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Woodward and Bernstein’s take on current events

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor • February 13, 2018

NEIU had the honor of hosting Pulitzer Prize winners Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on Feb. 8 as part of the Daniel L. Goodwin Distinguished Lecture Series. Woodward and Bernstein achieved recognition...

NEIU Chicago Student Action fight for free education

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor • February 13, 2018

Ten students attended the first NEIU chapter Chicago Student Action (CSA) of this semester to discuss the group’s visions, free higher education for all, publicly funded elections and Illinois policies...

Police Blotter

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • February 13, 2018

The following incidents occurred between the dates of Jan. 23 to Feb. 5 on NEIU’s main campus. Jan. 23 - Fine Arts Building: An unknown offender wrote graffiti on interior wall of handicap stall. Facilities...

An update on the DACA program

Miguel Casimiro, Online Editor • February 13, 2018

President Donald Trump was very critical of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the past months and coming March 5, 2018, DACA will officially be deceased as a program. This has millions...

Police blotter

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • January 30, 2018

The following incidents occurred between the dates of Nov. 25 to Jan. 21 on NEIU’s main campus. Nov. 25 - The Nest: An Uber driver reported he was threatened by five residents after he explained...

Board of Trustees negotiate employment contract with presidential candidates

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • January 30, 2018

Gloria J. Gibson was named Senior Vice President for academic affairs and Provost at Morgan State University in Baltimore. She started her job on Jan 5, 2015. Dr. Gibson has been serving as a professor...

NEIU Presidential search narrows

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • January 30, 2018

NEIU narrowed its search for a new president to four finalists after candidates spoke with officials, staff, and students. The finalists are Gloria J. Gibson, Maria Guajardo, Sukhwant Jhaj and Carlos Medina....

NEIU sitting at the revolution table

Cecilia G. Hernandez, Writer • January 30, 2018

Tamika D. Mallory, an advocate for women’s rights, gun restrictions, healthcare, and ethical police conduct visited NEIU on Jan 16 to talk about sensitive issues in today’s political climate. Mallory...

A Day of Remembrance, 2016 deadliest year for LGBTQ community

Cecilia G. Hernandez, Writer • November 28, 2017

Last year was the deadliest year on record for the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs’ “[LGBTQ] and HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2016”...

NEIU to offer same in-state tuition for Puerto Rican residents

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • November 28, 2017

NEIU announced it will charge in-state tuition to students who are residents of Puerto Rico for a two-year period during the Board of Trustees meeting of Nov. 16. The disaster of Hurricane Maria in...

Police Blotter 11/28/2017 Issue

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • November 28, 2017

The following incidents occurred between the dates of November 12 to November 22 on NEIU’s main campus. Nov. 12 - The Nest: Campus police responded to a call of a guest violating the overnight policy....

English instructor Amanda Goldblatt selected for NEA fellowship

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • November 28, 2017

NEIU’s English instructor Amanda Goldblatt was selected out of 36 recipients to be awarded a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) of $25,000. The 2018 Creative Writing Fellowship encourages the...