A touring show of “The Price is Right Live” will be coming to Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield.
The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17.
Tickets at a price that has not yet been specified go on sale Thursday.
However, to line up beforehand for a chance to be in the show does not require a ticket, and buying a ticket to see the show itself will not increase your chances of being selected to be a contestant.
Registration to be a contestant will begin three hours before show time.
For more information, call 217-206-6106.
The story was published by the Peoria Journal Star on August 8, 2014.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Friday, August 8, 2014
UIS names new tennis coach
The University of Illinois Springfield men’s and women’s tennis programs have a new face and it is 24-year-old Tom Rees.
He replaces Manny Velasco as head coach. Velasco retired in June after 33 years of coaching.
Rees is a first time head coach. He was an assistant at NCAA Division II University of North Georgia the past two seasons. He was chosen as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Region Men’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year in May. North Georgia held a No. 23 ranking and qualified for the NCAA Tournament during his stint. The women’s team set program-best records in 2013 and 2014.
“(UIS athletic director Kim Pate) and the whole athletic department is pointing UIS athletics in the right direction,” Rees said. “I’m excited.”
Rees was featured by The State Journal-Register on August 8, 2014.
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He replaces Manny Velasco as head coach. Velasco retired in June after 33 years of coaching.
Rees is a first time head coach. He was an assistant at NCAA Division II University of North Georgia the past two seasons. He was chosen as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Region Men’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year in May. North Georgia held a No. 23 ranking and qualified for the NCAA Tournament during his stint. The women’s team set program-best records in 2013 and 2014.
“(UIS athletic director Kim Pate) and the whole athletic department is pointing UIS athletics in the right direction,” Rees said. “I’m excited.”
Rees was featured by The State Journal-Register on August 8, 2014.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Local expert explains Ebola virus
There has been a lot of talk about the Ebola virus lately, especially with Americans who have contracted the disease coming back to the states. Many people are not quite sure how it spreads. We got the chance to talk to an expert on the topic.
Josiah Alamu, a University of Illinois Springfield professor from West Africa, explained to us how the disease spreads, and how the cultural aspect contributes to the rapid spreading of the disease as well.
"Ebola is extremely infectious when somebody shows signs and symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea during the later stage before death," Alamu said. "So people who are caring for these people have already had contact with the fluid, the secretion, the urine, the vomiting, you know all those things, and they also have been exposed."
Alamu says caretakers share the news of the patients with families of friends and spread the disease to even more people during this time. He also says it was difficult to get a handle on Ebola sooner because they don't trust other countries, so it was hard for them to get the assistance.
Alamu was featured by WICS-TV 20 on August 6, 2014.
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Josiah Alamu, a University of Illinois Springfield professor from West Africa, explained to us how the disease spreads, and how the cultural aspect contributes to the rapid spreading of the disease as well.
"Ebola is extremely infectious when somebody shows signs and symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea during the later stage before death," Alamu said. "So people who are caring for these people have already had contact with the fluid, the secretion, the urine, the vomiting, you know all those things, and they also have been exposed."
Alamu says caretakers share the news of the patients with families of friends and spread the disease to even more people during this time. He also says it was difficult to get a handle on Ebola sooner because they don't trust other countries, so it was hard for them to get the assistance.
Alamu was featured by WICS-TV 20 on August 6, 2014.
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