Dozens of kids are breaking a sweat to raise money to help other kids who may not be able to be as active.
Friday night, about 75 kids played tennis, basketball, soccer, and volleyball, among other activities. It was "Kids Night Out" at UIS.
Children aged 5-13 spent $20 to hang out with UIS student athletes, and all proceeds from the event benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Last year, Kids Night Out raised $1,800 for the foundation, and organizers are counting on another successful year.
"We get to see the kids we're impacting and knowing we're so lucky to be able to do these things and other kids sometimes aren't as fortunate," Tina Buck of the UIS Student Athlete Advisory Committee said. "So it really makes us feel good that we're giving other kids an opportunity."
UIS student athletes plan several fundraisers throughout the year, with a goal of sending $3,000 to the Make-A-Wish foundation at the end of the school year.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 on December 3, 2012.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Chick-fil-A unlikely to come to UIS campus
If Chick-fil-A makes a return to Springfield, it probably won’t be on the University of Illinois Springfield campus.
A task force composed of student and faculty members submitted a report Sunday to the Student Government Association opposing any franchise restaurant.
Last year, the possibility of the fast-food chicken restaurant locating at UIS drew sharp opposition from people who said the company supports anti-gay organizations.
In response to the controversy, the SGA created a task force to study whether or not bringing Chick-fil-A or any other franchise restaurant would be a good idea.
It’s not, the report found.
Instead, the group suggested having a restaurant operated by UIS food services that would carry brand-name foods, such as Papa Murphy’s pizza, TGI Fridays chicken or White Castle hamburgers, for example.
The story was featured by the State Journal-Register on December 3, 2012.
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A task force composed of student and faculty members submitted a report Sunday to the Student Government Association opposing any franchise restaurant.
Last year, the possibility of the fast-food chicken restaurant locating at UIS drew sharp opposition from people who said the company supports anti-gay organizations.
In response to the controversy, the SGA created a task force to study whether or not bringing Chick-fil-A or any other franchise restaurant would be a good idea.
It’s not, the report found.
Instead, the group suggested having a restaurant operated by UIS food services that would carry brand-name foods, such as Papa Murphy’s pizza, TGI Fridays chicken or White Castle hamburgers, for example.
The story was featured by the State Journal-Register on December 3, 2012.
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Women's soccer: UIS garners academic award
The University of Illinois Springfield women’s soccer team is among 717 college teams that have earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award.
The honor is bestowed on teams that post a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Under coach Pete Kowall, the Prairie Stats attained a 3.30 GPA.
The team was featured by the State Journal-Register on December 3, 2012.
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The honor is bestowed on teams that post a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Under coach Pete Kowall, the Prairie Stats attained a 3.30 GPA.
The team was featured by the State Journal-Register on December 3, 2012.
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