The ultimate 80s band, Bon Jovi, continues to draw in a massive following since 1983. On Feb. 23, 24 and 26 at the United Center, Jon Bon Jovi (lead singer, guitar), Richie Sambora (guitar, vocals), David Bryan (keyboards, vocals) and Tico Torres (drums) rocked several thousand pairs of ears of […]

Andrew Behling is the winner of the 2008 Stage Center Playwriting Competition, and he brings to us La Carlotta. Having the opportunity to direct a new work is always a pleasure and a fascinating ride to take.  The playwright and the director both bring to life the written work for […]

Childhood friends Michael Harris and Daniel Anderson dreamt of becoming rock stars when they grew up. At age 19, the childhood friends and members that make up Idiot Pilot, saw their dreams become reality when they were signed by Reprise Records in 2005. Not to be outdone by other artists […]

GreenSugar knows how to rock the house. On Feb. 23, at Reggie’s, on the south side of Chicago, all eyes were on them. The bar was filled to the brim with GreenSugar fans; some drove, but most were shuttled giddily back and forth by the bar’s party bus, which was […]

Whether it is struck by a tornado, deluged by a flood, attacked by a gunman or scorched by a fire, Northeastern Illinois University is prepared, President Sharon Hahs said in her annual State of the University Address, Feb. 21. “The emergency management team meets monthly for developing plans, procedures and […]

In the Feb. 19 issue, the Independent printed an article regarding turmoil within the SGA. Although there is still apparent turmoil, the SGA is now making moves in an effort to prevent a future disagreement of a similar kind. At the SGA meeting on Feb. 26, there were several bills […]

While the sidewalks would normally be busy with students lugging their packs around, either getting ready to turn this week’s term paper or getting ready for midterms, today was not business as usual. Today, the streets are filled with news vans and journalists across the country to get the story […]

Shortly before his oceanography class let out, geography student George Gaynor, 23, leapt out of the room as the gunman opened fire. Gaynor was sitting in the back of the lecture hall, closest to the door. “I never ran so fast in my life,” said Gaynor, as he recounted leaving […]

Professor Timothy Libretti has been teaching at NEIU since January 1996. He was originally hired as a part-time instructor and in the fall of 1996 became a full-time instructor of American literature. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which he described as an “extraordinary […]

The NEIU Student Health Service Office wants you to love your body and get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Focusing on sexual health this month, the Student Health Service Office co-sponsors the Love Your Body seminar on Feb. 19 at 1:40 p.m. in room FA203. The Student Health Service Office […]