If I were to ask the 7-year-old Anusha of what she thinks of the 20-year-old Anusha, she would most certainly look me crazy in the eye and say, “I am not allowed to talk to strangers.”
That’s...
A Chicago Police Department squad car welcomed me as I pulled into the 75 S Pulaski Road gate of the venerable Richard J. Daley College. The parking lot of the school was packed with vehicles. It was...
Paradigm shifts are the central part of cultural progression. There is a deeper significance in Black American culture that hasn’t been tapped into yet. Every shift uncovers a new layer of that meaning....
Washing your hands while singing happy birthday, wearing a face mask, and practicing social distancing is the new norm. Covid-19 has changed our lives. The classes of 2020 can attest to that, there has...
We made it a whole six days into the new year before the proverbial you know what hit the fan. The reality is that we can try and make light of these situations, a pandemic, an insurrection, holidays and...
Do you have a person in your family that you are very close to? I happen to have a few siblings but there is one I am especially close to. We have shared everything, secrets, hugs, tears, and laughter; ...
Jack Poskus, Campus Life Editor
• January 12, 2021
In the world of Japanese comic books, also known as manga, it’s become evident that, because of its followers and their everlasting support, the artform continues to gain popularity. While most mangas...
In the inaugural edition of Cup of Sugar, Chris Petrovich, the green coffee buyer and roasting manager at Metropolis Coffee, shed some light on the origins of fair-trade in the coffee industry and the...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus- 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in patients who either traveled to Wuhan, or the Wuhan seafood market.
The pandemic caused great grief in Wuhan...
1. "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker
NEIU Administration
https://youtu.be/h0JvF9vpqx8
2. "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande
NEIU Faculty at...
Most of the readers will agree that the year 2020 has been a double deuce of a year.
As the readers of the Independent reflect on all the painful things that happened in the year, they might find some...
