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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Sam Aguirre and Veronica Rodriguez representing the SGA Election Counsil

2013 SGA Elections

Emily Haddad and Christos Liardakis April 23, 2013

  NEIU held its annual Student Government Elections for the following year’s Student Government Association (SGA). After much debate and hard work the polls closed on Friday, April 12. The...

Photo by Juan Gonzalez

URO Speaks Out

Juan Manuel Gonzalez, Staff writer April 12, 2013

Undocumented Resilient and Organized (URO) has reached its one year anniversary. On March 26, 2013 URO held their first annual speak out event which documented several students and professors’ lives...

Karen Lewis Speaks at NEIU

Gary Soriano, Arts and Life Editor April 12, 2013

Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) President Karen Lewis, an alumna of Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) who received a Master’s Degree in Inner City Studies at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center...

Dr. Tony Adams (left) and Wojciech Wloch (right) - Courtesy of NEIUlife's youtube video.

NEIU Engages in Dialogues on Lech Walesa’s comments

Luis Badillo, Writer April 11, 2013

Lech Walesa's anti-gay comments still have many students wondering how to feel regarding the building he is named after, Lech Walesa Hall. “They have to know that they are a minority and must adjust...

Awards Honor Faculty and Staff

Awards Honor Faculty and Staff

Melissa Brand, Senior Staff Writer April 11, 2013

  Excited faculty, staff and students filled Alumni Hall on April 1, 2013 for the first annual Student Choice Awards. According to Kelly Webb, President of the Northeastern Illinois University...

NEIU Plant Sale Says Goodbye to Winter

Meghan Joost, Staff writer April 11, 2013

Old Man Winter’s grip is easing as the temperature outside start to rise. Tulips and spring bulbs are starting to pop up from their winter slumber. Now is the time to roll up the sleeves and start...

Local Saint Viator Parish

NEIU Reactions to New Pope

Desiree Dylong, News Editor March 26, 2013

  A tone of the unconventional has been set within the Catholic Church with former Pope Benedict XVI resigning from the Papacy. The newly elected Pope Francis differs from most of his predecessors...

Bethlehem, Church of Nativity

President Obama Visits an Unfriendly and Suspicious Israel

Justin Cochran, Staff writer March 26, 2013

  The President of the United States (POTUS) embarked on a diplomatic visit to Israel last week. He was scheduled to visit the Church of Nativity, and also to speak both at the Israeli Parliament...

Sequestration

After the Fiscal Cliff: Sequestration

Luis Badillo, Writer March 26, 2013

  Sequestration is a measure implemented from the 2011 compromise in which President Obama agreed to spending-cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. Failing to do so meant that "America...

Police Blotter

Desiree Dylong, News Editor March 26, 2013

  Three Cases of Damage to State Property were committed between Feb. 18 and March 8, 2013. The first on Feb. 18 at the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), was when an unknown individual...

NEIU Assistant CMT Professor Seung-HwanMun

Program Strikes Down Copyright Infringement

Christos Liardakis, Opinions Editor March 26, 2013

  Last month some of the largest internet service providers (ISPs), including AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Time-Warner Cable and Cablevision partnered with the Recording Industry Association...

Chakira Hamilton

Lech Walesa’s Anti-Gay Comments Hit Home

Melissa Brand, Senior Staff Writer March 26, 2013

  Former president of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lech Walesa, upset individuals around the world by saying gays have no rights to prominent roles in politics. According to the Associated...

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