February 3, 2009
Chancellor Herman,
We write to thank you for hosting the January 22 Town Hall Meeting on the University budget, and we wish to make a formal request for a meeting with you and other administrators to continue the discussion. It is particularly important for us to bring attention to the implications of any [...]

Many students at the University of Illinois continue to promote the appropriation of stereotyped Native American imagery and culture as the University’s mascot and cultural identity. Though University administrators, in 2007, made formal declarations that the dancing “Chief” and the phrase “Chief Illiniwek” would no longer have official status as University “symbols,” they failed [...]

Congratulations to All for a successful rally!
Check out news coverage from the DI – “UI workers rally on Quad”.
Their numbers are way off though. GEO staff physically counted nearly 200 people at the rally at one point – which didn’t even include those that came later or left early.
It seems that Chancellor Herman has already [...]

On 10/22/08 the Steward’s council unanimously voted to ENDORSE THE CITY OF CHAMPAIGN TOWNSHIP BALLOT REFERENDUM PROPOSITION TO INCREASE THE LIMITING RATE.
“As we stand in solidarity with all workers on campus, we stand in solidarity with all workers in our community, especially those who, because of disability or illness, do not have a steady income. [...]