At a commuter school like Northeastern Illinois University, it is not always easy for students to feel connected to campus life. Many students come and go without doing much more than attending class. For students who want to get more out of their college experience, the Student Organization Fair is […]

Que Ondee Sola and the Union for Puerto Rican Students brought ex-Puerto Rican prisoners Ida Luz Rodriguez and Luis Rosa Perez who came to school to discuss the reasons for their imprisonment and the crimes brought on from the U.S. government against Puerto Ricans efforts to become separate from the […]

The Department of Education and the Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Financial Aid Office is changing the way they do business with students. Maureen Amos, Associate Director of Financial Aid, explained these changes in a Town Hall meeting.Amos said that in October 2008, a consultant came to the Financial Aid office […]

Through the week of April 13-17, Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) celebrated Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Alliance (GLBTA) Awareness Week, which raised awareness about the GLBT community through campus activities and presentations. On Monday April 13, there was presentation held in Alumni Hall where NEIU graduate Edith Bucio spoke about […]

On Tuesday, April 21, five of this year’s Golden Apple Award winners got together at NEIU to talk about what inspires them as educators and share some advice with NEIU students. All five winners are NEIU graduates from the College of Education. The Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching […]

From April 11-17, NEIU students had the opportunity to vote for next year’s Student Government Association officers. Bountiful flyers were posted all over campus, mass e-mails were sent to students’ inboxes, and online voting was easily accessible. However, compared to the overall student population, the numbers of votes were unimpressive. […]

Alumni Hall was littered with tables dimly lit by tiny candles all around a brightly lit stage where student leaders and organizations were being recognized for their service to the university and to their community. On April 21, NEIU held the third annual Leadership Recognition Banquet. The evening started with […]

On Tuesday April 14, Northeastern Illinois University had guest speaker Dr. Michael J. Cuyjet speak about black men in college and promote his book “African-American Men In College.” The event was is in collaboration with African-American Studies and Academic Development. Cuyjet’s presentation was tried to encourage black men to stay […]

As a writer, the things I know about the Olympics are relatively simple: buff bods, sports, wholesomeness and gorgeous figure skating. The only person I know personally who ever had anything to do with the Olympics is my friend, the great Poet Laureate of Ohio, Lonna Kingsbury. She was given […]

We at the Independent live issue by issue. We manage our time in two-week chunks of time. Sometimes this means that we often do not see the forest for the trees. We focus our time and efforts on one issue without stepping back and noticing the year altogether. This is […]