Jasmine Rodriguez, Managing Editor and Senior Copy Editor
September 13, 2024
The Coalition to March on the DNC held its last press conference on Aug. 22, 2024, at Union Park. During their press conference, Hatem Abudayyeh, spokesperson for the Coalition...
Jasmine Rodriguez, Managing Editor and Senior Copy Editor
September 12, 2024
The Coalition to March on the Democratic National Convention (DNC) led organized marches in Chicago on Aug. 19 and 22, 2024. They began in Union Park and marched from Washington...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
September 4, 2024
Windows 10 will only receive free updates for another 15 months, and then it will take out-of-pocket expenses to get updates for an additional...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
September 4, 2024
Listening to music has been a longtime hobby of mine since my childhood. I started listening to mp3s with a Creative Media Player, and then I adopted an iPod classic 4th generation,...
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor
July 29, 2024
Calo Ristorante is a family-owned establishment that has operated since 1963 in the heart of the Andersonville area, offering a diversity of Italian and American cuisine including...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
July 28, 2024
Deep-dish pizza is ubiquitous throughout the Chicagoland Area. However, sometimes pizza that is lighter on the cheese and filled with other non-cheesy flavors is desired by...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
July 27, 2024
I have consistently used Duolingo to learn languages for the past two years. For those who are not familiar, Duolingo is a gamified language learning app with both free and...
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor
July 27, 2024
Midsommar, one of the most popular holidays in Sweden, celebrates the beginning of summer and the season of fertility. These festivals have been around for over 500 years...
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor
July 27, 2024
Jimmy’s Red Hots, affectionately called Jimmy’s, was founded by Jimmy Farrugia in 1954. Today, Farrugia’s family owns and operates the establishment, continuing...
Ryland Roberts, Online Editor
June 24, 2024
This year has shown the best and worst of humanity, whether that be the gruesome genocide of Palestinians, or, in the wake of Pride Month, communities gathering to show pride...
May 31, 2024
Dated: April 22, 2024 To Whom It May Concern: We are writing to bring to your attention an issue that is of great concern to the Great Lakes FAST Fund Consortium (GLFFC)...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
May 15, 2024
Taco Bell is a Mexican-inspired fast food chain that offers multiple ways to order and pay for food at its locations. Taco Bell provides customers the opportunity to order...
May 31, 2024
Dated: April 22, 2024 To Whom It May Concern: We are writing to bring to your attention an issue that is of great concern to the Great Lakes FAST Fund Consortium (GLFFC)...
Letter to the Editor: Lack of Native American Perspectives at NEIU
February 7, 2024
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Stateville Surviving COVID-19 Again
October 30, 2023
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief
September 1, 2023
Hello to everyone who is reading this piece, As some of you might know, my name is Leslie Lozada, the Editor-In-Chief of the Independent. Since May 2023, I have...
The Independent’s Editors Response to Student Government Association Town Hall
April 21, 2023
The Single-Ply Canary and a Lame Waddling
February 7, 2023
Tame Impala releases reimagined version of ‘The Slow Rush’ amid global pandemic
April 6, 2020