NEIU Independent

We need More Female Superheroes, leaders

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor • October 23, 2018

Girls are more likely to envision themselves in leadership roles and be more confident when they see female representation in superhero movies and television shows, according to the study released on Oct....

STI Rates On The Rise, NEIU’s Student Health Services Offers Free STI/HIV Testing

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor • September 25, 2018

2.3 million new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2017, setting a new record that was previously also broken in 2016. While we are on a college campus, sex is...

Four Affordable Ways to Cut Down on Plastic

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor • September 11, 2018

It all started with watching documentaries about our polluted planet and that was it for me: I became slightly fixated on lessening my plastic footprint. It’s important to me because humans aren’t...

Nike Just Did It: A response to Nike’s ‘Believe in Something’ Commercial

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor • September 11, 2018

Nike announced on Sept. 3 that Colin Kaepernick, the free agent quarterback who caused major controversy due to protesting during the national anthem at football games, will be one of the faces in their...

Affordable and Diverse: A student’s perspective on why she chose NEIU

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor • August 27, 2018

Choosing which college or university to attend is never an easy decision and is always stressful. It took me three tries before I found a university that worked for me. In the end, NEIU ended up being...

Mental Health 101: Why self-care is important for students to practice

August 27, 2018

Student life is hectic. Between homework, tests, and the navigation of social circles, this whirlwind lifestyle can impact our health. Although our body tends to remind us of our physical needs through...

Taking the Boy out of Boy Scouts

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor • May 16, 2018

When The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced earlier this month that it would be changing its Boy Scouts program name to Scouts BSA starting February 2019 as girls are now able to join the programs,...

A venti with a shot of racial discrimination

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor • April 24, 2018

Recently, the coffee mega-giant Starbucks has come under scrutiny over the viral incident that occurred at one of their Philadelphia locations. Earlier this month two black males were arrested after the...

Social media gains access to personal information

Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor • April 24, 2018

Prepare yourself to have your mind blown: Did you know that when logging into Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat or other social media apps, that your personal information can be sold to private researchers...

Fighting Against Censorship: #SaveStudentNewsrooms

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor • April 24, 2018

Not all student media organizations are protected by the First Amendment. At the Independent, we are protected by the College Campus Press Act, which allows us to publish content without being censored....

Letter to the editor in response to the “150 Strong” Commercial

Alex Brown, Writer • April 10, 2018

I believe the marketing at NEIU to prospective students and the general public is misleading. NEIU is promoted tirelessly as the "Most Diverse Institution in the Midwest," based on a report from The Wall...

Makeup brands are failing in diversity

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor • April 10, 2018

Makeup brands have been scrambling to produce more inclusive products after the launch of Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty collection. Brands that have seemingly only catered to lighter-skinned women, such...