After shots were fired near NEIU’s Main Campus, the university was placed in a lockdown and the NEIU community were told to shelter in place. According to witnesses, about 10 shots were fired near the...

The Independent sat down with Joe Przybyla, the newest Police Chief of NEIU, for an interview at the university police office. Upon meeting him, he was extremely friendly and professional. Topics discussed...

 In a 2013 interview on TVN24, a Polish news station, Lech Walesa said “Homosexuals should even sit behind a wall, and not somewhere at the front,” regarding members of Poland's parliament. He also...

The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate kicked off its first meeting of the school year with reports from some representatives as well as from members of NEIU’s administration. SGA is the student-run...

The first Faculty Senate meeting of the year brought with it a changing of the guard as Dr. Nancy Wrinkle stepped down as Chair of the Faculty Senate. Dr. Nikolas Hoel was elected to succeed her. The...

Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan became the Interim President of NEIU on July 3, 2023. She called the almost two months since then a “whirlwind.” She said she is thankful for the “tremendous opportunity,”...

Dr. R. Shayne Cofer recently became the Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at NEIU. Cofer earned his Ph.D. and M.M. in Music Education from the University of Iowa. He first came to...

    August 5, 2023   Off-Campus Station Information   Officers patrolled Foster entrance to campus after large fight broke out in neighboring business to prevent...

After heavy rains on July 12, 2023, the Independent confirmed leaks in the ceilings at multiple locations in the Student Union. University staff placed garbage receptacles to collect water in the cafeteria....

Access to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), announced in NEIU’s Targeted Announcement by Interim Provost Andrea E. Evans and Vesna Misoska, Marketing and Communications Strategist, on Wednesday, June 28,...