Military personnel and veterans make up a portion of the University of Illinois Springfield student life. UIS Office of Veteran’s Affairs provides resources to assist military affiliated students pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degree. The purpose of UIS Office of Veteran’s Affairs is to...

Last Friday, the University of Illinois Springfield kicked off the 42nd Annual International festival at TRAC with immense success. The crowd partook in free food samples from around the world, such as Baba ghanoush, Tres leches cake, Chinese lo mein, and Okra. Bordering the gym were booths with cultural...

Halloween is here. Although it is a holiday pitched more towards children, plenty of adults love to immerse themselves in the beauty of the Spooky Season. With that being said, adult life is already haunting enough as it is. There are plenty of ways to have a fun Halloween that do not involve wearing...

In conjunction with the UIS Visual Arts Gallery reception of her works titled “Her Name Escapes Me,” intersectional multimedia artist Huong Ngo spoke about her experiences and their bigger-picture applications in last week’s ECCE: Speaker Series event “To Name It is to See it: Identity and Misrecognition.” Both...

Starting in late March and continuing in the present, the citizens of Hong Kong have been peacefully protesting China’s attempts to gain further political control over the territory. As these months long protests for sovereignty continue, vocal activist support for the movement has faced increasing...

As part of the recently renamed Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series, an immigration-focused reception and Lincoln Legacy lecture was held on October 15. “Lincoln, Immigration, & Citizenship” detailed a section of American history regarding Abraham Lincoln that is perhaps...

For many students, the University of Illinois Springfield becomes a second home and the friends they make become a second family. For these reasons, some students choose to remain involved with the university and its students. Dre Duvendack is one of these people who wishes to give students the same...

The University of Illinois Springfield is on its way to becoming an eco-friendly campus one step at a time. The UIS Green Fee Committee is accepting student-written letters containing ideas for a more sustainable campus. Claire Eaton, coordinator of campus sustainability projects, states, “Students...