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May 14, 2008
Wow, what a year! In an attempt to synthesize and give “parting shots,” as it were, we at The Journal have a few suggestions for the next school year. Read More
May 14, 2008
By Erin Schroeder
Staff Writer
I don’t believe we are maturing as a country when we work so hard to even the score for all races, beliefs, and orientation when we just swing the pendulum the other way. It makes no sense to me. When did being a nuclear family that goes to church become evil, or prejudice toward homeless or those not like them? That is lumping and stereotyping a whole group...Read More
Spring 2008
By Armando Vega
Staff Writer
These are complex times. Men peer into microscopes and try to discern this or that of nature’s mysteries, usually not for one second appreciating the connectedness of variables in the grand scheme of things.
For years scientists debated the merits of ethanol, wondering whether the reductions in vehicle exhaust were enough to offset the carbon emissions from... Read More
April 23 , 2008
By Armando Vega
Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, April the 12th, UIS collaborated with fifteen other colleges nationwide on a Stanford University project: Deliberative Polling. The aim of the project is to foster discussion on key issues and disseminate information to voters, in order to provide for a more informed democracy. Read More
April 23, 2008
Well, it seems many people took our last editorial quite literally (“Sometimes Abstinence Is the Right Choice-In the Voting Booth). In last week’s election, out of an undergraduate population of roughly 2600 students, only 371 decided to vote. Read More
April 23, 2008
By Rodrigo Haro
Collumnist
Nationwide, the enrollment of African-American at colleges and universities is at a record high, but graduation rates remain alarmingly low.
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (JBHD) black college enrollment is... Read More
April 16, 2008
By Rodrigo Haro
Collumnist
The elite colleges and universities across the country, like Harvard and Stanford, are offering free tuition to middle-income students.
But, what does that mean for public universities like our own?
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April 16, 2008
The SGA elections are being held this week, with several positions up for grabs. Literally.
This year, out of the nine offices that will be on the ballot, only two of them: Student Representative to the Board of Trustees and Senator of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will have more than one person’s name on the ballot. Read More
April 16, 2008
The UIS Office of Disability Services would like to thank the students, staff, faculty, community members, volunteers, and sponsors for another fantastic Disability Awareness Week and to continue ... Read More
April 9, 2008
Recently on the UIS website, Ed Wojiciki, Associate Chancellor for Constituent Relations, debuted a "community blog" where people can comment on some of the issues around campus.
This blog, billed as: "A new kind of conversation addressing issues that UIS students and staff care about" tries to address publicly (well, as public as anonymous blog responses can get) some of the issues of concern around UIS.
This is a step in the right direction for the administration; at least the questions and responses posed are honest and unfiltered. But, as can be seen below, sometimes the administration may not like what it hears… Read More
Men still talking home more money nationally
April 9, 2008
By Rodrigo Haro
Collumnist
There’s an alarming gap at undergraduate colleges in the men-to-women ratio.
But, the gap does not favor the gender you may think.
Nationally, women make up 57% of undergraduates and 59% of graduates at colleges and universities, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Colleges and universities are struggling to keep the gender ratio at a balance, and thus creating "gender affirmative action" towards male students. Read More
March 5, 2008
"Hey man, did you see the game last night?"
"Heck no, I was watching the 'Chancellor's Chat!'"
For those of you not in the know, the "Chancellor's Chat" is a taped interview session with Chancellor Ringeisen, airing on the campus channel, in which he answers questions supposedly sent in by student viewers in his own distinctive, folksy way. Think cable-access quality (no offense, visual arts staff). For 25 minutes, we lucky viewers can watch the Chancellor stumbling to answer questions that, despite repeated statements to the contrary, he probably has read beforehand. As an entertainment piece, the only amusement to be had is derived from the bad acting exhibited when a new question is read and his first response is "Heck, I don’t know!" Read More
Gun control, psychological profiles could help give clues
March 5, 2008
By Armando Vega
Staff Writer
What is it about school shootings that are so endemic to America? I've talked to foreign students who are perplexed that guns are so readily available in this country and that shootings are so common. Some people have wondered aloud if this is a cultural phenomenon unique to America, marking remarks about "another American school shooting." Read More
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