#8220;Stop the presses!” is something that no college administrator will be able to say again once the Illinois Campus College Free Press Act takes effect on Jan. 1, 2008. Governor Blagojevich signed the bill last month on Aug. 31. The law was introduced by northwest suburban State Senator Susan Garrett […]

Over the summer the Independent followed several significant developing stories. The following is a re-cap of those events. Summer storm batters main campus shutters El CentroOn June 26 heavy storms flooded and closed the main campus for a day and caused damage at El Centro that closed it for the […]

The university announced the schedule of events surrounding the Inauguration of President Hahs as president of Northeastern Illinois University. The events are scheduled over a four-day period from Tuesday Sept. 4 through Friday Sept. 7. All events are free and open to students and the whole university community with the […]

Another Board of Trustees Member Arnold H. Park is gone and a new trustee Dr. Grace Dawson fills one of several vacancies as the Board tackled several big issues at its June 6 meeting. The Board also remembered the contributions of former Trustee Margaret Laurino and the late Trustee James […]

Two juveniles were arrested Friday, July 20 after robbing and sexually assaulting a female Northeastern student Tuesday July 17 at 8:40 p.m. in a isolated area between the P.E. Building and WTTW. As the female student was walking to the bus stop, she was followed by the two young assailants […]

A new Vice President for Development will soon walk the halls of Northeastern and rearrange a bit of the bureaucracy. “The new VP position is part of moving forward to increase fund-raising capacity for the future.” Hahs is not wasting time in getting the ball rolling, she said, “I plan […]

The United States’ plan to defeat terrorism is to spread democracy across the Middle East. But what happens when the terrorists win the elections? Hamas won such elections in the Israeli Occupied Territories last year. It would become evident that democracy, and Western credibility in the Middle East, would soon […]

Two were arrested today, July 20 in relation to a female Northeastern student who said she was attacked, sexually assaulted and robbed on Tuesday evening July 17. The two assailants are now in custody with Chicago police according to Public Relations Director Erika Krehbiel. The female student was followed by […]

Rick Martin has been a Wizard (what DJ’s on WZRD Radio call them selves) in one way or another since its inception in the early 1970’s. There is a lot of history behind that sticker filled doorway off the basement student lounge. WZRD is one of the last “Free Form” […]

Tuition is going up as are gas prices, along with many other things, making paying for college all the more difficult. There are ways to lessen that load, at least as far as tuition bills are concerned. The Financial Aid Office at NEIU offers assistance to students, including part-time students, […]