The College of Arts and Sciences received a donation from the Sidwell Company on Feb. 1 to commemorate friendly relationships between the company and our school. The Sidewell Company has been providing overhead pictures of geologic and urban sites to NEIU’s Aerial Photography Interpretation class for several years now, and […]

The Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute was held on Thursday, Jan. 14. Kevin Powell was the event’s keynote speaker and President Sharon Hahs also spoke at the event. The tribute also included performances by the Evangelical Christian School Choir and NEIU’s very own Black Heritage Gospel Choir

As Haitians struggle to get back on their feet, Americans have quickly responded to their cries for help and have quickly pulled together to help the Haitians during their time of need. Even at NEIU, The Student Activities Office and various other student organizations are working together to raise money […]

In this day and age, blogging is not a new thing. It’s been around for about a decade. Sites like Livejournal, Xanga and MySpace all have blogging capabilities. In writing thisaa I hope to help those of you who are considering starting a blog. Each issue I’ll talk about tips […]

#8220;The Invention of Lying” stars Ricky Gervais as Mark Bellison, an all around loser who is stuck in an unrealistic world. It’s a world in which no one can lie. There is no fiction, imagination or, apparently, mind censors. There is nothing to stop people from saying the first thing […]

With dreadlocks down to his waist and an intrinsic talent for music, Stann Champion is the musical champion of his neighborhood. NEIU students can jam to reggae and dance to the beat of their own drummer in Stann’s eclectic environment known as The Roots Room at 5203 N. Kimball, just […]

The Independent staff held their annual holiday party last month at My Hookah Café at 5806 N. Lincoln Avenue. The venue had a welcoming atmosphere and despite the fact that I don’t smoke, I still enjoyed my time there thanks to the varied entertainment options. One of the more appealing […]

Cabo San Lucas is a great vacation spot in North America. The city resides at the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, separating the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez. The mountainous desert region provides a hot and dry climate that is a great break from the frigid […]

Games in the “Stylish-Action” genre usually have some big shoes to fill thanks to its innovator, Capcom’s “Devil May Cry.” SEGA Games’ “Bayonetta,” however, fills those shoes and then some. In “Bayonetta,” you take control of the title witch who slices, dices and even shoots her way through angelic monsters […]

As the unemployment rate soars and many NEIU students struggle just to pay for their classes, people might begin to wonder what they would do if they became homeless or couldn’t afford food. In “The Hunger Games” the citizens of Panem have to deal with scenarios that would make the […]