‘Make sure when the curtain comes down, that you’re exhausted’
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
May 15, 2013
Kathy Best humorously indulged herself, as she pulled out her iPhone before her commencement speech, to capture UIS’ 42nd annual commencement ceremony. From a reporter for the Quad-City Times, to the Managing Editor of The Seattle Times, Best’s passion for journalism is evident, and with... Read More
UIS conducts trash audit on Earth Day
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
April 30, 2013
Despite several attempts to meet goals of increasing recycling initiatives and reducing waste on campus, UIS still has a ways to go before it can do so. In conjunction with Earth Day 2013, political advocacy group Students Allied for a Greener Earth (S.A.G.E.), in cooperation with the Campus... Read More
Office 365 may make group projects a little more bearable
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
April 23, 2013
We’ve all been there – forced into a group project with a handful of people we don’t particularly care for nor have any thing in common with. There is the go getter, the slacker, and the floater – all which make for an unruly mix. Similar scenarios are colorfully portrayed in humorous... Read More
Mimosa: A Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese restaurant with mixed reviews
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
April 16, 2013
I’m always a bit of a skeptic when it comes to new food and new restaurants. So, when a friend invited me to lunch last week to Mimosa – I was a little less than thrilled after hearing mixed reviews. Before leaving for lunch that day, I went online and located their website (mimosa217.com),... Read More
Police Beat
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
April 15, 2013
University of Illinois Springfield Police Department reported the following calls for the period of April 7, 2013 to April 13, 2013. Traffic Stops (7) – Police issued 5 citations and 5 warnings Motorist Assists (13) Burglary Alarm Responses (0) Code Blue Responses (0) Credit Union Alarm... Read More
UIS Wellness Fair serves needs of community
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
April 10, 2013
In conjunction with national Public Health Week, UIS Campus Health Services and Rec Sports, partnered with Springfield Health Check, hosted their annual Wellness Day at TRAC on April 3. The event featured over 40 providers and businesses from the Springfield area, offering screenings and assessments... Read More
Illinois Innocence Project frees another innocent man: Anthony Murray shares his story with UIS community
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
April 2, 2013
“We find the defendant, guilty.” This is the verdict far too many innocent men and women face each year within the U.S. court system, according to the Illinois Innocence Project, housed at UIS. This verdict is far too true for Anthony Murray; a man convicted of first-degree murder in 1998... Read More
UIS Mobile App A useful campus resource
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
March 27, 2013
To better suit the needs of students on the go, UIS Web Services launched the UIS Mobile App. Earlier this year, Web Services collaborated with the Office of Records and Registration to offer a better extent of services offered by the app. Through the UIS Mobile App, users can access the UIS... Read More
Idolization of the 5 foot 11 inch, 117-pound woman: Perfected, altered images in magazines lead to low self-esteem and anxiety in women
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
March 5, 2013
From the magazines we read to the photographs we flip through and post, images are doctored, tweaked, photoshopped and enhanced to the nines. However, at some point there becomes an extreme, and it seems as though American society has reached it. This gives an entirely different meaning to... Read More
Global Brigades to help Hurricane Sandy relief
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
February 26, 2013
This May, UIS’ student organization, Global Brigades, will embark on a week long trip to New York to assist with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. During the trip, the group will visit Long Island and Manhattan; two areas hit the hardest from the storm. Hurricane Sandy, a category three storm,... Read More
Serving those who serve the nation: Mobile Vet Center visits UIS
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
February 20, 2013
According to the United States Census Bureau there are 16,074 military veterans in Sangamon County alone and nearly 770,388 in the state of Illinois, several of which call UIS home. In order to accommodate those who served and continue to serve, the UIS Veteran Affairs office coordinated... Read More
Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center: Helping those in need
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor of Features
February 12, 2013
In the recent months, countless individuals have banned together to aid and volunteer with causes ranging anywhere from violence in the community to natural disasters. To no surprise, the UIS Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center (VCEC) and local non-profit organizations have teamed up to complete... Read More
‘Guns and Butter’ questions the ordinary
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor of Features
February 5, 2013
What is considered ordinary anymore? Better yet, how do we even begin to define ordinary in today’s world? These are just a few of the questions the Industry of the Ordinary hope to provoke and challenge throughout their work. The duo proposed that the featured piece, “Guns and Butter,”... Read More
Student Affairs launches new website, UIS Connection
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
January 29, 2013
At the beginning of the 2013 spring semester, Student Affairs launched a student-focused website, UIS Connection. The launch was part of UIS’s larger re-branding effort, Leadership Lived. “Where students are first, and leadership is lived.” The new website was proposed after numerous... Read More
Sustainability in a clamshell: Food Services reintroduces ‘green’ program
Ashley Henry, Assistant Editor for Features
January 29, 2013
Much like the new physical appearance of UIS’s Food Emporium, Food Services welcomes a few new changes as well. In an effort to promote a “green initiative” on campus, UIS Food Services reintroduced their reusable clamshell program just in time for the spring semester. “We are a part... Read More
Changes on TRAC by student request
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
December 4, 2012
It has been a semester full of changes for the Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC), and starting with new classes and the recently opened juice bar. The most recent change comes in the form of extra time. The Department of Recreational Sports implemented new and longer operating hours in... Read More
Supporting the community this holiday season
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
November 13, 2012
For many, the holiday season welcomes feasts surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. For others, it is a struggle to put food on the table. In Sangamon County alone, nearly one in eight individuals are food insecure, according to the state foodbank association, Feeding Illinois. From... Read More
New fees, senators for Student Government Association
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
November 7, 2012
The interest in the Board of Trustees meeting taking place at UIS and increasing fees are just two of the issues discussed by the Student Government Association (SGA) at their latest meeting. At the meeting, former SGA Transfer Student Senator, Zachary Sullivan, addressed the board with the... Read More
Pumpkin season
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
October 30, 2012
From the first hint of fall and throughout the holiday season, there is an abundance of everything pumpkin and with good reason. These squash-like gourds fill markets and food vendors alike, attracting the young, and the young at heart. From sweet indulgences to savory seeds, there is something... Read More
SGA, Treadwell discuss fee increases and funds for library
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
October 23, 2012
SGA meet to discuss committee updates and fee increases. Jane Treadwell, Associate Professor, University Librarian and Dean of the UIS library, joined the SGA to discuss fee increases for Library Technology as well. Students are hit hard these days with tuition and fees, Treadwell said, adding,... Read More
Barbie for President, promoting female leaders and voters
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
October 16, 2012
“If you can dream it, you can be it! You can ‘B’ president.” This is the message of the Barbie for President in partnership with the White House Project, campaigns. The UIS Women’s Center and the Women’s Issues Caucus Club hosted an event celebrating and promoting this message. The... Read More
Get to know SGA members, their plans for UIS and students
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
October 9, 2012
Returning 2012 Student Government Association (SGA) members, Ryan Bouray, Aaron Mulvey, and John Tienken discussed plans and goals for the upcoming 2012-13 academic year. President Ryan Bouray is a senior at UIS majoring in accounting, with a minor in economics. As SGA president, Bouray’s... Read More
Working for change, political activist Tom Hayden addressed the UIS community and public alike
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
October 2, 2012
Tom Hayden is co-founder of Students for A Democratic Society, and was one of the “Chicago Eight” charged with conspiring to provoke a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. During this time he wrote a proposal titled “The Port Huron Statement – An Agenda for a Generation.”... Read More
Student Union developments and plans for the semester, topics for SGA
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
September 26, 2012
The UIS Student Government Association (SGA) welcomed the newly elected SGA senators, as well as special visitors, Chancellor Susan J. Koch and Disability Services Director, Dr. Sarah Colby Weaver, Ph.D., at their meeting Sunday. Chancellor Koch began her visit by addressing a new development... Read More
Nationwide drought impacts local farmers, crops
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
September 18, 2012
The recent storms from Hurricane Isaac proved to be too late in the season to make up for the lack of rainfall plaguing the Midwest, and the nation. Food supplies suffer both locally and nationally due to the drought. The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) released reports... Read More
SGA discusses student elections and other upcoming events
Ashley Henry, News Reporter
September 11, 2012
The focus of the first Student Government Association meeting was the fall 2012 SGA election. Recently elected Student Body President Ryan Bouray called this meeting to order. Director of Student Life Cynthia Thompson reported that there are currently 18 applications filed for this year’s... Read More
