A tuition increase will be in effect starting in the fall. In addition, there will be a rise in some of the student fees. It is due to ongoing costs increasing and very little extra revenue coming in from state funds. Tuition will increase 11.8 percent for continuing students that […]

On Jan. 27, NEIU’s campus suffered what has been deemed the most extreme case of power failure in its history. Some time shortly after 9:30 a.m., the entire main campus had to be shut down. Ralph Zia, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, explained to the Independent what exactly made […]

The Green Fee Committee held its first meeting of the spring semester on Jan. 20. Among the items discussed were the projects promised by the committee’s original proposal platform. Progress made so far includes the final delivery of bike racks, which will be installed as weather permits. As part of […]

We are in an age of blame right now. If things go wrong, we blame outside factors. If we can’t support our stances when called on our B.S., we cite or blame our freedoms, thinking that’s enough to end the debate. It’s not enough and never will be. Yes, this […]

Northeastern Illinois University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Lambda, a national co-ed Latino-oriented fraternity, was suspended this semester for hazing new pledges. According to Sharron M. Evans, Director of Student Activities, two separate situations involving hazing were investigated and found to be true. These happened in late November and early December […]

#8220;Your tool for getting a message across to an audience is body language,” began professor Waddell’s lecture on group facilitation. “Eye contact is the most important, followed by vocal quality, hip and feet movement, and arm movement…” and then it all faded to black. It’s hard to reach an audience […]

Procrastination. We all practice it in one form or another. Whether it is because we don’t want to do the actual task, don’t understand the work or are just plain lazy, there is always something that each person puts off doing. Some people work better under pressure, and know if […]

Walk into any men’s locker room and breathe deeply. You may think you’re exposing yourself to a biohazard. Yet you, gentle reader, are in fact inhaling a very important part of human history: pheromones. This is, of course, an extreme example. You don’t have to be bowled over by an […]

As the blackout two weeks ago demonstrated, NEIU is no way perfect. We knew that the moment we came to this school. From the rooms that are cold in the winter and boiling in the summer, to the obstacles that keep students at a four-year university for five or six […]

Blago goes down and Quinn is in. Once again the nation sighs and shakes their collective heads at the Land of Lincoln. How embarrassing for us all. Actually, it’s all an evil conspiracy, didn’t you know? The powers that be secretly amended the Illinois constitution. For every year a politician […]