Over the past few years, we have seen several television shows that used Chicago as a setting. With our city depicted more often now, this raises a question do those shows accurately represent Chicago? Or do they merely name check the city, without giving any thought to the […]

With the iPhone 5’s imminent arrival, “app” developers have been testing the new device’s technical limits In order to see how much more complex their new applications can be. This is definitively true when comes to touch screen game developers. The iPhone (and iPod Touch) becomes much faster and […]

While “terrorist watch cause group” may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Food Not Bombs (FNB), a non-violent group that uses creative outlets to protest war, poverty and the destruction of the environment, its radical tendencies might still be what has helped […]

Yes it’s true, to my delight Independent is in the pink for breast cancer awareness month. The pink ribbon within our header is in celebration of the many battles won and the beautiful l lives lived in spite of this deadly disease. Yet, this pink ribbon is also in […]

When I first started at Northeastern, a little over two years ago, I was elated that there was a venue to publish some of my creative work. As a poet and essayist, I was looking for a place to display my art as well as gather with other students who […]

The Black Heritage Committee sponsored “To Be Black in America…and at NEIU” in the Student Union, on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The event was moderated by Dr. Jackie Anderson, assistant professor of the social work department. The panel consisted of NEIU students; Frank Trigg, Selena Thomas, Roger Byrd and Regina Turner. […]

The Albany Park Chamber of Commerce is a member-based group that is part of the North River Commission. The chamber is dedicated to strengthening the Albany Park and Mayfair communities by providing support to local businesses. The chamber was started in 1927 and was revived in 1976. The chamber’s office […]

Jewel, Youth Outreach Services, Illinois Department of Children & Family Services, U.S. Department of Labor, and Sun-times Media were just a few of the employment and internship opportunities available to students at the Fall 2011 Diversity Community Job Fair. In an age where full and part-time positions are hard to […]

Although the tagline of the movie Red State describes it as an “unlikely film from that Kevin Smith,” it should perhaps say, “a likeable but disgusting film from that unpredictable Kevin Smith” for so many obvious (and not so obvious) reasons. It’s not the first time Smith has poked […]

In recent months, the movie The Help made over $148.7 million in Box Office sales since it hit theaters mid-August. With a star-studded cast and a bright light on an otherwise dreary and misinterpreted story, The Help is without a doubt on its way to the Golden Globes. The […]