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Interim Campus Covid and Contact Tracing Policy

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief September 25, 2021

The NEIU Covid Task Force and Student Health Services (SHS) have created a contact tracing program; students and faculty have an active role in the process. Students and faculty may view the Return...

An Overly Cautious Return

An Overly Cautious Return

Monty Stites, Editor In Chief August 26, 2021

The NEIU campus is reopening for in-person learning with a host of both useful and theatrical precautions against further transmission of the delta variant of Sars-CoV-2. The administration's covid task...

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...

 The vaccination process started phase 1b in Chicago on January 25. Phase 1c for people between 16-65 with underlying medical conditions is set to start on March 22. (Erwin Lopez Rada/The Independent)

Arts & Life: Dread and Hope at Daley College: A chronicle on belonging to the 2% of humanity that got the COVID19 vaccine

Erwin Lopez Rada, News Editor March 9, 2021

A Chicago Police Department squad car welcomed me as I pulled into the 75 S Pulaski Road gate of the venerable Richard J. Daley College. The parking lot of the school was packed with vehicles. It was...

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Opinion | What the Trump Era Taught Us About Personal Accountability in America

Joseph Harris, Writer January 26, 2021

As America transitions from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden, personal accountability is a rare commodity missing from the character of the average individual. Personal accountability...

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The Rapid Emergence Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Nozanin Farrukhzoda, Writer January 26, 2021

As we enter the year 2021, there is still hope for an end to the infamous COVID-19 pandemic. As of Jan. 23, 2021, there were 25,383,300 total cases of coronavirus worldwide, a total of 424,120 citizens...

Mental Health Check In Time

Angie Ybarra, Writer January 26, 2021

We made it a whole six days into the new year before the proverbial you know what hit the fan. The reality is that we can try and make light of these situations, a pandemic, an insurrection, holidays and...

NEIU Holds Virtual Graduation Ceremony

NEIU Holds Virtual Graduation Ceremony

Ryland Pietras, Managing Editor December 22, 2020

Northeastern Illinois University held its 2020 graduation ceremony on Sunday, Dec 13. NEIU decided to wait until it was safe to hold an in-person graduation due to the coronavirus pandemic. with circumstances...

Remote Learning at NEIU and Task Force Update

Remote Learning at NEIU and Task Force Update

Jim Jones, Comic Illustrator December 2, 2020

The pandemic came to Chicago toward the middle of Spring 2020. NEIU responded in several ways. One way was to offer online instruction. Many courses now are offered only online. Some classes that really...

Wisconsin reports single-day record in new COVID-19 cases, 8% positivity rate

Wisconsin reports single-day record in new COVID-19 cases, 8% positivity rate

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2020

Wisconsin state officials announced Wednesday 528 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, setting a second state record within seven days. Wisconsin also reported 14 deaths stemming from...

Pritzker family owns stake in company providing COVID-19 tests

Pritzker family owns stake in company providing COVID-19 tests

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2020

A private capital group owned by the Pritzker family possesses a stake in a company providing COVID-19 testing, according to the Pritzker Group Private Capital website. According to the company's website,...

How telemedicine makes health care accessible for transgender communities in rural America

How telemedicine makes health care accessible for transgender communities in rural America

Austin Dykstra, Writer May 18, 2020

The town of Zeeland, Mich., sits on the Eastern shores of Lake Michigan. With a population of approximately 5,300, Zeeland doesn’t generate much national attention. In fact, according to the town’s...

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