Music, a murder mystery, and a meeting with an Ancient Greek Muse. This is the backdrop for the story told by Summerfall Studios' most recent title, “Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical”. You begin...
If you are familiar with the names Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Freddy Fazbear from the video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (FNAF) which spawned several games in the 2010s, then you will love the live...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
• December 8, 2023
Last year’s article in The Independent on rock climbing compared the climbing sport to video games as a way to encourage more novices to play the game of climbing. Like in video game design, when newcomers...
I am writing the Independent today to discuss the impoverishing practices that take place here at NEIU. I must ask, are we truly a just and progressive institution if we charge our students unnecessarily...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
• October 30, 2023
The long-awaited video game, “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” (SMBW) was finally released in retail stores on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. It is the newest 2D scrolling platformer sequel to the Super Mario Bros....
Since the release of the Lech Walesa Hall (LWH) article from the last issue of the Independent, students have been taking action around NEIU. You might have noticed posters titled “RENAME LECH WALESA...
Dash Valladh, Contributing Writer
• October 30, 2023
Suspense, as thousands of American students watch on with bated breath, as the Biden Administration launched a new student relief plan known as “Saving on a Valuable Education” (SAVE). The administration...
Here I was at Stateville’s Health Care Unity (Hereinafter HCU), on Friday August 18, 2023…
I felt sick but not totally out of it. I had been there since 9:30 in the morning, waiting to see Dr. Perez....
What would you do for or because of love? Love is a very deep emotion and can be hard to navigate even for the well rounded person. If we consider what love is and what it really means, for example affection...
“Borderless” by Jennifer DeLeon is a young adult book that explores life in her Central American homeland of Guatemala. The book follows the day to day life of Maya, our main character. Maya, a young...
Ananth Prabhu, Health & Sports Editor
• September 18, 2023
"Never Have I Ever" is a Netflix-exclusive series about a first-generation adolescent Indian girl, named Devi Vishwakumar, played by actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, in her first high-profile role. Devi...
Recently, I had the opportunity to watch DC’s newest movie, “Blue Beetle". The movie follows Jaime Reyes, a Mexican American college student, who discovers an ancient artifact called the Scarab that...
