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NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

NEIU Administration Plans for Spring 2022 Campus Recreation Revival

NEIU Administration Plans for Spring 2022 Campus Recreation Revival

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor February 17, 2022

During Fall 2021, former Associate Director of Campus Recreation Christian Kopp left his position and the services provided to students were minimal. Emanuel Raul, a 21-year-old Sociology major and member...

Sports Snacks

Sports Snacks

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor February 17, 2022

Chicago Fire FC Adds Needed Quality To Roster a Month before MLS Opening Day Joe Mansueto, Chicago Fire’s owner, is investing big time on his team to support its new coach Ezra Hendrickson. In...

Bulls Win Back to Back Now Sit 3rd on Eastern Conference

Bulls Win Back to Back Now Sit 3rd on Eastern Conference

Adrian Ortega, Writer February 16, 2022

On Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 the Chicago Bulls finally got an important 121-109 win against the Charlotte Hornets after losing the last two road games and beginning to slip down in the Eastern Conference...

Campus Recreation Is Not Providing Enough Services to NEIU’s Sports Community

Campus Recreation Is Not Providing Enough Services to NEIU’s Sports Community

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor February 4, 2022

This is the first installment of a series of articles that started as an assignment for a class called Solutions Journalism. The class objective was to teach students a kind of journalism that does not...

Bears management expects defense will benefit from coach Eberflus leadership.( "Military service members honored during Chicago bears game" by 416thTEC is licensed under CC PDM 1.0)

Ryan and Matt are “still” our football guys

David Redmond, Writer February 4, 2022

Here we go again Bears fans! Tell me if I heard this before but the Chicago Bears  hired a new General Manager and head coach, and their names are Ryan and Matt. Not the Ryan (Pace) and Matt (Nagy) that...

Dos a Cero: USMNT Defeats Mexico in Cincinnati.

Dos a Cero: USMNT Defeats Mexico in Cincinnati.

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor December 15, 2021

Tickets for the USA vs Mexico soccer game held on Nov. 12 sold out weeks before the event. Usually, US soccer fans are outnumbered by Mexican supporters in locations like California, Texas or Chicago,but...

Pedroso Center's La Copa

Pedroso Center’s La Copa

Almudena Yebra Romanillos October 20, 2021

Angelina Pedroso’s Team Wins La Copa   As part of the “Latino Heritage Month” celebrations, the Angelina Pedroso Center organized one more year “La Copa”, a soccer tournament open...

Wrigley Field proudly manifested the Cubs’ achievement during that sweet in October 2016.

Dropoff in Production by Cubs’ “Core Players” lead to Breakup of 2016 Chicago Cubs Championship Team

Michael Gross, Writer October 3, 2021

The Chicago Cubs in 2016,  led by National League MVP (Most Valuable Player) Kris Bryant as well as star players Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Wilson Contreras,  broke a 108-year drought by defeating...

"Messi" Illustrated by Savannah Owens

Leo Messi Plays 25 Unremarkable Minutes in a Remarkable Day for Soccer

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor September 10, 2021

Just a couple of minutes before Paris Saint Germain (PSG) superstar Kyllian Mbappé had made a run to the far post and connected a ball into the net served by right back Achraf Hakimi, Le Parisien -- also...

Campus Recreation Photo by Ankush Vyas

NEIU’s “Return to Campus Plan” Leaves Intramural Sports, Use of Sports Facilities in Limbo a Week Before Class.

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor August 26, 2021

As we prepare for another semester, the NEIU community acknowledges that there are great risks associated with coming to the different campuses to take classes in person. We are still fighting a pandemic...

“Tiger Woods” by Omar Rawlings is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

The Importance of Tiger Woods to the Sport of Golf

Jack Poskus, Campus Life Editor March 9, 2021

For a sport that has always been associated with a smaller following, golf has undeniably never been at the center of attention, foregrounding more traditional, contact sports like football and basketball...

The project for a new crest is part of Joe Maunseto’s quest to improve Chicago’s soccer team brand. (Graphics and photo by Erwin Lopez Rada/ The Independent)

Chicago Fire FC asks for fan submissions, opinions for new team crest to be used in 2022 MLS Season.

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor February 23, 2021

After debuted a design in 2020 that received a cold reception from the public, Chicago Fire FC owner Joel Mansueto proposed a new team crest for the team’s 2022 Major League Soccer season, the team stated...

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