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SGA Seeks Representation on the Faculty Senate

Emmanuel Gonzalez, Managing Editor November 17, 2015

For the first time in recent history, students at NEIU are aiming to have representation on the Faculty Senate. Placing a student on that board was an initiative brought on by the Student Government...

Letters Of Leadership: Seeds

November 17, 2015

From poetry to prose, to paintings, drawings, sculptures and photography—we at Seeds Literary & Visual Arts Journal strive to provide a medium through which the members of the academic community,...

Lissa Skitolksly speaks on the Genocide Research Panel, with Alfed Franksowski, Chielozona Eze, Cris Toffolo and Jeanine Ntihirageza

No More Silence: NEIU Hosts Discussions Against Genocide

Kate Hilliard, Writer November 17, 2015

The third annual Genocide Symposium was held in Alumni Hall on Nov. 10 and discussions spanned racial violence directed at African Americans, genocide, terror and diaspora in the African region. The...

NEIU Among Six State Schools to Receive Credit Downgrade

Luis Badillo, Writer November 10, 2015

Moody's Investor Service has downgraded NEIU's credit rating for the second time in two years . The downgrade comes from an Oct. 26 report released by the bonds rating agency, which measures risk when...

The expansions to the Angelina Pedroso Center are near completion.

Coming Soon: Pedroso Center Expansion

Laura Rojas, Writer November 10, 2015

An addition to the Angelina Pedroso Center at NEIU will soon bring more space to students and faculty. Still under construction, it is expected to be completed in November — progress was held back...

Roundtable discussions heat up at the Economic Inequality Initiative event.

Winds of Change: A Resounding Call for Revolution

Kate Hilliard, Writer November 10, 2015

A diverse group of students and academics gathered at NEIU’s Alumni Hall to observe a series of panel speakers and to engage their peers in roundtable discussions. The notion of revolution was a recurring...

President Hahs and her colleagues from across the state stressed the importance of higher education for Illinois and its troubled economy.

Illinois Public University Presidents go to Springfield

Rut Ortiz and Steven Villa November 10, 2015

President Sharon Hahs and eight other state university presidents traveled to Springfield, Illinois to discuss the effects of the budget impasse upon state-sponsored higher education with the legislative...

Letter From the President

November 10, 2015

Dear students, faculty, staff and friends, It is easy to think that when government officials determine policy — be it in Chicago, Springfield or Washington, D.C. — that there’s not much we can...

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Could NEIU Go Viral?

Kate Hilliard and Robin Bridges October 20, 2015

Flu season typically begins between October and December. The risk of contracting viral illnesses increases for the NEIU community in the fall, when activities shifts indoors and stress from the semester...

Police Blotter: Oct. 20

Police Blotter: Oct. 20

October 20, 2015

Sept. 24, Parking Garage: An individual was issued a traffic citation for driving with a suspended driver’s license and using an electronic device while driving. Sept. 28, Main Campus: An unknown...

Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq performs the peace fire ceremony at NEIU’s fire circle.

Celebrating The Circle

Laura Rojas, Writer October 20, 2015

NEIU hosted a peace fire ceremony conducted by Eskimo Kalaallit Shaman Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, on Oct. 15. The fire burned with the shaman's message of peace and love for all mankind. “(The circle)...

Student Trustee Pedro Nungaray speaks to the finance committee.

Tuition Discussed at Finance Committee

Luis Badillo, Writer October 20, 2015

As Illinois struggles to fund state universities, NEIU admins ponder solutions to keep the school financially stable for the long term. Trustee Omar Duque laid out some of the political conditions the...

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