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

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

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

The Observer
All content by Brooks Crawford
Freshman Launch Brookens 2016-3 | UIS Brookens Library | Flickr Picture

The Future of Brookens Library: A Talk with Dean of Library Administration Pattie Piotrowski and Chancellor Janet Gooch

Brooks Crawford
November 9, 2022
"UIS Athletics Logo" | Source: UIS

UIS Fall Sports Overview

Brooks Crawford
October 31, 2022
UIS Chancellor Janet L. Gooch | Photo Credit: UIS

A Sit Down with UIS Chancellor Janet Gooch

Brooks Crawford
October 10, 2022
A photo of Ignat Striletskyi, a Ukrainian-born freshman at UIS. | Photo Credit: Brooks Crawford.

Constellation: Interview with Ignat Striletskyi, a Ukrainian-born freshman at UIS

Brooks Crawford
September 9, 2022
An upshot picture of the Wyndham | Photo Credit: Wyndham

Downtown Springfield: The Wyndham Experience

Brooks Crawford
September 1, 2022
UIS Performing Arts Center Logo | Photo Credit: University of Illinois

UIS Theatre: A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2

Brooks Crawford, Staff Contributor
February 23, 2022
A graduation cap atop stacks of one hundred dollar bills | Photo Credit: Pixabay License

Recession Birth Rates: How Dips in the Economy will Affect Future College Enrollment

Brooks Crawford, Staff Contributor
February 10, 2022
Graphic art with a dollar bill and gears. | Photo Credit: Pixabay

Big and Small Business: Inflation and Supply Chain Issues

Brooks Crawford, Staff Contributor
February 8, 2022
A copy of the new approved Illinois Election District Map | Photo Credit: lhousedems.com/redistricting

Illinois Redistricting

Brooks Crawford, Staff Contributor
January 31, 2022
A group of people standing outdoors are shown wearing masks during the pandemic. One woman wears a sign, reading 'Wear a mask or go to jail." Niday Picture Library/Alamy

BEYOND | Spanish Flu vs. COVID-19: A Compare and Contrast

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
November 11, 2021
Photo Credit: UIS News https://news.uis.edu/2021/03/uis-plans-for-more-in-person-classes-in.html

Spring 2022 Pandemic Mitigations

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
November 4, 2021
Illinois Redistricting Maps for 2021 | Photo Credit: Capitol News Illinois

Redistricting, Illinois 2021

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
November 1, 2021
Dumb Records | Springfield, Illinois | Visit Springfield (visitspringfieldillinois.com)

Experience the Hidden: Dumb Records

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
October 23, 2021
Inside the Negro League Beisbol Exhibit | Photo Credit: Brooks Crawford

Experience the Hidden: Negro League Beisbol Exhibit at the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
October 14, 2021
Tyler Pence crossing the finish line | Photo Credit: Pence Talks Marathon Win, Looking At The Positives [INTERVIEW] · NewsKudo

Tyler Pence : A Race

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
October 11, 2021
UIS Public Safety Day | Photo Credit: Brooks Crawford

UIS Police Department: Public Safety Day

Brooks Crawford
September 29, 2021
UIS Events: UIS Visual Arts Gallery to hold silent auction fundraiser

Experience the Hidden: UIS Visual Arts Gallery

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
September 22, 2021
Featured image courtesy of Kehinde Adesina, Multimedia Editor

Interview with Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
September 20, 2021
Photograph courtesy of Newsweek.com

Back to Normal? : What Ending Federal Unemployment Benefits Could Mean For Business

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
September 8, 2021
UIS: United in Safety | University of Illinois Springfield

FDA Approval and Vaccine Mandates

Brooks Crawford, Staff Writer
September 7, 2021
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