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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Student Loan Forgiveness: A Good First Step

Student Loan Forgiveness: A Good First Step

Dan Maurer, News Editor October 4, 2022

On Aug. 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced that he would be canceling thousands of dollars in federal loan debt for individual students. Specifically up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and up...

Reviving the Campus

Reviving the Campus

Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor October 4, 2022

NEIU needs further revival due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a public health student, it is important to me to remind the reader that the pandemic is currently transitioning from the novel...

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...

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...

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,...

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