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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
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Via Facebook: Open Letter from UIS Professor Kristi Barnwell

UIS Observer Staff
October 26, 2023
Writers on the picket line outside of Disney on 9/19 | Photo Credit: WGA Contract

The Writers’ Strike is Finally Over: What that Means for Film and Television

UIS Observer Staff
October 16, 2023
Is the Bus Still Running? UIS Edition

Is the Bus Still Running? UIS Edition

UIS Observer Staff
October 9, 2023
Franco Holding Picture of Former SGA President Kyle Stauder | Photo Credit: Instagram

Opinion / Editorial: Former SGA President’s Words and Actions Are Disturbing and Unacceptable

UIS Observer Staff
March 14, 2023
Introduction: Beyond Spring 2023 – A Duality of Themes | Cover by Kehinde 'Kenny' Adesina, Multimedia Editor

Introduction: Beyond Spring 2023 – A Duality of Themes

UIS Observer Staff
March 2, 2023

Press Release — “Fed Up” with Leadership Failures, UIS Faculty Vote No Confidence in Provost

UIS Observer Staff
April 29, 2022
Photo Credit: MaxPixel

COVID-19: Healthy Cooking

UIS Observer Staff, Guest Contributor
April 3, 2022
Various fields of study | Photo Credit: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

BEYOND | College Majors in a Post-Pandemic World

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 23, 2021
Students in class | Photo Credit: Image by Vidhyarthi Darpan from Pixabay

BEYOND | Students Learn Better In-Person, but Remote Work May Still Have a Place in the Post-COVID World

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 22, 2021
People dining outside at a restaurant | Photo Credit: Image by Pexels from Pixabay

BEYOND | The New Normal for Restaurants and Dining

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 20, 2021
BEYOND | Just How Dirty Were We? A Look into How COVID-19 Shifted Cleanliness

BEYOND | Just How Dirty Were We? A Look into How COVID-19 Shifted Cleanliness

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
November 19, 2021
Police in a formation during a protest | Photo Credit: Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

BEYOND | Reinventing Policing on the UIS Campus

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 18, 2021
Home fitness equipment in a living room. | Image by rob9040 from Pixabay

BEYOND | The New Normal of the Home Gym

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 18, 2021
A hooded figure holding a card that says Trust Me | Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

BEYOND | The New Normal of Partisanship in a Post-Truth World

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 17, 2021
Digital art about modern democratic themes | Photo Credit: Image by John Hain courtesy of Pixabay

BEYOND | Democracy and the Fight for Civil Rights in America

UIS Observer Staff, Editor in Chief
November 17, 2021

BEYOND | Beyond the Office

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 15, 2021
An empty house of worship | Photo Credit: Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay

BEYOND | The New Normal for Religious Services

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 14, 2021
A mostly empty shopping mall | Image by Erich Westendarp from Pixabay

BEYOND | The New Normal for Retail

UIS Observer Staff, Lamp Writer
November 13, 2021
Could be worse! | Photo Credit: Kevin Dooley via Creative Commons licensed under CC BY 2.0

BEYOND | Things are Going to Get Worse

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 12, 2021
People working in a lab. | Photo Credit: Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash

BEYOND | The Pandemic Halted Research. As It Returns, It May be Forever Changed.

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 11, 2021
BEYOND | The Journal and COVID-19: Moving Forward

BEYOND | The Journal and COVID-19: Moving Forward

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 10, 2021
A neon sign that says “Do Something Great” | Photo Credit: Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash

Beyond Fall 2021 | An Introduction to This Semester’s Beyond issue

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
November 10, 2021
The Effects of a Pandemic on Mental Health

The Effects of a Pandemic on Mental Health

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 8, 2021
Dune: Building Pillars of Sand

Dune: Building Pillars of Sand

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 5, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg F8 2019 Keynote | Photograph Courtesy of Anthony Quintano via Wiki commons

Regulating Facebook: It’s Not That Simple

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 3, 2021
Pete Buttigieg shaking hands during 2020 campaign | Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons

Critics of Pete Buttigieg’s Paternity Leave Reveal Their Ignorance

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
November 2, 2021

Constellation: How do police enforce written and unwritten rules?

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 30, 2021
Halloween Kills: No, It Unfortunately Does Not

Halloween Kills: No, It Unfortunately Does Not

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 29, 2021

Stop Kiss at UIS, a play by Diana Son

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 28, 2021
January 6th Insurrection | Photo Credit: Tyler Merbler via Wiki commons

January 6 Commission: Consequences at Last

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 26, 2021
Reports of statistical information | Photo Credit via Creative Commons

UIS Retention Rates

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 25, 2021

Meet the New Members of The Journal’s Staff!

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
October 25, 2021
Goodbye Daniel Craig

Goodbye Daniel Craig

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 22, 2021
UIS Chancellor Karen Whitney outside her fifth floor office in the Public Administration Building. | Photo Credit: Andrew Adams

Chancellor Thinks Union Negotiations are Productive, Union Reps Less Confident

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 21, 2021
The Journal’s Incoming Rebrand

The Journal’s Incoming Rebrand

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
October 20, 2021
New Library Design from the Quad | Photo Credit: Bailey Edward Design Team

New library design approved by U of I System Board of Trustees

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 19, 2021
The Psychology of Red & Green Flags in Relationships

The Psychology of Red & Green Flags in Relationships

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 18, 2021

Community Survey Results Indicate Low Trust in Sangamon Police

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 16, 2021
Venom Lacks Potency

Venom Lacks Potency

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 15, 2021
President Joe Biden During an Interview | Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wiki Commons

Victory in Defeat: What They Won’t Say about Biden’s Approval Rating

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 13, 2021
José Guadalupe Garza standing next to his 2019 piece “Sin Fronteras/Stateless (still from nonexistent film).”

Exhibit tackling themes of identity and politics opens in Visual Arts Gallery

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 9, 2021
Terrain Biennial 2021 | Photo Credit: Terrain Exhibitions (http://www.terrainexhibitions.org/)

Springfield Enos Park Terrain Biennial

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 9, 2021
Produce options at a Farmer's Market | Photo Credit: Justin Sewell, CC BY 2.0 | Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/86805724@N00/3828791073

Experience the Hidden: Springfield’s Largest Farmers Market Twice a Week

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 8, 2021

Police Beat 09/26/2021

UIS Observer Staff
October 7, 2021

Dr. Ford Day: Remembering an Irreplaceable Part of the UIS Community

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 7, 2021
UIS UF Banner | Photo Credit: UIS UF

UIS Faculty Union Negotiations: What Do They Mean for the Future?

UIS Observer Staff, Editor in Chief
October 6, 2021
Copshop: A Solid B-Movie, Nothing More, Nothing Less

Copshop: A Solid B-Movie, Nothing More, Nothing Less

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
October 1, 2021

Lil Nas X and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Representation

UIS Observer Staff, Editor in Chief
September 30, 2021
Stacks of bundled one hundred dollar bills | Photo Credit: CheapFullCoverageAutoInsurance.com

Where Does the Money Go?

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
September 28, 2021
Malignant is a Terrible Horror Movie, but a Passable Comedy

Malignant is a Terrible Horror Movie, but a Passable Comedy

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
September 24, 2021

Police Beat 09/12/2021

UIS Observer Staff
September 21, 2021
Outside the Springfield AMC 8 | Photo Credit: Cameryn Hodges

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is proper Wuxia for the modern age

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Photographer
September 17, 2021
Student Loan Forgiveness is Here, but Only for the Selected Few

Student Loan Forgiveness is Here, but Only for the Selected Few

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
September 13, 2021
Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Oct. 27, 2014. The Marine Corps ended its mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the day prior and all Marines, sailors and service members from the United Kingdom withdrew from southwestern Afghanistan.

The true lessons of the Afghan affair

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
September 10, 2021

Police Beat 08/29/2021

UIS Observer Staff
September 8, 2021
Photograph courtesy of sociallykeeda.com

Free Guy: Great for gamers, good for everyone else

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
September 3, 2021
Kabul, Afghanistan at Sunrise | © Crown Copyright 2013 | Photographer: Sergeant Paul Shaw RLC | Image 45156499.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk

Afghanistan: Was It Worth It?

UIS Observer Staff, Editor in Chief
September 2, 2021

Meet The Journal’s Staff of Fall 2021

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
September 1, 2021
Mortal Kombat: it could have been worse, I guess

Mortal Kombat: it could have been worse, I guess

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
May 8, 2021
Image of Knight’s Action Park

Experience the Hidden: Fun-Day Sites

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
May 7, 2021
UIS COVID-19 Response

UIS COVID-19 Response

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
May 6, 2021
This Semester’s COVID-19 Testing Recap

This Semester’s COVID-19 Testing Recap

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
May 6, 2021
Image of Brookens Library

UPDATE: UIS Plans for the Future with Construction of New Building

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
May 5, 2021
Student Informants and the Issue of Privacy

Student Informants and the Issue of Privacy

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
May 5, 2021
Tips to Combat End-of-Semester Stress

Tips to Combat End-of-Semester Stress

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
May 5, 2021
We need to talk about chronic pain and opioids

We need to talk about chronic pain and opioids

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 30, 2021
Stress and Counseling at UIS

Stress and Counseling at UIS

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 29, 2021
George Floyd Trial Updates

George Floyd Trial Updates

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 29, 2021
Rise in Mass Shootings Sparks Polarizing Conversation

Rise in Mass Shootings Sparks Polarizing Conversation

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 28, 2021
UIS COVID-19 Vaccinations

UIS COVID-19 Vaccinations

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
April 28, 2021
Jordan: Averting an attempted coup or cracking down on dissent?

Jordan: Averting an attempted coup or cracking down on dissent?

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 24, 2021
Amazon and Labor Unions

Amazon and Labor Unions

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 24, 2021
How to Adult: Finding a Job

How to Adult: Finding a Job

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
Brookens Library Construction

Brookens Library Construction

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 22, 2021
Surviving The Stress of Finals

Surviving The Stress of Finals

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 22, 2021
The American Jobs Plan and State of the U.S. Economy

The American Jobs Plan and State of the U.S. Economy

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 21, 2021
The UIS 2021 Commencement Stage Experience

The UIS 2021 Commencement Stage Experience

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
April 21, 2021
Godzilla vs Kong: A three-round TKO

Godzilla vs Kong: A three-round TKO

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 17, 2021
The Masters Golf Tournament is Back

The Masters Golf Tournament is Back

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 16, 2021
Experience the Hidden: Educational Places to Adventure

Experience the Hidden: Educational Places to Adventure

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
April 15, 2021
Florida’s Wastewater Calls for Environmental Action

Florida’s Wastewater Calls for Environmental Action

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 15, 2021
Chloe Compton (Left) with Majority Leader Greg Harris (Right, Standing) During the 2021 Lame Duck Session

Prairie Stars on the Move: Chloe Compton

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 14, 2021
Fact vs. Fiction: COVID-19 Vaccine

Fact vs. Fiction: COVID-19 Vaccine

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 14, 2021
Nobody: you are not John Wick

Nobody: you are not John Wick

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 10, 2021
Photo of Gordon Davis, Co-Owner of Whimsy Tea Company

Whimsy Tea Company

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 10, 2021
Image of Incredibly Delicious

Experience the Hidden: Springfield Restaurants

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
April 9, 2021
The Pandemic is Not Over Yet

The Pandemic is Not Over Yet

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 9, 2021
How UIS is Testing its Community and Vaccine Roll-Out

How UIS is Testing its Community and Vaccine Roll-Out

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 8, 2021
A Brief Rundown of Georgia’s New Voting Law

A Brief Rundown of Georgia’s New Voting Law

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 7, 2021
UIS Performing Arts Center: Events Update

UIS Performing Arts Center: Events Update

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 7, 2021
March Madness in Full Swing

March Madness in Full Swing

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 2, 2021
The Courier delivers

The Courier delivers

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 2, 2021
Image of Kimberly A. Lightford

Senator Kimberly A. Lightford: The Pathway from UIS to Illinois Senate

UIS Observer Staff
April 1, 2021
Image by Angelina Bambina

Campus Sexual Assault Prevention

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
April 1, 2021
Image of Aislinn Diaz

Prairie Stars on the Move: Aislinn Diaz

UIS Observer Staff, Assistant Editor
March 31, 2021
Image of Speaker Elizabeth Ross Wake

TEDx at UIS

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
March 31, 2021
The Coup in Myanmar: Where do we go from here?

The Coup in Myanmar: Where do we go from here?

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
March 27, 2021
COVID-19: Are Things Really Back to Normal?

COVID-19: Are Things Really Back to Normal?

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
March 27, 2021
Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
March 26, 2021
Asian & Pacific Islander Hate Crime Increase

Asian & Pacific Islander Hate Crime Increase

UIS Observer Staff, Staff Writer
March 25, 2021
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