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CTA is Late on Customer Service: No U-Pass for Part-Time Students 

Scott Andrews, Writer October 4, 2022

CTA is Late on Customer Service: No U-Pass for Part-Time Students  By Scott Andrews Are you one of the 2,809 students at NEIU enrolled in less than 12 credit hours and categorized as a part-time...

The New Latina’s Bible: The Modern Latina’s Guide To Love, Spirituality, Family and La Vida

The New Latina’s Bible: The Modern Latina’s Guide To Love, Spirituality, Family and La Vida

Angie Ybarra, Writer September 21, 2022

I am Mexican/American, born and raised here in Chicago. When I was very young, I was fluent in Spanish but as time went on, and I was sent to school at a predominantly Polish Catholic School/Parish I spoke...

New COVID Booster!  You Should Get It!

New COVID Booster! You Should Get It!

Dan Maurer, News Editor September 21, 2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic has been going on for over two years now.  The worst is passed, and the danger is certainly winding down: masks are no longer mandated in most aspects of public life, container trailers...

Is the Biden administration's debt relief plan really beneficial to lower, middle-class students?

Is the Biden administration’s debt relief plan really beneficial to lower, middle-class students?

Adrian Lemus, writer September 21, 2022

The Biden Administration along with the Department of Education has announced a new three step plan to help working and middle-class Americans pay off their student debt. They are as follows: An extension...

A Place Where Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too

A Place Where Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too

Scott Andrews, Writer September 6, 2022

Do you have a pet? Are you a generous person who loves to help others? Do you need service or volunteer hours for work, school, or church? Are you looking for a relaxing place to go after classes one morning...

Midterm Elections

Midterm Elections

Angie Ybarra, Writer August 17, 2022

Your one vote does matter. Hard to believe, but you must vote, democracy is truly on the line. Imagine if there are others out there who think that their one vote doesn’t matter too. If anything good...

Your Vote Does Count: What Is Needed to Register to Vote

Your Vote Does Count: What Is Needed to Register to Vote

Angie Ybarra, Writer April 29, 2022

“My one vote doesn’t count anyway.” Have you said that before? Do you know anyone who has said that? Think about that statement. Elections are won or lost because so many people are apathetic about...

Navalny Review

Navalny Review

Elizaveta Kildishova, Writer April 29, 2022

“Navalny” is a 2022 documentary about Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, Putin’s enemy, and threat number one. After his successful anti-corruption investigations of the most powerful,...

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Visits NEIU Talks About Importance of Teachers And Education

Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Visits NEIU Talks About Importance of Teachers And Education

Eterniti Wiley, Writer April 29, 2022

Juliana Stratton, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Illinois, paid a visit to NEIU on April 21, 2022 and spoke about the issues of education in the state, among them are teachers dropping out of the...

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Surpass $3 Million Refugee Campaign Goal for Ukraine

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Surpass $3 Million Refugee Campaign Goal for Ukraine

Enrique Cerros, Writer April 28, 2022

Celebrity couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher launched a GoFundMe fundraiser last month to support Ukrainian refugees. The couple promised to match $3 million in donations to help refugees from Ukraine...

Believing Sexual Assault Survivors

Believing Sexual Assault Survivors

Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief April 14, 2022

“Believe all survivors” was one of the many things said at a recent NEIU panel regarding sexual assault. You would think that is a given, right? Especially with the rise of the “Me Too” movement,...

Alternative Spring Break:  Selma, Alabama – A Reflection

Alternative Spring Break: Selma, Alabama – A Reflection

Angie Ybarra, Writer April 4, 2022

I was not expecting the trip to Selma, Ala. to be the way that it turned out. I was surprised, saddened, and angered. I laughed, cried, and was fearful. Now, as I sit at my dining room table, I miss my...

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