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Police Blotter
Police Blotter
July 25, 2024

  6-1-24  Missing Person  Student Union  Unfounded  A person was reported  missing during an event.  They were later...

Dr. Claudia Mercado, Picture provided by Dr. Mercado
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The Return of Dr. Mercado
Samantha Helgerson, Contributing Writer • July 25, 2024

fter more than a decade, teaching only as an adjunct professor and returning for workshops hosted by other faculty, Dr. Claudia Mercado has been...

Several people walking down a street, people holding several Pride flags with the inclusion of the trans flag and the black and brown stripes representing People of Color in the shape of the triangle.
Time at Pride
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief • July 15, 2024

In Boystown (recently renamed Northalsted), The Independent team is wedged between an NEIU student wearing a heavy leather jacket and an...

Making TRIO Accessible: What You Need to Know
Aaijiah Daron, Contributing Writer • June 28, 2024

TRIO Student Success Services (SSS) programs provide tutoring, peer coaches, academic advising, workshops, activities, and scholarships for NEIU...

The Fight to Be Ourselves: LGBTQIA+ Pride and Standing Tall in The Face of Adversity
Ryland Roberts, Online Editor • June 24, 2024

This year has shown the best and worst of humanity, whether that be the gruesome genocide of Palestinians, or, in the wake of Pride Month, communities...

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Several people walking down a street, people holding several Pride flags with the inclusion of the trans flag and the black and brown stripes representing People of Color in the shape of the triangle.
Time at Pride
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief • July 15, 2024

In Boystown (recently renamed Northalsted), The Independent team is wedged between an NEIU student wearing a heavy leather jacket and an...

Making TRIO Accessible: What You Need to Know
Aaijiah Daron, Contributing Writer • June 28, 2024

TRIO Student Success Services (SSS) programs provide tutoring, peer coaches, academic advising, workshops, activities, and scholarships for NEIU...

Mobility Impairment Accessibility at Neiu Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies Building
Daijah Daron, Contributing Writer • June 28, 2024

Presidential Candidate Profile: Dr. Chuck Knepfle
Presidential Candidate Profile: Dr. Chuck Knepfle
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief • May 11, 2024

Chuck Knepfle, Ph.D. is one of the four presidential candidates chosen by the NEIU’s Presidential Search Committee. In 1991, Dr. Knepfle...

Police Blotter
July 25, 2024

  6-1-24  Missing Person  Student Union  Unfounded  A person was reported  missing during an event.  They were later...

Dr. Claudia Mercado, Picture provided by Dr. Mercado
The Return of Dr. Mercado
Samantha Helgerson, Contributing Writer • July 25, 2024

fter more than a decade, teaching only as an adjunct professor and returning for workshops hosted by other faculty, Dr. Claudia Mercado has been...

Facilities Management white panel van that was located in the parking garage behind the police station on March 26, 2023. The van in the picture is covered in a visible layer of dust and has a flat tire. Words and pictures have been drawn in the dust on the van. One dust tracing, reportedly made be a BSW, changes the logo to Facilities MisManagement.
NEIU Janitors Fear for Jobs, Police Presence in Union Meeting
Dan Maurer and Leslie Lozada May 23, 2024

  Updated 5/23/24: This article has been updated with a statement from Chris Childers, NEIUs Executive Director of Marketing and Communications. Janitors...

Several tables full of people at Passing of the Gavel Ceremony on April 23, 2024 hosted in Alumni Hall.
NEIU Star Awards/Elections Recap
Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor • May 19, 2024

Recently the NEIU Student Government Association (SGA) Elections were held from Saturday, April 6 until Friday, April 12. After the week of voting,...

Illustrated an image of a robin holding a note that says Thank you to NEIU
CollidEscape, on Theme with Earth Day
Jiaming Lou, Special Features Editor • May 15, 2024

Birds are dying left and right at the “nest” of all places at NEIU.  In order to tackle the problem of the declining bird population, CollidEscape...

performers are sitting down and smiling during the q&a session with the lights on and the projector behind them is off; Left to Right: Robert Teverbaugh (director),
 Ben Saylor, Mary Hobein, Josh Friedberg, Suzanne Metzel, 
Stephen Donart (director), Joan Afton, Shui Sherard. Stephen Donart is holding a microphone in his right hand.
Embracing Vulernability: Seven-Minute Stories at Stage Center Theatre
Asher Zigler, Contributing Writer • May 15, 2024

In a world that often celebrates perfection and strength, there is immense power in embracing vulnerability. This is especially true when it...

Proyecto Pa’lante Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor • May 15, 2024

Proyecto Pa’Lante, a program designed to aid freshmen students at NEIU who are from or are interested in learning about Latino communities,...

Domestic students keenly engage in Buddy Program Training, led by Michael Nance, J-1 Coordinator and Coordinator of Partnerships and Student Exchanges, during Orientation at Lech Walesa Hall, Lecture Room 1001, in Chicago on Thursday, February 1st, 2024, fostering cultural understanding and international student integration.
OIP Hosts BP Orientation To Familiarize Domestic Students With International Student Proceedings
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor • April 22, 2024

On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, NEIU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) hosted an orientation session for domestic students to learn all the...

The Fight to Be Ourselves: LGBTQIA+ Pride and Standing Tall in The Face of Adversity
Ryland Roberts, Online Editor • June 24, 2024

This year has shown the best and worst of humanity, whether that be the gruesome genocide of Palestinians, or, in the wake of Pride Month, communities...

Letter to the Editor: GLFFC Students on Student Pantry Issue
May 31, 2024

Dated: April 22, 2024 To Whom It May Concern: We are writing to bring to your attention an issue that is of great concern to the Great...

 A view of the Taco Bell app on an Android phone is shown that displays the six categories of food that could be ordered from Taco Bell with online contactless ordering. The top of the apps view indicates pickup vs. delivery options and the customers desired location for the food to be made. Between the food categories and location option, a search bar exists to search for food items by name. The bottom of the apps view indicates tabs named home, menu, rewards, and profile, as a way to navigate to other parts of the app.
Benefits of Contactless Food Purchases Found by a First Time App User
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor • May 15, 2024

Taco Bell is a Mexican-inspired fast food chain that offers multiple ways to order and pay for food at its locations. Taco Bell provides customers...

Power of X: How “X-Men” Saved the Comic Book Genre
Vincent Dilworth, Contributing Writer • May 15, 2024

Making TRIO Accessible: What You Need to Know
Aaijiah Daron, Contributing Writer • June 28, 2024

TRIO Student Success Services (SSS) programs provide tutoring, peer coaches, academic advising, workshops, activities, and scholarships for NEIU...

Mobility Impairment Accessibility at Neiu Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies Building
Daijah Daron, Contributing Writer • June 28, 2024

a collage of bicycle parts played out in different areas
Cyclists Get Empowered at Campus Recreation
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor • May 19, 2024

Campus Recreation hosted the Fix Your Ride (FYR) Workshop for all students and community members to embrace basic knowledge about bicycle repairs...

Digitally created a wrestlemania xl Ad that has a lightening boarder on top, the wrestlemania logo in the center, below is the date and time. Below are wrestlers; The Rock, Roman Reins, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins.
WrestleMania XL Ushers in a New Era
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor • May 19, 2024

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