Attending college is a huge milestone in any individual’s life. When graduation day comes, students often think “It’s finally over! I can safely turn the page to a new chapter in my life!” Unfortunately, many find that a master’s degree is needed in order to truly earn the job and […]

Within the last four years the music industry has been transformed.? A new medium of distribution is not a new concept; within the last 50 years listeners have purchased vinyl record albums, 8-Track tapes, cassettes, and CDs to get their tunes.? Still, music downloads are a completely different ball game […]

Recognized for journalistic excellence, the Independent garnered 13 awards at the annual meeting of the Illinois College Press Association’s (ICPA) convention last weekend in downtown Chicago. This year’s tally tied the record of 13 awards given to the Independent in 2004. The Independent has won 37 awards over the last […]

The Chicago Rockstars cancelled the rest of their season. They have decided to take the team out of the American Basketball Association (ABA). The team will not be continuing their season here at NEIU. According to Marques Sullivan, owner of the Rockstars, “We chose to end the season. We wanted […]

#8220;As of 2007, NEIU maintains one of the state’s lowest tuition rates. Predictions, and they are only predictions, point to our continuing rank among the most affordable state universities in Illinois”, said new NEIU President Sharon Hahs to the Board of Trustees at their Feb. 15 meeting. After her brief […]

#8220;On the one level I’m the least informed among us. On one level I’m the most experienced, which is why I’ve been asked to take on the role,” said Dr. Sharon K. Hahs new university president, in an interview in with the Independent. Among the many issues discussed, Hahs outlined […]

NEIU’s 2007 Black History Month Celebration has events and festivities for students of all ethnicities. “Social Structure of Freedom” provided sociological reasoning as to why Harriet Tubman was so successful at the Underground Railroad. Dr. Nicholas Young’s contemporary research methods with modern technology provided a new chapter to this crucial […]

Among issues discussed at the Feb. 6 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) Student Advisory Committee Representative Eduardo Arabu Jr. presented an IBHE report that shows NEIU was shorted $390,297 for the Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) for 2006. In addition the report also showed shortfalls […]

The campus is undergoing another construction project. The office to benefit from the remodeling will be the office of the College of Education, located on the fourth floor of the Classroom Building (CLS). Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management Ralph Zia said that the “place has not been touched since […]

The Illinois State Senate rejected a measure that would have cut sales tax on all textbooks sold in Illinois. The average Illinois college student spends nearly $900 per year on textbooks. Mike Frerichs, Illinois state senator from the 52nd District, called for an Illinois tax exemption on textbooks in Aug. […]