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Celebrating Nett Day with Eric Garton

Mathew Wozniczka, Staff Writer • November 28, 2017

Nett Day took place in the Lech Walesa Hall ett Day on Nov. 15, featuring NEIU's College of Business and Management students and Eric Garton as the special guest speaker. Garton is a partner at Bain &...

Police Blotter 11/14/2017 Issue

November 14, 2017

The following incidents occurred between the dates of October 16th to November 9th at NEIU’s main campus. Oct. 16 - The Nest: A student pushed someone into an elevator and slammed the door in their...

Crime reports

Liz Varmecky, Staff Writer • November 14, 2017

The 2017 Annual Safety and Security Information Report is the first such report that includes statistics covering the first year since NEIU became a residential campus. Five robberies were reported...

Zika virus, students win research award

Theresa Cherone, Writer • November 14, 2017

Three NEIU seniors began research on the Zika Virus in May and turned it into an interactive program to show how the virus spreads through a population. Biology students Uzma Ain and Estefania Figueroa,...

McNair Scholars Program

Rut Ortiz, News Editor • October 31, 2017

NEIU has earned its fifth McNair Scholars grant in 2017, equipping 14 students of minority and underserved demographics to attain their higher-education goals for the next five years. “The universities...

Alternative Spring Break to kickoff next year

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • October 31, 2017

Applications have gone up for the 2018 Alternative Spring Break program, a series of trips that students can take during their Spring Break vacation to help improve the lives of others. Meals and lodging...

Terry Savage on today’s economics

Chris Laurent, Production Editor • October 31, 2017

Are we hurtling toward an economic downturn? This is just one of the questions Terry Savage presented during her discussion titled “The Savage Truth on Money” at the main campus auditorium as part...

Immigration rally brings schools together

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • October 31, 2017

NEIU’s Undocumented, Resilient and Organized (URO) and North Park University’s Rising Dreamers United held an immigration rally to protest the removal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

Indie Briefs

Liz Varmecky, Staff Writer • October 25, 2017

On Campus At the State of the University address on Sept. 26, NEIU Interim President Helldobler said that the university is now 70 percent tuition driven. In Fiscal Year 2018, the income portion of...

Computer systems infrastructure outdated

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • October 25, 2017

The computer system in the infrastructure is outdated, unstable, and out of warranty, according to Chief Information Officer Sam Kann. “And it would take weeks for recovery in the event of a failure,...

Cheaper textbooks

Robin Bridges, Editor in Chief • October 25, 2017

Textbooks are expensive. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2006 and 2016 the cost of college tuition and fees increased 63 percent. In the same period of time, the cost of textbooks...

Student pantry update

Robin Bridges, Editor in Chief • October 17, 2017

There’s a room in the basement that has been feeding students over the course of the last year. E050-A is the home of the NEIU Student Pantry. It started as a mobile pantry in the spring semester...