There is something that can help offset the cost of tuition increases; your student ID. You have had to use it to access your financial aid and check out library books. It has made itself a home behind your driver’s license. Beside the discount on movie theatre prices, your student […]

At least 18 people, including students and a professor, have been injured following a shooting rampage in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University. Three fatalities have been reported, although details are sketchy. Police officers were called at 3 p.m. to the NIU campus in response to a call that […]

David Jones is fairly new to the faculty at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), being a full-time instructor in his fourth year. His background is in Community, Urban, Environmental and Regional Planning, which makes him an ideal instructor for classes with a Chicago focus. He comes to NEIU with two Master […]

Robert Bedford has been named by NEIU for the position of Assistant Dean. This position is a new position that was created in the Dean of Students office to help better serve students. Bedford brings 20 years of higher education experience with him to the position. His main responsibilities are […]

The architectural firm John Morris Architects has been chosen for the preliminary planning of the “F”/Stage Center building. Morris has designed theatre spaces for many renowned Chicago theatres, including Lookingglass, Steppenwolf, Noble Fool and Northlight, as well as The Old Town School of Folk Music. The project at NEIU is […]

The Independent would like to issue a retraction and apologize for any inconvenience due to an error made in the January 8 issue. David Benjaih was asked to put together the following statement to clarify our error and his remarks. “The head of Operation Push has been on the record […]

Facing a budget crunch, the Board of Trustees will debate a significant tuition hike on Thursday, Feb. 7. The 3:00 p.m. meeting will be held in Golden Eagles room and will be open to the public. If approved, the change would mean students who enrolled in 2004 and before will […]

Bill Campbell grew up on the south side of Chicago through one of the most tumultuous times in 20th Century America: the era of the Civil Rights Movement. For 30 years he has been working with ABC-7 Television Chicago. He came to speak on Jan. 30 to the NEIU campus […]

Nestled between two huge Puerto Rican flags in Humboldt Park, the space known as Paseo Boricua, lies Café Teatro/Batey Urbano, a Puerto Rican/Latino youth-based club and internet coffee-house which strives to showcase the creative talents of neighborhood youth, and to link Puerto Rican/Latino students with the community. The Batey Urbano […]

Chicago holds world renown for its delicious deep dish and stuffed pizzas and Giordano’s is one of a number of local restaurant chains that can claim to have helped make it so. Born near Torino, in Italy, brothers and chefs Efren and Joseph Boglio grew up with their mother’s wonderful […]