#8220;I couldn’t get into certain classes…they should have handled that more quickly being that they are a university not a junior college. It was real time-consuming.” -Taiwan, Junior “It dropped me from classes I was registered for…when the system came back up, I lost those classes. I’m actually still […]
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Are Guns Safe in the Hands of all Citizens?
A year ago I discovered that I’m a great shot a natural with a 9mm. I emptied a clip into my first target – never missing the orange “person” and achieving five “kills.” Although I was proud of my unexpected talent and my ability to conquer my fear of guns, […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Tribute at NEIU
NEIU honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 13 in the auditorium with a tribute to his enduring legacy as a great civil rights leader. The tribute featured heart pounding African drumming by the Logan Heritage Drummers, angelic singing, poetry and heated debate. Assistant Vice President Murrell Duster introduced […]
The Icemen Cometh: NEIU’s Mens Hockey Team!
Bringing in the spring semester with Chicago’s usual cold January weather seems befitting to have a winter sport to accommodate the season. Therefore, hockey lovers within the NEIU student body have come together to represent NEIU with a hockey club born from the pure love of the sport. Officially, NEIU […]
Review of Tron: Legacy
The movie industry has been going through a transformation this past decade. This reform has nothing to do with the new 3D wave or the sudden emphasis on vampires. The fact of the matter is that the movie industry, much like any other entertainment industry at the time, is dominated […]
Review of True Grit
Remakes are no rare animal in the movie industry. With a vast majority of films released every year being either based on something already done or a complete remake of a long forgotten franchise, it becomes rather monotonous. However, when your remake is directed by the Coen brothers, features two […]
Album Review: THE JEZABELS “Dark Storm” EP
True to its name, “Dark Storm” by The Jezabels is an album that—although it has only 5 tracks—encompasses deep, poetic lyrics and a mysterious mood in each song. The Australian indie/pop-folk band (composed of Hayley Mary on vocals, Nik Kaloper on drums, Samuel Lockwood on guitars, and Heather Shannon on […]
Hunger and Homelessness awareness week at NEIU
The NEIU community actively participated in the Hunger and Homelessness week this year once again; the initiative was to engage and inform the students about the hunger felt around the world. As usual, the Student Activities Office organized various events around campus, which included Oxfam Hunger Banquet and Empty […]
Tribe Follow Up Story
Eight months ago the NEIU Independent covered the small upstart of the group T.R.I.B.E. in the Golden Eagles room. The meeting was attended by roughly ten people and the message projected seemed to fall upon deaf ears. It looked as if nothing was going to happen from their time and […]
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind!
The Neo-Futurists Theater, located on 5153 N. Ashland Ave., is not your typical theater—nor is its cast that directs, writes, and performs their long-running play, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. For one, the logo on the theater’s sign has the face of a little boy who looks […]