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July 23NEIU set to introduce the George Floyd Social Justice Scholarship for fall semester
July 9NEIU student, boxing instructor dead in suspected homicide
June 3Examining Chicago’s history of police brutality: the LaQuan McDonald cover-up
May 20Wisconsin reports single-day record in new COVID-19 cases, 8% positivity rate
May 18Pritzker family owns stake in company providing COVID-19 tests
May 17Florida experiences 4.7% uptick in COVID-19 cases, 14% increase in deaths since entering phase one of reopening plan
May 17Wisconsin’s COVID-19 cases jump 65%, Milwaukee’s positivity rate increases by 100%
May 16Four Illinois counties to vote on secession from Chicago. What if they succeed?
May 15“It’s coming down”; Pritzker announces every region is meeting standard to move to stage three of Restore Illinois
May 13Brommel-Hanson-McGee scholarship deadline extended
May 13“It’s not a hoax”; Illinois officials warn of second wave as state reports record death toll
May 13Northeastern Illinois University students receive monetary aid through CARES Act
May 13VOTE: Blink-182 vs. Avenged Sevenfold
May 12Illinois Director of Public Health addresses potential inflation, underrepresentation of COVID-19 death toll
May 12“Players won’t be strong-armed”; Workplace safety, unfair compensation emerge as concerns among MLB players
May 12‘Workers and their families are hurting’; J.B. Pritzker announces $25 million infrastructure grant
May 11VOTE: Foo Fighters vs. My Chemical Romance
May 11NEIU students and alumni discuss working during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 11MLB owners approve plan to start season by July
May 9Breaking down MLB’s 80-game season proposal
May 9Rock n’ roll pioneer Little Richard dead at 87
May 8A breakdown of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s five-step plans to reopen economy
May 8Two white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery won’t be charged with hate crime. Here’s why.
May 8VOTE: Breaking Benjamin vs. Tool vs. Three Days Grace
May 7Northeastern Illinois University releases tapes of hearings on World War II-era Japanese internment camps
May 7FACT CHECK: Did the CDC reduce its COVID-19 death count?
May 6Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to prioritize accessible healthcare in minority community, reaffirms mandate to wear masks
May 6Chicago White Sox roster: the good and the bad
May 5Northeastern Illinois University alters enrollment policies due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 5Pritzker announces five-step ‘Reopen Illinois’ plan; ‘We are very conscientious that there are people who cannot pay their bills and cannot provide for their families’

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Earth matters: journalist and author come to NEIU

Edwin Gramajo, Opinions Editor

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A crowd of roughly 75 people gathered to listen to world-famous journalist Bill Kurtis and best- selling author John St. Augustine speak about what responsibility each human has in regards to keeping our environment habitable on April 15 in NEIU’s auditorium. Their presentation, “Earth Matters: Ethics in Action,” aimed...

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