Politics – The Journal

Illinois General Assembly Wraps up Veto Session

December 5, 2018

ECCE Speaker Series: What Happened in The 2016 Election?

November 7, 2018

College Democrats and Republicans Will Square Up in Midterm Election Debate

October 24, 2018

Senate Meeting Discusses Excused Absences for Campus-sanctioned Events

Nathan Cooper, Staff Writer

October 17, 2018

Filed under Campus News, Fall 2018, Politics, Top Stories

October 12 saw the fourth Campus Senate meeting of the semester. The meeting started off at 10 a.m. with a discussion about a proposed resolution. This resolution stated that faculty would be strongly...

Students register to vote in Student Union, talk importance of voting

October 3, 2018

SGA Candidates Debate Campus Issues Prior to Election

Spencer Voyles, Staff Writer

October 3, 2018

Filed under Campus News, Fall 2018, Features, News, Politics

With the future of the campus in their hands, the candidates for the student government association recently debated the pressing issues of UIS students at the Student Union. From campus cats to pools, the debate dredged up so...

Local Politicians Join College Republicans in Observing Constitution Day

September 26, 2018

Candidates Square Off in First Gubernatorial Debate

Dana Vollmer, Staff Writer

September 26, 2018

Filed under Campus News, Fall 2018, News, Politics, Top Stories

All four candidates for Illinois governor participated in the first of three televised debates Thursday, Sept. 20. The forum hosted by Telemundo and NBC 5 was moderated by Chicago-based journalist Carol Marin, who ran t...

Beware of The Blue Wave

September 26, 2018

15 students running for senator positions in SGA

Cassie Buchman, Staff Writer

September 19, 2018

Filed under Campus News, Fall 2018, Features, News, Politics, Student Affairs

15 people are running in the fall 2018 Student Government Association’s senator elections, set to begin 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 and closing at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. Cynthia Thompson, director of St...

Obama Decries ‘Radical’ Conservatism, Rallies Young Voters In UIUC Address

September 13, 2018

College of Democrats Invite State Rep. Scott Drury to second Town Hall Meeting

Tamarra Newbern, Staff Writer

October 10, 2017

Filed under Campus News, Politics, State News

State Representative, Scott Drury, visited the College of Democrats for a town hall to talk about his candidacy for Attorney General. The College of Democrats on the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) campus looks to e...