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May 14, 2008
By David Amerson
Staff Writer
This Summer’s movies promise to be a ‘season of our discontent’. Read More
Spring 2008
By David Amerson
Staff Writer
Another Memorial Day is upon us. Flags will be raised, stories were praised, and we all can feel collectively proud at once. But our pride is an illusion, for while it is the cultural du jour on holidays such as Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day to praise those of us that spent their youth on great struggles and sacrifices, our pride only exists as a mask of our shame. Read More
BEYOND: Race & JournalismSpring 2008
By Michael Omenazu
Staff Writer
On September 11, 2001 New York City experienced a terrorist attack that forever changed the nation. As the Twin Towers fell, some feared freedom and innocence would follow. Four years later, New Orleans was drowned in calamity as it was subjected to the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina. The disastrous consequences... Read More
Spring 2008
By Greta Myers
Staff Writer
When the weekend comes, Mary Lou will likely go on a date and dance with her best friend, Gordon.
The two met at a mixer for dancers without partners.
“I was not looking for a male best friend. It did not enter my head,” said Mary Lou. Read More
Wednesday April 23, 2008
By Armando Vega
Public Affairs Reporter
Friday Mary Gonzales was generous enough to visit our campus, giving a presentation titled “Embracing Power and Self-Interest.” Ms. Gonzales is the Western Territory Director for the Gamaliel Foundation, which serves as a mentor-network for affiliate organizations, assisting... Read More
Wednesday April 16, 2008
By Michael Omenazu
Staff Writer
At about 9:15 on Monday, Curt Meyer, an English teacher limited to his wheelchair, was in his office when a fire alarm went off in University Hall Building.
Unaware of the fire drill, Meyer, with Marcel Yoder’s assistance, used his forearms to crawl down three flights of stairs. Read More
Wednesday April 16, 2008
By Armando Vega
Staff Writer
Sunday’s SGA meeting was an eventful one. While typical meetings run a little over an hour in length, it ran for nearly two and a half hours, and at times vigorous debate and questioning ensued. Read More
Wednesday April 16, 2008
By Armando Vega
Staff Writer
Wednesday was Lobby Day here at UIS, in Springfield, and across the state as a whole. Institutions of higher education and the constituent agents of such lent their voice s to state senators and representatives, in an appeal to get our elected officials to take higher education more seriously.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
By Greta Myers
Staff Writer
Brad Hedrick, Director of the Office of Disability Services at University of
Illinois at Champaign, will be on campus to go over findings gleamed from surveys
to UIS’ students, faculty and staff sent earlier in the spring semester.
The survey, which was distributed through a campus-wide email, received some
300 responses. Read More
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