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Award-winning, student-run, weekly campus newspaper of the University of Illinois, Springfield

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Award-winning, student-run, weekly campus newspaper of the University of Illinois, Springfield

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Braden Nuttall • October 9, 2025
NEWS
University leaders, staff, and students break ground for the new Library Commons on September 19, 2025, marking the beginning of construction for UIS’s future 24-hour student hub.
UIS breaks ground on future student hub: The Library Commons
Omowunmi Esther Kolawole • October 24, 2025
Hit pause to ace midterms
Robert Murphy • October 23, 2025
Tsukimi in Springfield: How UIS embraces autumn’s quiet moment to reflect, recharge and renew
Jordan Daniell • October 22, 2025
“Are You Toxic?” UIS event examines relationship behaviors through trivia
Edward Anderson • October 22, 2025
Rising Action: How Model UN takes the cake
LeAnne Withrow • October 22, 2025
Is college for you?
Robert Murphy • October 22, 2025
SPORTS
Prairie Stars battle hard but fall to Greyhounds in GLVC showdown
Prairie Stars battle hard but fall to Greyhounds in GLVC showdown
William Platt • October 7, 2025
Prairie Stars Battle Through Four-Game Stretch in Gritty Weekend Showdown
Brandyn Johnson-Foster • April 14, 2025
UIS Men’s Basketball: Prairie Stars Fall to Rockhurst Hawks in Season Finale
Brandyn Johnson-Foster • March 24, 2025
Women’s basketball UIS vs Maryville: Prairie Stars show heart in competitive loss
Brandyn Johnson-Foster • February 18, 2025
New UIS Athletic Director Plans to Stay for the Long Haul
Jade Aubrey • November 17, 2024
FEATURES
University leaders, staff, and students break ground for the new Library Commons on September 19, 2025, marking the beginning of construction for UIS’s future 24-hour student hub.
UIS breaks ground on future student hub: The Library Commons
Omowunmi Esther Kolawole • October 24, 2025
Hit pause to ace midterms
Robert Murphy • October 23, 2025
Tsukimi in Springfield: How UIS embraces autumn’s quiet moment to reflect, recharge and renew
Jordan Daniell • October 22, 2025
“Are You Toxic?” UIS event examines relationship behaviors through trivia
Edward Anderson • October 22, 2025
Rising Action: How Model UN takes the cake
LeAnne Withrow • October 22, 2025
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