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Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

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Gay Marriage: Not just a dream in Illinois

Juan Gonzalez, Senior Staff Writer April 11, 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...

Graphic Novel Banned for Graphic Images

Chris Tormos, Staff writer April 11, 2013

Chicago’s Public School system has displayed everything but what it is to be an educator. In an effort to shield the venerable eyes of seventh-graders across the city, the collective academic fat cats...

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Violent Gaming Media

Lauren Gugwor, Staff writer April 11, 2013

In the wake of recent mass shootings and gun violence, many Americans are worried if violence in popular media i.e. movies, television, and especially video games, could be the cause. The Newtown shooter...

Un-Plug or Plug-in?

Gregory Adler, Staff Writer March 26, 2013

  With the big three powerhouses of gaming having released or announced a new platform in the past year, the question must be asked, how real is too real? Nintendo’s Wii U was released late...

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Israel Bans Underweight Models

Lina David, Staff writer March 26, 2013

  Israel passed a law banning models with a body mass index (BMI) below that of 18.5 from appearing on the runway. The law is thorough, requiring models to produce a medical report, no older...

PARCCING the ISATs

Lauren Gugwor, Staff writer March 26, 2013

  Starting in the 2014-2015 school year, the ISAT will be replaced with the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test, which is supported by the U.S. Department...

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Chicago Neighborhoods Rocked By Potential 129 School Closings

Daniel Williams, writer March 6, 2013

  Since Jan. 28th, hearings have been held by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in the city's neighborhoods to solicit public input on the closing of 129 public schools. The list of 129 schools...

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Minimum Wage Falls Short

Alice Perry, Staff Writer March 6, 2013

  Patience and persistence have been great characteristics of labor unions when advocating to raise minimum wage for all workers, including the poor and middle class. And with that advocacy...

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When Technology Fails, You Do Too

Melissa Brand, Staff writer March 6, 2013

  An NEIUport outage was scheduled for Feb. 8 through Feb. 12, 2013 and was expected to cause only a minor inconvenience for students. That was the case until late afternoon on Feb. 12, 2013,...

Liar Liar Fox on Fire

Christos Liardakis, Opinions Editor March 6, 2013

Big news today, “Global warming has officially ended.” Not. Unfortunately some people believe this to be the case. While everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and opinions, unfortunately when these...

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Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Oppression

Chris Tormos, Staff Writer March 6, 2013

  It should not come as a surprise that corporations run our country. Using finances to influence political agendas, Monsanto is just one from a long list of corporate greedheads that uses...

Two Spirits

The Untold History of Gay Marriage and Two-Spirits

Hiram Crespo, Staff Writer March 6, 2013

  The film Two Spirits is a sad but empowering film about a hate crime committed against Freddie Martinez, a Two-Spirited transgendered Navajo youth in Colorado.  16-year-old Freddie was brutally...

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