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NEIU provides update regarding Spring 2020 Commencement

NEIU provides update regarding Spring 2020 Commencement

Rachel Willard, Arts & Life Editor March 31, 2020

On March 20, Northeastern Illinois University notified students via email that the commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 4 were canceled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.  The...

Ranking the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history

Ranking the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2020

From Hulk Hogan’s groundshaking body slam to Seth Rollins’ infamous Money in the Bank cash-in, iconic moments and legendary contests helped morph Wrestlemania into the must-see, nostalgia-driven spectacle...

$2 trillion coronavirus package passed, omits some immigrants

$2 trillion coronavirus package passed, omits some immigrants

Leslie Hurtado, News Editor March 30, 2020

Since the Senate passed the $2 trillion relief bill on Wednesday, immigrants and U.S.-born children with undocumented parents are struggling to survive the economic downfall from COVID-19 without financial...

COVID-19: The impact on the lives of NEIU students

COVID-19: The impact on the lives of NEIU students

Jack Poskus, Campus Life Editor March 30, 2020

The new decade saw the deaths of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and up-and-coming rapper Pop Smoke before a fatal pandemic claimed the lives of over 20,000 and counting, subsequently reshaping social and economic...

NEIU opens emergency fund for students amid coronavirus concerns

NEIU opens emergency fund for students amid coronavirus concerns

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief March 29, 2020

Due to the unprecedented campus closure as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, NEIU activated its Student Emergency Fund (SEF) for those affected by lost wages and the added costs of remote...

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NEIU Alumni Association, Parker Dewey team to offer micro-internships

March 28, 2020

For the third consecutive year, the Northeastern Illinois University Alumni Association is partnering with internship agency Parker Dewey to provide students with micro-internships, according to an NEIU...

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It’s time to postpone Wrestlemania

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2020

When Drew McIntyre deposited Roman Reigns over the top rope to win the 2020 Royal Rumble, it was a crowning achievement for the once-embattled superstar. Previously anointed by WWE CEO Vince McMahon as...

Comparing America's coronavirus response to Spanish Flu, Black Death and smallpox

Comparing America’s coronavirus response to Spanish Flu, Black Death and smallpox

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2020

Competing narratives surrounding the severity of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic have led to ideological warfare. However, while pandemics are nothing new, the manner in which American leadership...

The Coronavirus COVID-19 illustrated, rotating. | By Maximilian Schönherr

Illinois state officials confirm 673 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 2,538

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2020

Over the last 24 hours, 673 new cases of coronavirus COVID-19 have been confirmed in Illinois, raising the total to 2,583 confirmed cases with 26 deaths, according to state health officials. State officials...

Examining NEIU's pass/fail policy

Examining NEIU’s pass/fail policy

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2020

Following Northeastern Illinois University's decision to suspend face-to-face instruction for the remainder of its Spring semester, NEIU students began circulating a petition demanding that the school...

Public packs Chicago lakefront, Mayor Lightfoot shuts down access

Public packs Chicago lakefront, Mayor Lightfoot shuts down access

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2020

Following a Wednesday afternoon press conference where Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot condemned Chicagoans ignoring Illinois’ “stay-at-home” order, Lightfoot ordered the closing of Chicago’s lakefront,...

A breakdown of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package

A breakdown of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2020

Americans in need of financial reprieve anxiously await an agreement as Congress finalizes the long-anticipated, multi-trillion dollar coronavirus stimulus package. Airlines impacted by travel restrictions...

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