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This chart illustrates the distribution of K-12 educational program types tabling in the Career Fair Spring 2025.
Campus Life
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
Campus Arts and Life
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...

TikTok: From Students’ POV
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief • April 9, 2025

TikTok, a viral social media app, has been a refuge for several NEIU students, either as a news source, finding community and being their true...

Part of the Markham-Gensburg Prairie over run by Chokeberry.
Caring for the Prairie
Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 8, 2025

Arriving in a field of leafless small shrubs, for miles there are just parts of plants ready to start growing once the warm weather returns....

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AFSCME members and supporters marched to the meeting with NEIU administration, chanting “Fair contract now!”
AFSCME: “Some Movement” on Union Negotiations, but Not Wages
Dan Maurer, News Editor • April 1, 2025

The union representing civil service employees at NEIU said it now sees “some movement” in its contract negotiations with the university...

Police Blotter: 12/01/24 – 2/26/25
Dan Maurer, News Editor • March 5, 2025

Editor’s Note:  Cases in “Suspended” status are inactive and not currently being investigated. They may be reactivated if new evidence...

Potential Department Of Education Shut Down: Effects On NEIU
Glynis Kloster, Contributing Writer • February 24, 2025

The Trump administration has recently indicated its intentions to shut down the Department Of Education (DOE) through the use of an executive...

Chicago stand around a yurt as it is zoned off for destruction with signs on the yurt reading “THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT STRUCTURE.
Chicago Police Remove Unhoused Living in Gompers Park
Ryland Roberts and Leslie Lozada February 24, 2025

In Gompers Park, organizers gathered on a crisp Friday morning as they talked about how to get encampment residents someplace warm after Chicago...

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...

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...

Black History is Every Day: A Call to Preserve, Protect, and Celebrate Our Legacy
Black History is Every Day: A Call to Preserve, Protect, and Celebrate Our Legacy
Jerusalem Singleton, Contributing Writer • February 24, 2025

We’re over a month into Donald Trump’s presidency, and our institutions and rights are under attack. Each day brings new uncertainty, making...

Fear and Uncertainty: ICE Raids Cast a Shadow Over International Students at NEIU
Fear and Uncertainty: ICE Raids Cast a Shadow Over International Students at NEIU
Aqsa Shahzadi, Contributing Writer • February 10, 2025

For international students, the pursuit of education in the United States has always been driven by the promise of academic excellence and opportunity....

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...

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...

Saving Lives One Donation at a Time
Ananth Prabhu and Unseba LNU April 6, 2025

NEIU student Natalie Gallegos has been coordinating blood drives for a while now—this was her fourth one. Coordinated with Gallegos and others,...

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