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Volume 61 | Issue 2 | October 2, 2025
IV Leader photo: Tyler Mason Students visit the numerous booths set up by campus clubs and organiz ations to learn about IVCC and the services that it offers on Sept. 24 during the annual Spirit Day.
In this issue: PAGE 2: Learn about Campus Resources PAGE 3: Election results listed PAGE 4: Young heads Theatre Department PAGE 5: Two shows planned for fall PAGE 8: Sounds for midterm study help PAGE 12: Men’s cross county needs runners
Spirit Day shows off college clubs By Jabulile Mooketsi IV Leader Staff Writer Illinois Valley Community College had its annual Spirit Day on Sept. 24, a day that was used for the students and faculty staff to celebrate school pride. The day was filled with activities in the courtyard as well as free pizza and drinks in the cafeteria. Students, faculty, staff and administrators got to socialize with other on this day to better understand the college as well as the different student and college organizations. Cory Tomasson director of tudent ctivities said tudents spent a great deal of time at organizational tables gathering information and, in many cases, joining the clubs and organizations.” tudents als voice support for the day that was different than the norm. iam Clarkson said I really en oyed connecting with new people and seeing how many amazing opportunities IVCC has to offer, especially for us international students.” Clarkson, a sophomore on the soccer team, hails from England. ate iedrich who is originally from e alb said pirit day was fun. I got to en oy fun activities with friends and it helped me learn about some of the different things happening at the school that I didn’t know about.”
Tomasson added The members of the tudent overnment Association did an amazing job of organizing, set-up, and tear down of the event. e would also like to thank all of the organi ations and departments that participated and ood ervices for serving over 100 pi as in the cafeteria. inally we would like to recogni e acilities for getting the space ready for the event and clearing it out at the end.”