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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Ride-share application regulations questioned after student's death.

Ride-Share Safety: Why Your Parents Don’t Like Uber

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor April 16, 2019

This past week a 21-year-old college student Samantha Josephson, from the University of South Carolina, got into the wrong Uber after leaving a bar. She was found dead the next afternoon. Her murder...

A participant and a volunteer running in a Special Olympics race.

Betsy DeVos’ actions are insulting to special needs students

Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor April 16, 2019

Last week, it was reported by many news outlets that the Department of Education, led by Secretary Betsy DeVos, proposed a budget that would eliminate millions of dollars in funding for programs that benefit...

Representation of bigger bodies in Hollywood is here but is it too late for us?

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor April 16, 2019

Growing up in the 2000s as a thick girl was tough. Low cut jeans, midriffs and tiny two-piece swimsuits were in. Being thick was not. I grew up watching tall, thin, fair skinned white women on TV. There...

Take Me Out to the Ball… Wait He’s Making How Much?

Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor March 26, 2019

Philadelphia is my home town. It’s a place where pizza is cut in triangles, we call subs hoagies, and cheesesteaks are better than any hotdog or Italian beef. It’s also the place were Bryce...

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Another White Hero!

Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor March 26, 2019

You may not have heard, but you were supposed to boycott Marvel’s latest film “Captain Marvel,” because of its lead actress Brie Larson. Don’t feel too bad if you didn’t know. Considering...

How the Rich Get Into College

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor March 26, 2019

  There are two absolute truths when it comes to college: it is expensive and it can be competitive. The expensive aspect of it can be really scary. Most students have to save up money, putting...

Please Vaccinate Your Children

Victoria Hong, Writer March 20, 2019

  There’s a cell phone game called Plague Inc. that both fascinated and horrified me. In this game, you are a disease of your design and your goal is to kill all 8 billion people on Earth. On...

Why Are We Blaming Jordyn Woods?

Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor March 20, 2019

  Another celebrity scandal going viral on the internet, this time it’s cheating allegations involving Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson, Khloe Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend. It was reported...

Nike and Serena Williams call for “crazy women”

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor March 20, 2019

  Nike is still riding the train of controversial ads, first with Colin Kaepernick and now with Serena Williams’ whose new commercial calls out the biases placed on strong women. In the “Dream...

A WHOLE NEW WORLD: GETTING TO KNOW THE UNKNOWN

Luísa Soares, Writer March 20, 2019

  As an exchange student and a person who has lived outside the United States almost my whole life, I believe it's really important to pay attention to what's going on in the news around the world....

Who Shall We Buy Today Mr. Kraft?

Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor March 20, 2019

  It’s always struck me as odd that a person can decide to sleep with ten people in a single evening and it’s legal. However, if two consensual adults agree to a transaction of sex for money,...

The Independent is the student voice, why not use yours?

The Independent is the student voice, why not use yours?

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor February 26, 2019

There’s a gold mine of interesting stories to tell at NEIU. Every person here, whether they believe it or not, has an interesting story waiting to be told. It’s not the facilities, the classes or campuses...

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