February 24, 2026

To the editor,   We write to you today in hopes of using this platform to advocate for drop-in emergency overnight shelter for students.    NEIU needs...

Jeffrey Paz (They/Them), Staff Writer

December 16, 2025

Teddy (as played by Jesse Plemons): "Greetings! Welcome to the headquarters of The Human Resistance. Your hair has been destroyed to prevent you from contacting your ship." It's...

Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor

November 4, 2025

WZRD is NEIU’s student-run freeform radio station. This past year, it celebrated its 50th anniversary of curating and broadcasting music, voices and ideas that challenge...

Jeffrey Paz (They/Them), Contributing Writer

November 4, 2025

Wow, can PTA make a fine Thomas Pynchon adaptation! My neck hurt by the end from how physically tense it made me. I was flinching like crazy at all the super loud gunshots...

Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts & Life Editor

November 4, 2025

Like many university students across the city, I also take advantage of the U-Pass program, which gives students unlimited access to Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses...

Jasmine Rodriguez, Managing Editor and Senior Copy Editor

November 4, 2025

Ryan Coogler produced, wrote, and directed the highly anticipated film “Sinners” (2025), following his success with directing Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise...

Bella Cardoza, Staff Writer

October 2, 2025

“MEXICA, Aztec Princess” is another Latina-led comic that was written by Kayden Phoenix, who also wrote fictional Latina superheroes like Bandita and Loquita from the...

Zachariah Simmons, Opinions Editor

October 2, 2025

Two questions were written on the whiteboard at the front of LWH 1001. One of them was, “Why is this issue important to you?” Everyone was asked to write answers on sticky...

Ben Soper, Contributing Writer

October 2, 2025

WZRD is NEIU’s Student-Run Freeform radio station. This past year, it celebrated its 50th Anniversary of curating and broadcasting music, voices, and ideas that challenge...

Jeffrey Paz, Contributing Writer (They/Them)

October 1, 2025

A Digital Dustbowl of Guns and Delusions A24’s recent film, “Eddington”, written and directed by Ari Aster, is a dramatic period piece that stands as a firm, reflective...

Xander Felix Cardona, Staff Writer

October 1, 2025

As summer ends and fall begins, Chicagoans will see flags from all over Latin America being waved more and more. Events like Fiesta Borica, celebrating Puerto Rican heritage;...

Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief

October 1, 2025

As some of you know, The Independent is NEIU’s student-run newspaper, since the late 1980s, whose articles are primarily focused on the NEIU campus, with the inclusion of...