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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Extremists Having a Field Day

Extremists Having a Field Day

C. Niente April 29, 2014

  America needs to protect itself from a group of paranoid ignorant people carry guns in one hand and a Bible in the other (which is contradictory, by the way). For the last 20 years, Nevada...

The Land of the Smoke-Free

The Land of the Smoke-Free

Emmanuel Gonzalez, Managing Editor April 29, 2014

Recently, legislation known as the SB 2202 bill has been pushed to get smoking prohibited at all state-funded institutions of higher learning, though eliminating the use of tobacco products will also be...

Fear Mongers Activate Over Concealed Carry Permits

Fear Mongers Activate Over Concealed Carry Permits

Harry G. Karadimos April 29, 2014

In response to the Illinois State police mailing out thousands of concealed carry permits last month, Chicago Police Superintendent Gary McCarthy issued the usual anti-gun fear speech on ABC News. “There...

Belle Knox Porn Star

Belle Knox: A Feminist in the Porn Business

Harry G. Karadimos April 15, 2014

  It has been about seven months since pro-porn feminist crusader Belle Knox entered the sex industry and began making X-rated videos for producers like Adam & Eve, Facial Abuse, Babes, Teen...

General Motors Announces Over Recall After 13 Killed

General Motors Announces Over Recall After 13 Killed

Steven Villa, News Editor April 15, 2014

Imagine cruising, high speed down the interstate, 73 miles per hour, windows down, the wind blowing in your eyes, five miles to Gary Indiana, next exit. Imagine cruising. High speed down the interstate....

An example of what a $3.50 meal looks like

Fast Food Dystopian Nightmare

Michael Dunavant April 15, 2014

  Last year, Ed Rensi, the former CEO of McDonald’s, said that a minimum wage of $15 an hour would “kill jobs” and put up to 20 percent of food service small businesses out of business. Keep...

Plan B Pill

Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

Alicia Singer April 15, 2014

Hobby Lobby is suing U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, for a religious exemption to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) "contraceptive mandate," which states that companies must...

Back Off Bieber

Back Off Bieber

Ashley Campbell, Arts & Life Editor February 18, 2014

Bieber. Miley. Rihanna. Kim, Kourtney and Kloé. You all know who they are. Most importantly, you all know what they’ve done. The lives of the rich and famous are rarely squeaky clean, and yet,...

Gay Marriage: Not just a dream in Illinois

Juan Gonzalez, Senior Staff Writer June 29, 2013

In recent years, the fight for marriage equality has taken political and ideological center stage for the LGBTQA community. Members of the LGBTQA community have been fighting for equal rights under the...

Rahm Emanuel

CPS School Closings

Tearisa Lindley, Staff writer April 23, 2013

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will hold 22 meetings to let parents’ makes their decisions to keep their neighborhood schools open. According to the City Council Board they plan to close 54 schools...

Jon Stewart

From Comedy to Directing

Jesus Alcantara, Staff writer April 23, 2013

  Long time comedian and TV host Jon Stewart is taking a break from The Daily Show to make his directorial debut, titled, Rosewater, an adaptation of the book Then They Came For Me: A Family’s...

Ghaleb Azroui

Letter to the Editor

April 23, 2013
"I was never scared of what they had done to me, I knew they violated the law and they would face charges later."
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