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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

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...

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,...

Java & Mug: Cafe for the studious

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

#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...

Making the most of your college experience makes the end goal sweeter.

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...

Golden Perspectives: Voices of NEIU

Courtney Munson, Writer May 24, 2016

"What is it campus like during the Summer semester?" Angelica Hernandez Student Worker Last summer I was in a different space (department), so I didn’t see a lot of students. I’m new to the...

Insults Stronger than Bullets

Insults Stronger than Bullets

Pablo Medina, Editor May 24, 2016

It’s one thing to kill a person, but it’s another to sell the weapon used to murder that person in the public domain. According to the Associated Press, the auction for George Zimmerman’s...

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