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Freshman Cohort Program Coming to CCICS This Fall

Kenisha Hoskins, Writer January 22, 2019

College can be intimidating; almost every student experiences some level of anxiety during their first school year. Whether it’s an overwhelming course load, frustration with financial aid or fear of...

Lech Walesa Hall on NEIUs main campus.

Standstill on Lech Walesa Hall

Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor January 22, 2019

Lech Walesa Hall (LWH), located on NEIU’s main campus, was named in honor of Polish politician and Noble Prize winner Lech Walesa in 2009 for his part in the Solidarity movement in Communist Poland and...

Students can request a police escort to their vehicle when leaving campus late at night.

NEIU Police Blotter: Dec. 17 to Jan. 14

January 22, 2019

Jan. 14 – 5555 N. Bernard: NEIU police officers responded to a “disabled vehicle” in the middle of the road.The driver was found to have a suspended driver’s license and no insurance. The driver...

Ralph Wilder with clarinet. Sent by Jeff Wilder - Used with permission.

Band Director Injured at NEIU Sues Over Injuries

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor January 22, 2019

Ralph Wilder, founder of the Rolling Meadows-based Northwest Concert Band, is suing Chicago Flyhouse, Inc. for injuries sustained during an incident at NEIU last spring. On May 6, 2018 during a rehearsal...

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NEIU’s Grant from Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women

Rebecca Denham, News Editor January 22, 2019

Last Oct., NEIU was awarded a $300,000 grant lasting three years to “help with proactive prevention and education on sexual assault and stalking,” according to NEIU’s Director of Equal Opportunity,...

A view of Chicago from CCICS Bird Nest. Photo by Andrew Calderon.

CCICS campus embraces culture, community and family

Andrew Calderon January 22, 2019

NEIU has roots on the Southside of Chicago. In the heart of Bronzeville on 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. lies the historical building of the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS). CCICS, NEIU’s...

Multi-Level Marketing Company Targets Students

Multi-Level Marketing Company Targets Students

Hussain Khemani January 22, 2019

In recent weeks across campus, Vector Marketing (VM) job flyers have been pinned in several NEIU locations such as Lech Walesa Hall (LWH), the Fine Arts Building (FA) and even in bathrooms. The flyers...

NEIU student Melanny Buitron speaks to fellow panelists about her journey being a DACAmented student.

NEIU student humanizes her story at ‘DACAmentation’ town hall

Leslie Hurtado, News Editor December 2, 2018

NEIU is one of the 10 institutions nationally to receive a $35,000 microgrant from the Online News Association’s Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education. With that money, NEIU students,...

President Gloria J. Gibson addresses decline in enrollment

President Gloria J. Gibson addresses decline in enrollment

Leslie Hurtado, News Editor December 2, 2018

There were about 8,103 students  enrolled for the fall of 2018 and NEIU is concerned about rates dropping for future semesters. NEIU students, educators and the general public gathered in Alumni Hall...

NEIU pays The Nest $600,000 due to low occupancy

NEIU pays The Nest $600,000 due to low occupancy

Cecilia G. Hernandez, Writer December 2, 2018

NEIU President Gloria J. Gibson informed the NEIU community that the university paid The Nest more than $600,000 in October to make up the gap of low occupancy during her first State of the University...

NEIU and Green Conservation Group work towards sustainability on campus

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor December 2, 2018

Throughout the semester, NEIU’s Green Conservation Group (GCG) have been working with Friends of the Forest Preserve and Friends of the Chicago River. GCG’s President Stephanie Teresi said, “We...

Low percentage of females in S.T.E.M

Joanna Vaklin, Comic Artist December 2, 2018

NEIU offers a multitude of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related majors, and while there are no restrictions as to who can sign up, STEM students are seeing an inconsistent balance between...

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