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NEIU provides Mindfulness Meditation

Amina Murati, Writer • February 25, 2020

Since college students experience a significant amount of stress, the Student Counseling Services at NEIU invites students, faculty and staff to learn how to effectively respond to stress through their...

Police Blotter 01-22-2020 to 02-18-2020

February 25, 2020

The NEIU police blotter is requested from our campus police for every issue of the Independent because this publication exercises its right to do so, courtesy of the Clery Act. The Clery Act is a federal...

NEIU recognizes Black History Month, honors Harambee tradition

Frannie Mendoza, Editor-in-Chief • February 13, 2020

In Kiswahili, Harambee means “to pull together.” During NEIU’s celebration of Black History Month, the university hosted its annual Harambee event on Feb. 3 inside the Recital Hall. “This is our...

2/11 Police Blotter

February 11, 2020

The NEIU police blotter is requested from our campus police for every issue of the Independent because this publication exercises its right to do so, courtesy of the Clery Act. The Clery Act is a federal...

Campus police services for NEIU community

Earnest Beeson and Montgomery Blair • February 11, 2020

In the early morning hours of Jan. 14, NEIU officers responded to and arrested an individual trespassing on campus. This individual was listed on the university’s banned persons list, which is available...

Penny wars build scholarships

Amina Murati, Writer • February 11, 2020

“All is fair in love and war”, penny wars that is. The third annual “All is Fair in Love and (Penny) Wars” will be held Thursday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Several student organizations...

Students urged to partake: Census 2020

Earnest Beeson, Writer • February 11, 2020

On Jan. 30, the director of Career Development and Community Partnerships, Kris Pierre along with student organizer Susana Ortiz, held a campus-wide meeting in Alumni Hall to discuss this year’s edition...

Highschool students experience College of Education

Amina Murati, Writer • February 11, 2020

With the teacher shortage in our state, NEIU decided to help the College of Education grow. This fall, NEIU partnered with Ridgewood High School to start the Career Pathways and Education, also known as...

Alumni speak in series of Hindsight

Montgomery Blair, Writer • February 11, 2020

On Jan. 29 the NEIU psychology department hosted the first in an event series titled Hindsight 2020, featuring NEIU alumni speaking on post-graduation options. This is not the department’s first alumni...

Part II: Ten (more) bands from the 2000s still producing great music

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • February 10, 2020

With mainstream rock radio expanding its parameters in an attempt to recruit fans of neighboring genres, many of the artists who helped solidify rock’s place in the music landscape tend to get overlooked. ...

INTERVIEW: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus discusses new EP, upcoming tour

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2020

On Jan. 31, Florida punk rockers The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (TRJA) released “A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy called LA,” the first single off their upcoming The Emergency EP. The band’s first original...

LeBron vs. Jordan: Settling the debate

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • February 2, 2020

From the moment he was drafted first overall in the 2003 NBA Draft, it was apparent that LeBron James was a special talent. Anointed “King James," James elevated a desolate Cleveland Cavaliers franchise...