Nonsmokers or general sadists hoping to find a contrasting voice here are going to be disappointed. Although I’m not putting it as elegantly or professionally as Kelly Lucia did, I agree with just about everything Lucia had to say. There is a disturbing trend in this country. On second thought, […]

The primary season is well underway and the herd is being thinned by the voters and press; the voters are making their allegiances known at the polls, primaries and caucuses while the press is beginning to focus mainly on those candidates they feel have traction. On the Democratic side, three […]

Campus map kiosks Four campus map kiosks will be installed on campus to help orient visitors. Kiosks will have an overhead canopy and will be located on walkways at the east and west pedestrian campus entrances. Construction began in Aug. 2007 and will be completed in Jan. 2008. -Compiled by […]

Planning a class schedule is difficult for any student. Finding a way to balance the right amount of credit hours, class difficulty, and making sure it does not interfere with work or home life takes time and patience. Of course there are those classes that refuse to adhere to carefully […]

Many students know and understand how hard it is to prepare for school and registration. Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is one of the few colleges in the Chicago area that still uses the Touch Tone Registration System (TTRS), but look to the future, Online Registration is on its way. The […]

It snowed in Iraq today. Yes, snow in the desert. Most people here were in awe at the mere fact that some little part of home had found us. Somehow, some way, a thing we never thought to see made it 6,000 miles across the world – literally showing up […]

Hilary Rodham Clinton, who was born in the Chicago area, won the New Hampshire primary over the rest of the candidates for the Democrats. John McCain won among the Republicans. With the turn out of the Iowa caucuses this turn of events, it left various people in the press as […]

The night of Jan. 5 was victorious for Mitt Romney, GOP presidential candidate. Romney succeeded the Wyoming caucuses by winning eight delegates. Fred Thompson received second place in Wyoming by receiving 25 percent of the vote which translates into three votes from delegates. According to ktvu.com only three of the […]

In the last issue of the Independent, some images were shared from the media kit provided by the Field Museum Public Relations Office showing a number of the pieces from the current exhibit called Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. Those images, however elegant and marvelous they are, pale […]

If you know these people, or have class with them, tell them congratulations. If you see them pacing the hallways, talking to themselves, you’ll know why! Come and support your classmates at these Stage Center Shows. All shows start at 7:30 and admission is FREE with your NEIU ID. Private […]