"The King of Pop,” “The Queen of Soul,” “The Empress of Soul” – all are honorific nicknames in popular music and when mentioned, exert something in our minds when mentioned.
During Black...
Eric Idle, of “Monty Python,” published his life memoir, which he calls a “sortabiography,” in 2018. Titled “Always Look On The Bright Side of Life,” it is a hilarious and tear-jerking reflection...
Northeastern Illinois University's Department of Communication, Media and Theater (CMT) presents “Babel” by Jacqueline Goldfinger. Directed by CMT faculty member Dan Wirth, he talked to The Independent...
What’s your background and how do you think it has affected your work?
I am a Mexican-American artist who spent most of her life living in Mexico. Despite the beautiful life and culture in my country,...
After almost two years of hiatus, Northeastern Illinois University’s (NEIU) Auditorium is once again transformed into a cinema. And not just any cinema; into a yesteryear cinema. One of those before...
Now is the time to collect yourself, put into action some self-care, and make time for family and friends. The one thing that can throw a wrench into your plans is living on a college student’s budget....
“Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America” by John McWhorter, an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, is an excellent examination of contemporary antiracism,...
During one of the most contentious presidencies in the history of our democracy, “Peril” allows you to be a proverbial fly on the wall. The reader is skillfully led through the timeline of what had...
As the saying goes, history tends to repeat itself. Isabel Allende artfully tells the tale of Violeta del Valle and the life she lived during the time of the Spanish Flu. Reading this novel was truly a...
Leslie Lozada, Campus Life Editor
• February 4, 2022
“Spiderman: No Way Home,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appeared on the silver screen in late December 2021 and is still a highly popular movie one month on. For those that have...
Lifelong Chicagoan and millennial, Jennifer Kelly, owns Vintage Frills, a resale boutique located on 2846 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
Kelly soft launched her boutique on June 1, 2021 and has since...
