A Wizard speaks of history
Rick Martin has been a Wizard (what DJ's on WZRD Radio call them selves) in one way or another since its inception in the early 1970's....
New SGA President plans to turn SGA in a new direction
Keenan Arnold is the new president of the Student Government Association and wants to change the direction of the organization from one...
A Closer Look ...
We welcome freshmen with this issue, but the welcome extends to others who are freshly new to this campus community, transfer students...
SGA questions Hahs' Values
President Sharon Hahs announced the completion of the Statement of University Values [SUV] project, managed by the university "Meld...
African American appointed Latino legislators looking for candidates
With the death of Trustee James Barushok due to a heart attack and the stepping down of Trustee Ald. Margaret Laurino due to a conflict...
Monopolies keep cable options tied up
There was a time when televisions had antenna, there were only a handful of channels but it was free. Today there is so much more choice,...
Campuses mourn worst shooting rampage in US history
"Our news Editor Saira Haider was friends with a girl who was killed, it was hard for her," said Amy Steele Editor-in-Chief of Virginia...
Emergency planning in final draft stage
In the wake of the worst shooting spree in US history at Virginia Tech the Independent spoke with NEIU administration and Chicago Police...
New student run gallery comes out of a closet
"The more space we have the more fervor there will be for [the creation of art] work." Said Lisa Krause, an art major whose senior...
Hahs' first show at Board of Trustees
President Hahs attended her first Board of Trustees meeting since her election as university president last week. Hahs laid out some of...
They're spelling 'clean energy' and asking for students help
Jeremy Slate and the Green Cycle Group have been working hard to get a referendum on the ballot in support of a more "green" university....
Associated Collegiate Press: Independent is 'Best in Show'
The Independent won "First Place Best in Show" at the Associated Collegiate Press' annual national convention in Portland, OR on March...