Seven days after the UIS Journal editorial denouncing the University’s decision to return their students this fall (“UIS is Risking Lives in Exchange for its Funding”) the University of Illinois system found itself in the troubling spotlight of The New York Times. The renowned newspaper recognized...

Hate crimes, police brutality and other forms of racial injustice have been making headlines everywhere across the world, especially during such chaotic times. Although marching on the streets to the Capitol may be a helpful way to catalyze change at the legislative level, it might also be necessary...

The UIS 2019-2020 academic year is coming to an end and The Journal will not be publishing articles during summer recess.  The Journal has had a variety of stories published every week by our talented staff writers this year, including two issues of The Beyond our semesterly special issue made...

Nationwide, there are groups of people congregating with bullhorns and signs to vehemently protest state-to-state coronavirus lockdowns. Some have already occurred in Illinois, Texas, California and other regions, while bigger demonstrations are set to occur in May. One thing that observers have quickly...

Parking is about to get a lot more expensive at UIS. In 2019 a student could have access to the majority of campus parking for $88 a year. The same access will now cost the same student $343.  In previous years, parking at the university was quite simple. Pay for a hang tag every semester, and...

As the spring 2020 semester progresses online, assignments and final projects are beginning to accumulate before final exams. A lot of students are left struggling to keep their heads above water. It can be difficult to maintain grades without physical classes or professors in person to teach the material,...

The administration, faculty, student body and alumni of the University of Illinois Springfield share their heartbreak over the announcement that Dr. Clarice Ford, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, passed away on April 19. Dr. Ford has always been a most loved administrator at UIS due to her active...

The last few weeks have been the strangest and most stressful of my educational career thus far, and I hope those feelings stay in the past. I went into the spring semester like every other student here at UIS - begrudging the fact I had to come back after the holidays but ready to end the semester ahead...