-Ever Bench Press Champions
Angel Nunez, Contributing Writer • April 25, 2025

On Monday April 7, NEIU Campus Recreation at the P.E. Complex held a bench press competition for students and community members to lift barbells....

Dr. Guadalupe Hernandez is delivering her presentation for the Student Health Services search committee during a hybrid presentation.
Transforming Student Health To Be More Equitable: Dr. Hernandez Focuses on Intersectionality, Multiple Identities and Inclusion
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor • April 7, 2025

During a stakeholder meeting to search for NEIU’s new Director of Student Health Services (SHS), Quintiliano Ríos Pérez, Interim Assistant...

Eight raised garden beds have been constructed in NEIU’s abandoned tennis courts for the purposes of growing food and preventing food insecurity.
GCG Students Cultivate Sustainability With Seed Giveaway Event and Improvements to the Asphalt Garden
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor • April 7, 2025

NEIU’s Green Conservation Group (GCG) has made much needed progress towards their tennis court gardens behind the P.E. Complex since the Independent...

 A photo of a Linux Mint desktop on a Dell Inspiron laptop.
Advocating for a Linux Lab or Fleet of Linux Laptops at NEIU
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor • April 7, 2025

As of 2025, NEIU’s library and computer labs contain desktops running Windows 10, with some machines running Windows 11. According to Microsoft’s...

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