NEIU Independent

American and Spanish politics: a comparison

Idoia Solano, Writer • October 26, 2016

The political system of a country is one of the key elements when it comes to shape a country's society. Politics permeate every aspect of social life, influencing our daily lives more than we expect....

Always read the fine print

Eric Rodriguez, Writer • October 11, 2016

A new law has members of Congress rethinking their votes and has me rethinking my vote as well. Many members of both the House and Senate failed to consider the repercussions of a new law allowing individuals...

School’s in: The Chicago Teachers Union strike

Pablo Medina, Editor • October 11, 2016

The teachers may be out, but the schools are staying on schedule for Chicago Public Schools. Though the members of Chicago Teachers Union will strike Oct. 11, CPS plans to keep the doors of public schools...

Golden Perspectives

September 28, 2016

Trump: Tatiana Balogun: Student "I feel like if he becomes president the purge is going to happen for real, like the movie, is really going to happen. I feel like he had everything handed to him...

Alicia Keys: Leading the charge for women to uncover their faces

Idoia Solano, Writer • September 28, 2016

The following excerpt is from the letter written by Alicia Keys published by the feminist website “Lenny” and represents a historic change. It is by means of this letter that the artist takes a crucial...

Big pharma and The epipen

Eric Rodriguez, Writer • September 28, 2016

I remember when I was five years old and had my first severe asthma attack. I remember the intense gasping for air as my mother tried to calm me down while they helped me to the car because we didn’t...

What’s left of the left?

Silvia Burian, Writer • September 28, 2016

The 2016 election has not for one moment been a dull one. But, in this whirlwind of slander and polarized stances it can certainly get confusing. So let me break it down for you: left wing, right wing,...

Politicians and the scandals that define them

Melissa Johnson, Writer • September 28, 2016

Former congressman Anthony Weiner was caught in a public scandal after he sent a sexually suggestive picture of himself and Anthony Jr. (as well as his toddler son) sprawled across a bed to a seemingly...

‘Fish are Friends Not Food’ – Nor Toys

Cecilia Hernandez, Production Staff • September 28, 2016

‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…’ If you grew up watching Disney’s animated films like I did, “Finding Nemo” could have been on your top five best-Disney-film list, along with “The...

Java & Mug: Cafe for the studious

Cecilia Hernandez, Staff Writer • August 23, 2016

After I transferred to NEIU last fall semester, I was looking for a place with good vibes and light chatter to host me while I worked on my papers. There are many places at NEIU that would have sufficed,...

#Bernout

Jeffrey Brown, Writer • June 21, 2016

It is the end of the road for Bernie Sanders. There are no more primaries to win, and no more delegates to collect. All that remains is the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which convenes...

Farewell Letter from the Arts and Life Editor

Hailey G. Boyle, Arts and Life Editor • May 25, 2016

This is my last issue as the Arts and Life Editor for the Independent. Wow, that was hard to type, but it’s true. I’ve finally graduated college and I have a degree, but in all honesty, the thing I’m...