One of the most important building blocks to a functioning democratic government is the expression of one’s stance to polarizing topics of society. The right to abortion, the legalization of immigration,...
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) remains the authority on immunizations throughout the state. These are the folks who send available vaccines to NEIU when they’re requested by Student...
Independent reporter, William Castro asked: What has been your experience with parking this semester?
Veronica Mellado
Senior
“It’s just so expensive…and they...
Most people like driving cars, but few prefer a bicycle as their mode of transportation.
However, both vehicles sharing the same patch of road to traverse from one point to another can spell...
Back in 2014, in response to another school shooting, The Onion published an article titled, “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” Of course, the article is...
Hillary Clinton and Lincoln Chafee were among the six candidates at the first national democratic debate. (Photo courtesy of Flickr and Wikimedia Commons)
The fires have calmed;...
Non-Spanish speaking Mexican-Americans often argue that they don’t need to speak Spanish to validate their Mexican identity, while technically true, it’s also not true.
The most common argument,...
The everyday woman has many faces. She is sporty. She is flirty. She is masculine. She is feminine. She is strong. She is soft. Last month, The New York Times asked: “When is a week more than a week?”
When...
The Windy City. The Jewel of the Midwest.The City of Broad Shoulders.These are the nicknames Chicago is known by for its weather, its distinctive social culture and its historical involvement in the Industrial...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed a hefty tax hike for Chicago: $588 million to cover pensions and salaries of police and firefighters. If approved, property owners would be required to pay new garbage removal...
A controversial new mural went up in downtown Chicago earlier this month. It tells viewers: “Stop telling women to smile.”
Brooklyn-based artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, created the piece to address...
Whether or not she intended to, County Clerk Kim Davis, from Rowan County, Kentucky has simultaneously become the most hated and loved woman in the U.S. and a major political talking point on everyone’s...
