July 3, 2018
Filed under News, Police Blotter
June 7: CCIS: A contractor’s vehicle was broken into by an unknown offender and a pack of cigarettes were stolen.
June 12: 3536 W. Bryn Mawr: A NEIU neighbor reported that an unknown offender placed an offensive three-foot-high sign in front of his door during the night.
June 20: 5258 N. St. Louis Avenue: An unkno...
June 20, 2018
Maria Genao-Homs, Director of Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs (APCDIA),...
Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor
May 16, 2018
Filed under News
The Forward 150 Program Prioritization committees and tasks forces met to discuss the upcoming deadlines and timeline on April 26 2018. This program was proposed by former Interim President Richard Helldobler in an effort to prepare NEIU for the Illinois budget deficit and academic funding.
Earlier this month, the Steering Committee r...
Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor
May 16, 2018
Filed under News
Audio of Luis Gutierrez's speech from Commencement
There were 931 undergraduate and graduate students dressed in blue and black gowns who marched into UIC’s Pavilion with pride to receive their diplomas on May 7.
The Chair of Mathematics and Faculty Senate, Lidia Filus, called the ceremony to order and was followed ...
Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor
May 16, 2018
Filed under NEIU, News
Out of the total 8,051 student enrolled for the spring 2018 semester, 302 students went online to vote in the student government association (SGA) election. The votes have been counted and the results for the 2018 SGA election are in.
The executive board will be the following: President, Ashlei Ross; Vice President, E...
Gierdre Antanaitis-Rudawski, Writer
May 16, 2018
Filed under NEIU, News
NEIU’s Ronald Williams Library released a digital collection of the Japanese American Redress documents that focused on the the Commission on the Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings. The CWRIC hearings took place on NEIU’s main campus on September 22-23, 1981.
On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt i...
Roine Dryer Michaels, Writer
May 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Neighborhood
Charcoal Delights, a family owned restaurant located at 3139 W. Foster Avenue, is actually more of an institution than a local restaurant. They have been cooking great eats that are both healthy and indulgent for 55 years.
The operation is well-seasoned when it comes to making your food right and serving it promptly with a...
Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor
May 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
NEIU’s literary arts journal SEEDS 2018 edition premiered at the launch party in the Golden Eagles room on May 3rd.
The launch party was open to the public and sent out invites via email to the contributors.
Editor-in-Chief Airam Velasquez could not attend; however, Jenn Lee, managing editor, took the floor. Lee opene...
Sarahy Lopez, News Editor
April 24, 2018
Filed under News
Last week’s Board of Trustees meeting began with a couple of administrative changes and approvals of both exterior and interior renovations for the university.
Gloria J. Gibson, the newly appointed president of NEIU will not start her role until June 1. This left the NEIU community in the question of whether or not ther...
April 24, 2018
The anti-abortion group, Created Equal, based in Columbus, Ohio was seen on campus passing out flyers an...
April 24, 2018
The Chicago Herpetological Society organized ReptileFest in the PE Complex on April 14 and 15, where hundr...
Nicole F. Anderson, News Editor
April 10, 2018
Filed under News
“No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” the crowd chanted while walking into NEIU’s quad. The crowd was led by Undocumented, Resilient and Organized (URO) member, Melanny Buitron on the bullhorn: “Show me what democracy looks like, this is what democracy looks like!”
URO president Carolina V...