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Yusef Salaam visits UIS to discuss Central Park Five case

Aeriel Storey, Assistant Editor for Features

May 3, 2017

UIS hosted a luncheon and discussion with Yusef Salaam, accompanied by his mother Sharonne Salaam, about the infamous ‘Central Park jogger’ case in which Yusef, along with four other African-American and Latino teens at the time, were wrongfully convicted of raping and beating a female jogger in New...

Salaam shows a front page from after his exoneration
Arunlal Soman

Yusef Salaam visits UIS to discuss Central Park Five case
UIS United Faculty calls for strike in response to contract negotiations

Megan Swett, Editor-in-Chief

May 3, 2017

The UIS United Faculty union called for a strike on Monday, following another unsuccessful negotiation meeting with the administration. Students were informed of the strike throughout the evening through email and various social media posts. Professors and supporters began picketing at 9 a.m. on Tu...

UIS faculty and supporters demonstrate outside of UHB
Winston Joseph Selphy

UIS United Faculty calls for strike in response to contract negotiations
Old debates and new senators at Campus Senate

Megan Swett, Editor-in-Chief

April 26, 2017

The Campus Senate revitalized old debates at the Friday meeting as they discussed how to approach the various concerns of non-tenure track (NTT) faculty members, as well as the presence of Chick-fil-A on the UIS campus. NTT concerns were addressed in resolutions 46-16 and 46-20, while the topic of...

Image from UIS Athletics Website from Sept. 1, 2016

Old debates and new senators at Campus Senate
Lakefront property to be new UIS Field Station

Bryanna Shinall, Staff Writer

April 26, 2017

At the recent Spring Campus Forum, Chancellor Susan Koch announced that the university is in the process of acquiring a waterfront property on Lake Springfield. “Thanks to Bank of Springfield, this [property] has become available to us,” said Koch at the forum. “We’ve worked with a small group...

FOP Lake Club, located on Clubhouse Drive, off of West Lake Shore Drive
Bryanna Shinall

Lakefront property to be new UIS Field Station

News

Mary Jane’s Café set to reopen as replacement for Stars Lounge

Aeriel Storey, Assisstant Editor for Features

The Stars Lounge, currently located in the Student Life Building (SLB), will be moving from its present location by the end of the spring semester to both the Mary Jane’s...

May 3, 2017

A year in review

Megan Swett, Editor-in-Chief

Crows Mill Pub A local hang-out for of-age students, Crows Mill Pub was the place to go for Springfield nightlife. Students enjoyed the pub for its location (just a mile from campus), ...

May 3, 2017

Campus Senate tables non-tenure track debate for the fall

May 3, 2017

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Editorials

We must exercise our First Amendment rights

Journal Editorial Board

News media receives criticisms from all sides of the aisle about biased reporting. To combat these accusations, all reputable news sources make concerted efforts to report...

March 3, 2017

EDITORIAL: University has responsibility to improve residence hall, CAP diversity

The Journal Editorial Board

Throughout the previous years, UIS has made great strides in improving diversity on campus by increasing the number of minority students enrolled at the university. However,...

May 4, 2016

Recent Editorials Stories

EDITORIAL: Students deserve transparency

April 27, 2016

EDITORIAL: No new teams

April 20, 2016

Editorial: Parking Operations needs major ‘repairs’

February 3, 2016

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Features

Mary Jane’s Café set to reopen as replacement for Stars Lounge

Aeriel Storey, Assisstant Editor for Features

The Stars Lounge, currently located in the Student Life Building (SLB), will be moving from its present location by the end of the spring semester to both the Mary Jane’s...

May 3, 2017

Behind the Scenes

Jessey Bruce, Staff Writer

“My job is multi-jobs,” said Residence Life Assistant Facilities Manager Scott Fay. The first task for his day, Fay said, is to “make sure everything is runni...

May 3, 2017

A year in review

May 3, 2017

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Sports

Talon Supak looks to defend NCAA regional golf title

Talon Supak, a senior from Washington, Illinois, has been selected as one of four individuals to compete in the NCAA Division II Central and Midwest Regional. Supak will l...

May 3, 2017

Athlete Profile: Jane Carter

May 3, 2017

Coach Profile: Nathan Gaudreault

April 26, 2017

UIS volleyball prepares for upcoming 2017 season

March 3, 2017

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Police Beat 10/26/16

October 26, 2016

Police Beat 10/19/2016

October 19, 2016

Police Beat

October 5, 2016

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Welcome Week 2016

Opinion Columns

Donald Trump is not my president.
Science is political
It is the height of irony that Florida, Louisiana, and Texas are all going to be eviscerated by climate change within the next handful of decades, and...
Students’ responsibilities to their professors
On a small campus such as UIS, students have the distinct advantage of interacting with faculty and administration in the classroom and at social even...
UIS United Faculty negotiating 19 months
MOAB: Media Obsessed About Bomb
NC gay marriage bill a byproduct of Trump’s hateful campaign
After Trump won the election, political pundits on television started using this phrase “the silent majority” to explain how so many Trump support...
Why I joined the Forensics Team
Trump, Syria, and the never-ending circle of war
As for me, I wish that every ounce of poison gas owned by any Syrian be destroyed. That President Donald Trump was deeply moved by the image...
Augusta National Golf Club
The Devin Nunes show
Previously on the Devin Nunes show: After the president claimed without evidence that he’d been “wiretapped” by the Obama administration in the ...
In defense of Tomi Lahren
Ever since Tomi Lahren’s first video went viral, I’ve wished she would just go away. Very few things fill me with more rage than how aggressively ...
Forgive yourself
For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with accepting negative outcomes. Whether it was receiving poor grades, or performing poorly in a golf...
These men are liars and fools
Obamacare has survived the best Paul Ryan and Donald Trump could offer. It will take years before the Republicans can mount another serious challenge,...
Why is spring break important?
“I think that when you work really hard ... for eight weeks straight, you have to have a chance to get away from all the homework and stress. I ...
Art | Artist
When the time rolled around during the Academy Awards for the Best Actor prize to be handed out, most everyone watching was filled with uncertainty. ...