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NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

After years with the CPD, John Escalante will come to NEIU and continue his career in law enforcement.

Former interim superintendent joins NEIU police as chief

Brett Starkopf, Editor-in-Chief September 8, 2016

John Escalante, former Chicago police first deputy superintendent, assumes control as NEIU’s police chief Sept 7. After 30 years with the Chicago Police Department, Escalante applied for the job at...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

August 24, 2016

The following offenses occurred at NEIU’s main campus between June 22 and Aug. 18: June 22 – Parking Lot J: An unknown offender struck and damaged a vehicle parked in the lot. June 23 – B Building:...

NEIU Named Lead Advisory Institution

Rut Ortiz, News Editor August 24, 2016

NEIU has been named a lead advisory institution by the National Association of Student Personnel Administration. It is the fifth year NEIU has been a member of NASPA and the first as an advisory institute. “We...

NEIU Names John Escalante Police Chief

Press Release August 24, 2016

NEIU has hired Chicago Police Department First Deputy Superintendent John Escalante as its next Chief of Police, effective Sept. 7. Escalante will retire from the Chicago Police Department after 30...

Future students and alum will get to enjoy a more marketable degree employers seek.

NEIU Business College Among World’s Elite

Rut Ortiz, News Editor August 24, 2016

NEIU’S College of Business and Management has attained the highest accreditation that a business school can earn: recognition from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International....

Donald Trump (left) and Hillary Clinton (right) will go head-to-head in November for presidency.

The Presidential Race of 2016

Kate Hilliard, Writer August 24, 2016

The 2016 presidential race has been drawing on the hard lines that already existed between the Democratic and Republican parties. The two candidates running for presidency are Hillary Clinton for Democrat...

After three-and-a-half years as provost, Richard Helldobler was named interim president July 26.

Helldobler Named Interim President

Rut Ortiz, News Editor August 24, 2016

Provost Richard Helldobler has been appointed interim president of NEIU after President Sharon Hahs announced her retirement effective Sept. 30. As his interim status is set to go into effect Oct. 1,...

President Sharon Hahs officially retires Sept. 30 after nine years as NEIU president. She is the second woman president of NEIU.

Hahs Announces Retirement

Laura Rojas, Writer August 24, 2016

NEIU President Sharon Hahs announced her retirement from her position set to go into effect Sept. 30 of this year. Hahs has served as NEIU president for nine years. She said in a press release that...

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was a historical day at NEIU.

Campus Housing Opens for the First Time

Pablo Medina, Editor August 24, 2016

NEIU first-ever campus housing, The Nest, was completed during the summer and it is open for students to apply for, tour and live after its historical ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 19. The Nest can...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

June 21, 2016

May 14 - Access Road: A teenager fell off his bike on the access road. May 21 - Lech Walesa Hall: A student reported the theft of her book. May 23 - Fine Arts Building: Graffiti was reported in one...

A depiction of the highest and lowest points of GDP growth rates between the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016.

False Figures Lead to Declining Growth in China

Rut Ortiz, News Editor June 21, 2016

China’s gross domestic product growth is steadily decreasing. According to a Bloomberg report published in April that focused on growth rate patterns and the credibility of data, China’s GDP has...

The bill was originally introduced in 2015 by Sen. John J. Cullerton to make a "technical change" to the definition of department.

Illinois Congress Approves Student Trustee Bill

Steven Villa, News Editor June 21, 2016

The NEIU board of trustees was to put to vote an amendment at their upcoming meeting that could change the role of future student trustees. But a bill that recently passed through both the Illinois Senate...

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