NEIU Independent

MAP Grant Reductions Leave Thousands Without Aid

Syed Ahad Hussain, Senior Staff Writer February 21, 2011

The second and third term payments of 2010-11 Monetary Award Program (MAP) have been reduced up to five percent. According to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission's (ISAC) newsletter, "When the 2010-11...

Tunisia’s “Electronic Revolution” – Will it be a model for the Arab world?

Agustin Flores, Staff Writer February 7, 2011

Tunisia's appearance in the headline of the New York Times in January may have welcomed it to world politics and rebranded the conceptions Westerners have learned towards the Arab world. But to those...

Eh nihilo nihil fit! Or Nothing comes from nothing; everything has its origins!

Vasilka Atanasova, Senior Staff Writer February 7, 2011

Another year has started with hopes for a better future. However, NEIU faculty and students are still not confident what 2011 will offer them. Negotiations over the faculty's new contract are still in...

The Life & Legacy of Dr. Ronald McNair

Syed Ahad Hussain, Senior Staff Writer February 7, 2011

Continuing astronaut Ronald McNair's legacy of scholarship and involvement in higher education, NEIU participates in the federally funded Ronald McNair Scholars Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program....

Will Cutting the Fiscal Fat Leave Us Defenseless?

Jeff Dutton, Staff Writer January 25, 2011

In the face of unprecedented spending and a national debt approaching $15 trillion dollars, the federal government is in desperate need of a budget reduction. The newly elected Republican House has...

Student organizations missing student activities meeting deactivated

Patrick O'Brien and Tom Robb October 4, 2006

Twenty-six student clubs have been deactivated until next January, according to an e-mail sent to all university club presidents and vice presidents from Director of Student Activities Sharron Evans. The...

El Centro drivers catch a break

Tom Robb, Editor in Cheif September 29, 2006

For almost two years, students at El Centro have had no parking. Students who wished to have their parking fees reduced for credit hours taken at El Centro have had to pay for parking for all their credits...

El Centro drivers catch a break

Tom Robb, Editor in Cheif September 28, 2006

For almost two years, students at El Centro have had no parking. Students who wished to have their parking fees reduced for credit hours taken at El Centro have had to pay for parking for all their credits...

NEIU VP Terrell wins 2006 Monarch Award

Nick Gaudio, Writer September 28, 2006

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell, vice president for student affairs, has won the Monarch Award, an annual award presented by the Monarch Awards Foundation that salutes outstanding African American men in the Chicago...

Police Blotter

Nick Gaudio, Writer September 28, 2006

Stalking- The main campus of Northeastern Illinois University had a student report being followed around by an offender who seeks a relationship with her. This case, reported to Public Safety on Sept....

Poor graduation rates focus of public inquiry

Sophia Lopez, Writer September 28, 2006

Members of the Coalition for Latino Success at NEIU hosted a public inquiry on Sept.12 in Alumni Hall to address the low college graduation rates of students who attended Chicago Public Schools (CPS)....

Independent goes online

Amy Scoma, Writer September 27, 2006

The Independent has recently signed a partnership agreement with multimedia mogul, College Publisher to put the newspaper online. This process has been in the works since October of '05, according to...

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