Dozens of people came together in Springfield Monday night to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily bans refugees and immigrants from entering the U.S.
Like many people around the country, the Buxton family, a local Springfield family, is affected by this ban.
Ellie came to the U.S. 10 years ago from Iran-- she came on a student visa to get her master's degree.
The Buxton's are expecting their second child and hoped to have help from Ellie's mom who lives in Iran and has visited the U.S. a couple times. Once, to help take care of the Buxton's first son.
But now, that may not get to happen.
"What scares me now is, it's just the uncertainty of the situation. When am I going to be able to see my family again? When can I go back and when I go back, can I come back?" asks Ellie Khorasani, a professor at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Ellie, who has applied for citizenship but still only has received her green card, says she doesn't know when she'll get to see her family in Iran again.
She worries if she leaves, she won't be allowed to get back to her husband and son.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 and Fox 55 on January 30, 2017.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Men's Basketball: UIS' Vince Walker sets 3-point record
University of Illinois Springfield sophomore Vince Walker set a program single-game record with seven 3-pointers in the Prairie Stars' 92-65 loss to No. 25 Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday.
The previous record of six was held by five players.
Walker finished with a career-high 29 points. The Prairie Stars take a three-game losing streak into their Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at 3 p.m. Saturday against Lewis.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 27, 2017.
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The previous record of six was held by five players.
Walker finished with a career-high 29 points. The Prairie Stars take a three-game losing streak into their Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at 3 p.m. Saturday against Lewis.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 27, 2017.
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Full slate of African-American History Month activities at UIS, LLCC
The University of Illinois Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College have scheduled a variety of events and activities during February to observe, appreciate and enjoy African-American History Month.
UIS's theme is POWER (Perseverance, Opportunity, Wealth, Education and Responsibility.)
Most of the events on the two campuses are free and open to the public.
UIS let students have a say in the events being planned, according to student program adviser Justin Rose, who is helping coordinate the month's activities.
"We started the planning process back in September and heard from the student body about the kind of things they wanted to see that speak to their culture," Rose said. "We called a series of meetings all the way up to January to flesh out these activities. These events speak to the campus at large and their cultural and social activities." "If students feel vested in the process, they are more likely to come. Students say, 'I put my name on this and I helped the event come to life,'" Rose said.
"The goal of every cultural event we do is to educate the campus on things they might not have experienced or know too much about." African-American History Month events at UIS begin Wednesday with a Candle Light Vigil starting at 10 a.m. in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby, where students and community members are invited to light a candle and say a few words about people they have lost.
The UIS Engaged Citizenship Common Experience Speaker Series will screen the Netflix documentary "13th" at 6 p.m. Friday in Brookens Auditorium followed by a panel discussion featuring Illinois Innocence Project exoneree Teshome Campbell.
The Know Your Heritage Bowl at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Student Life Building will feature UIS students competing in a trivia game to learn about people and things that affect the way we see society today.
The Black Male Collegiate Society Induction Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in rooms C and D of the Public Affairs Center.
A Soul Food Festival on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Student Life Building Gym will feature food along with performances of poetry, dance, singing and stepping.
The final UIS event of the month, "Black Lives Matter: Through the Prism of Fredrick Douglass," is a UIS Engaged Citizenship Common Experience Speaker Series presentation that starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, on the lower level of Brookens Library.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 28, 2017.
Read the entire article online.
UIS's theme is POWER (Perseverance, Opportunity, Wealth, Education and Responsibility.)
Most of the events on the two campuses are free and open to the public.
UIS let students have a say in the events being planned, according to student program adviser Justin Rose, who is helping coordinate the month's activities.
"We started the planning process back in September and heard from the student body about the kind of things they wanted to see that speak to their culture," Rose said. "We called a series of meetings all the way up to January to flesh out these activities. These events speak to the campus at large and their cultural and social activities." "If students feel vested in the process, they are more likely to come. Students say, 'I put my name on this and I helped the event come to life,'" Rose said.
"The goal of every cultural event we do is to educate the campus on things they might not have experienced or know too much about." African-American History Month events at UIS begin Wednesday with a Candle Light Vigil starting at 10 a.m. in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby, where students and community members are invited to light a candle and say a few words about people they have lost.
The UIS Engaged Citizenship Common Experience Speaker Series will screen the Netflix documentary "13th" at 6 p.m. Friday in Brookens Auditorium followed by a panel discussion featuring Illinois Innocence Project exoneree Teshome Campbell.
The Know Your Heritage Bowl at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Student Life Building will feature UIS students competing in a trivia game to learn about people and things that affect the way we see society today.
The Black Male Collegiate Society Induction Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in rooms C and D of the Public Affairs Center.
A Soul Food Festival on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Student Life Building Gym will feature food along with performances of poetry, dance, singing and stepping.
The final UIS event of the month, "Black Lives Matter: Through the Prism of Fredrick Douglass," is a UIS Engaged Citizenship Common Experience Speaker Series presentation that starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, on the lower level of Brookens Library.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on January 28, 2017.
Read the entire article online.
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