A press release by Dana Navarro, Acting Director of Public Relations for NEIU states that the university has held U.S. News and World Report’s “most ethnically diverse university in the Midwest” ranking since 1997. The ranking is based on the institution’s enrollment numbers, and not any specific diversity initiatives of […]

Understanding Plagiarism and Avoiding It At All Costs By Janean L. Watkins, Editor in Chief   In the midst of the academic semester, students find themselves study-weary and in need of a respite from the pressures. One way to find solace and simultaneously destroy a student’s hard work is to […]

CMENC NEIU Has the Beat: By Saving the World of Music and Music Education Written By: Jacklyn Nowotnik   College Music Educators National Conference (CMENC) is a national program taking place throughout the country in schools of music, as well as in schools that have an established department of music. […]

On Wednesday, October 12, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the proposed 2012 City of Chicago budget during a special City Council meeting. The budget included municipal service cuts and consolidations, increases in fees and fines, and the restructuring of several long-running city programs. The proposal represents the first stage in the […]

Being a student involves many consequences including financial and tax ramifications. I will touch on some points that the student status affects. Being a student usually means you are in a position that you have taken out student loans, received scholarships, grants or other forms of monetary assistance or you […]

Are you undecided and feel like choosing a major is a far more difficult than what you initially thought? Are you bombarded with student loans and don’t know when you’ll get out of debt? Is registering for classes each semester a splitting headache and a half? How can you […]

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) is located in the historic Bronzeville community at 700 East Oakwood Blvd. The center offers both a Bachelors and Masters of Arts in Inner City Studies. The program was originally designed to train teachers to communicate effectively with underprivileged minority […]

As part of the tenth annual South Asian Progressive Action Collective’s (SAPAC) month-long exhibit commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks, it held a performance entitled “Voices of Resistance: Revision” (VOR) on Oct. 15 at Marwen. Dr. Ahalya Satkunaratnam, NEIU professor of the Women’s Studies Program and Political Science, was one […]

When I first started at Northeastern, a little over two years ago, I was elated that there was a venue to publish some of my creative work. As a poet and essayist, I was looking for a place to display my art as well as gather with other students who […]

Yes it’s true, to my delight Independent is in the pink for breast cancer awareness month. The pink ribbon within our header is in celebration of the many battles won and the beautiful l lives lived in spite of this deadly disease. Yet, this pink ribbon is also in […]