The Independent

Illinois Grants and NEIU Services Can Help Finance College Tuition

September 17, 2018

The academic school year may have just started but it’s never too late to think about financing higher education. The following are some of the many state-funded grants: The...

Prominent Chicago Journalist Speaks at NEIU’s Meet the Media Night

September 11, 2018

Prominent Chicago journalist Jen Sabella was the guest speaker at NEIU’s annual “Meet the Media Night”...

Kicking Off Fall Semester With Celebration

September 11, 2018

The NEIU Programming Board and Student Leadership Development (SLD) put together “Welcome Week,”...

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Opinions

Four Affordable Ways to Cut Down on Plastic

Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor

September 11, 2018

It all started with watching documentaries about our polluted planet and that was it for me: I became slightly fixated on lessening my plastic footprint. It’s important...

Affordable and Diverse: A student’s perspective on why she chose NEIU

August 27, 2018

Choosing which college or university to attend is never an easy decision and is always stressful. It...

Mental Health 101: Why self-care is important for students to practice

August 27, 2018

Student life is hectic. Between homework, tests, and the navigation of social circles, this whirlwind...

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Features

Golden Perspectives – “What are your Easter traditions?/ What do you do on Easter Weekend?

Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor

March 27, 2018

Carly Adler - Sophomore “We’re starting a new Easter tradition because of my one-year-old...

Graduate student Iris Millan ran for state representative of the 4th District

March 27, 2018

Senior student’s film on water pollution premieres during The One Earth Film Festival

March 14, 2018

FIST: Raising awareness for formerly incarcerated students

February 27, 2018

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Arts & Life

‘Tell me how it ends’ reveals daunting effects of parent deportation on children

Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor

September 11, 2018 • No Comments

As someone who primarily reads fiction, I’m trying to get into reading more nonfiction and came to...

‘ASTROWORLD’: The Roller Coaster Ride of a Lifetime

September 11, 2018

Before pressing play, keep your head, hands, arms and legs inside the ride at all times. Be prepared...

Chicago music festival is pitchin’

August 30, 2018

When I was initially asked to go to Pitchfork and cover Sunday’s lineup for the Independent, I was...

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Sports

March Madness Preview and bracket how-to

Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor

April 10, 2018

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament has basketball teams all throughout the United States tearing up the court to get a spot. The annual single-elimination...

Odell Not Well

April 10, 2018

Main Campus March Madness Bars

April 3, 2018

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