Zombie movies tend to be horror movies with some of the most compelling social commentary. Now “Zombieland” is both mocking and praising the zombie movie sub-genre as “Shaun of the Dead” had once before. Each zombie movie tends to be about something that made people angry. “Night of the Living […]

The Grafton Irish Pub and Grill, located on 4530 N. Lincoln Ave. in the Lincoln Square strip, is a perfect refuge from the hectic city life. Located about two and a half miles from the main NEIU campus, the Grafton offers customers a cozy warm atmosphere and a delicious selection […]

The release of exactly $6,000, around 10 percent of the “Event by Event” funds that students pay for with their Student Activity Fee, was approved by the Student Government Association (SGA) on Sept. 16. These funds will be used for a one night event, the Diwali Festival, which is hosted […]

To celebrate Sexual Awareness and Domestic Violence Month, NEIU held The Silent Witness International Initiative, also known as The Silent Witness exhibit, in Village Square on Oct. 1 and 2. This event honored men and women who have lost their lives due to domestic and sexual acts of violence. The […]

Students may have noticed the “Talk It Up” fliers around campus about sexual harassment. The possibility of an inappropriate relationship between a faculty or staff member and a student is an issue many students are aware of. “The point of the fliers is to get students, faculty and staff talking […]

The Golden Eagles Room held the first Conversation on Commonalities event on Sept. 29, hosted by the 2010 Black History Month Committee (BHM), and supported by the Hispanic Heritage Committee. Retired Northeastern professor Dr. Barbara Scott and Senior Executive Director Emeritus Dr. Santos Rivera addressed current problems regarding diversity and […]

New research in West African societies and the Atlantic Slave Trade was presented by history Professor Michael W. Tuck to a packed room on Oct. 8. The event was hosted by Phi Alpha Theta, NEIU’s History Honors Society, and the History Department. Professor Tuck presented the argument that slave exports […]

The Pre-Law Society is a NEIU club comprising of students who would like to pursue a future in law. They recently hosted an event in which they had a guest speaker, David Schroeder, a litigator and candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the fifth district. Schroeder, who has […]

Because of the recent renovations to the cafeteria and new food policies, Sodexho has come under scrutiny. Recently the Independent spoke to Felicia Keelen, Director of the Student Union, and Bill Reich, the Dining Services Manager for Sodexho. Both were considerate enough to answer questions we had about the new […]

October 5 kicked off the annual tradition known as National Coming Out Week. Every year, thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied students at hundreds of high schools and colleges around the country get together to celebrate this historical week. Students at NEIU were no exception. National Coming Out […]