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NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University Police File Station Information Report on Anonymous Letter Demanding End to Mandates

Northeastern Illinois University Police File Station Information Report on Anonymous Letter Demanding End to Mandates

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief March 1, 2022

NEIU staff members received an anonymous two-page on Jan. 23, 2022, voicing frustration with the campus mask mandate and the vaccine requirement or being weekly tested for COVID-19. The letter also...

NEIU Administration Plans for Spring 2022 Campus Recreation Revival

NEIU Administration Plans for Spring 2022 Campus Recreation Revival

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor February 17, 2022

During Fall 2021, former Associate Director of Campus Recreation Christian Kopp left his position and the services provided to students were minimal. Emanuel Raul, a 21-year-old Sociology major and member...

Sports Snacks

Sports Snacks

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor February 17, 2022

Chicago Fire FC Adds Needed Quality To Roster a Month before MLS Opening Day Joe Mansueto, Chicago Fire’s owner, is investing big time on his team to support its new coach Ezra Hendrickson. In...

Is It Safe to Drink the Water Coming from Your Tap?

Is It Safe to Drink the Water Coming from Your Tap?

Ryland Pietras, Managing Editor February 16, 2022

Water, like the sun and air, is crucial to our existence. By some accounts it is recommended that we drink half of our body weight in ounces per day. We are all fortunate to live in a city that has some...

University Mask Mandate's End Is Up in the Air

University Mask Mandate’s End Is Up in the Air

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief February 16, 2022

NEIU’s current listed rate of vaccination on the “Return to Campus” web page has not yet been updated for this semester's employee and student body. According to Dr. Sharron Heimbaugh, Director of...

van Dyke Release Protest

van Dyke Release Protest

Ryland Pietras, Managing Editor February 13, 2022

 

Return to Campus Interim Policy Highlights

Return to Campus Interim Policy Highlights

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief February 4, 2022

As the campus repopulates with in-person classes, here are some highlights from the NEIU COVID-19 Return to Campus Interim Policy (which can be viewed here: https://www.neiu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2022/01/25/G1.0.Covid-19%20RTW%20Interim%20Policy_01242022_Final_Revised.pdf)...

Chicago Climate Action Plan 2022 Town Hall

Chicago Climate Action Plan 2022 Town Hall

Ryland Pietras, Managing Editor February 4, 2022

On Jan. 22, the City of Chicago held a virtual town hall meeting on its 2022 climate action plan. It was the first of its kind and the first on a climate action plan since 2008. A representative of...

Release of Former Chicago Police Officer Jason van Dyke Press Release

Ryland Pietras, Managing Editor February 4, 2022

Press release from the delegation representing Laquan McDonald -- the 17-year-old who was shot 16 times by former Chicago Police officer Jason van Dyke. On the morning of Feb. 3, van Dyke was released...

Dr. Gibson Holds Virtual Open Office Hours Ahead of Spring Semester

Dr. Gibson Holds Virtual Open Office Hours Ahead of Spring Semester

Ryland Pietras, Managing Editor January 20, 2022

Dr. Gloria J. Gibson, Northeastern Illinois University president, held a virtual open office hour in the afternoon of Tuesday Jan. 18, 2022. From 3-4 p.m. Dr. Gibson fielded questions from a group of...

Student Government Association hosts its first NEIU Appreciation Day

Student Government Association hosts its first NEIU Appreciation Day

Ankush Vyas, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2021

Northeastern Illinois University’s Student Government Association (SGA) recently passed a resolution celebrating NEIU Appreciation Day. SGA will be hosting its first NEIU Appreciation Day at Village...

Return To Campus Update Reports Above National Average Vaccination Rate

Return To Campus Update Reports Above National Average Vaccination Rate

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief November 3, 2021

On Oct.19, Northeastern Illinois University released a Return To Campus Update.  It reported that 85 percent of students and 91 percent of faculty are fully vaccinated. These rates of vaccination are...

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