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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Are We Addicted? Big Time Investors Say Yes

Are We Addicted? Big Time Investors Say Yes

Jennifer Soboroff-Long, Writer January 30, 2018

It’s no surprise as I enter one of my classes early that instead of walking into a room of people engaging with one another, I see them staring blankly at their phones. Within in the past twenty...

When Protection Ends: Salvadorians Find Themselves Trump’s Immigration Targets

Nicole F. Anderson, News and Co-Managing Editor January 30, 2018

Imagine experiencing a 7.7 magnitude earthquake and losing everything that you’ve ever known: family, friends and personal possessions. Fast forward 17 years— you have lived in the United States...

Male birth control: glove it or snip it

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor November 28, 2017

I remember listening to my doctor as she listed off all the possible birth control methods I could use, and I wondered if my boyfriend ever had these conversations with his doctor. As women, we have...

DNAinfo Shuts Down, neighborhoods go dark

Theresa Cherone, Writer November 28, 2017

Founder and CEO of DNAinfo Joe Ricketts decided to shut down DNAinfo on Nov. 2, leaving many people jobless. Ricketts claimed DNAinfo wasn’t a profitable business, but the shutdown came suspiciously...

Decolonizing English syllabus, more voices of color

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor November 28, 2017

An anonymous petition created by undergraduate students in the Yale English Department recently asks the faculty to “decolonize” a two-semester course on major English poets that focuses on about seven...

Two students’ take on objectification

Nihrien Prgma & Nicoleta Girloanta, Writer November 14, 2017

American professional poker player and Instagram famous Dan Bilzerian posted a picture to Instagram on National Women’s Day on Mar. 8, which displayed Bilzerian in a hot tub with naked women bending...

Rate My Professor is cyber bullying

Grant Spathis, Writer November 14, 2017

RateMyProfessor.com is a wonderful way to determine which professors fit your learning style, but it can also harbor something much darker. Like the rest of the internet, RMP can turn into a hive of cyberbullying...

Give me my birth control

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor November 14, 2017

The Trump administration is making it harder for women to get access to birth control, under the guise of “religious morals.” The Departments of Health and Human Services and Treasury and Labor...

Some of Denice Frohman’s poems can be found on her website, denicefrohman.com. She is currently performing on several other campuses. She is scheduled to appear at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA on Nov. 2.

Embracing ‘Accents’: Denice Frohman

Cecilia G. Hernandez, Writer October 31, 2017

In her red plaid shirt and black jeans, Denice Frohman passionately and comedically recited her poem “Accents” in the Angelina Pedroso Center on Oct. 17.   Frohman shared with us how her mother’s...

Did you know that 82 percent of child sexual abuse survivors are female? Or that 55 percent of sexual violence happens at or near the home? Check out the Me Too campaign website at metoo.support for more statistics from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and information on the movement.

Why I refuse to be silent: “Me Too”

Cecilia Hernandez, Staff writers October 31, 2017

I logged onto my social media profiles on Oct. 15 and the words “me too” flooded my feeds. Moved by the allegations of decades of abuse perpetrated by powerhouse producer Harvey Weinstein, survivors...

A Cautionary Tale from a Vegetarian

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor October 17, 2017

Vegetarianism isn’t easy. Most people would say they wouldn’t be able to go without meat for more than a couple days, and that’s understandable. However, as someone who has negative reactions to...

To protest police brutality and racism, some Washington Redskins teammates kneel during the national anthem before playing against the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 24.

Celebrities remaining silent is cowardly

Amaris E. Rodriguez, Opinions Editor October 17, 2017

Politics are a part of complicated and heated debates lately. It seems like every week President Donald Trump goes on a Twitter rampage. Recently his attention is directed to the National Football League...

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