Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State University President Larry Dietz has named Vice Provost Aondover Tarhule as the vice president for Academic Affairs and provost, effective July 1. Jan Murphy, who has served in the role since 2017, will retire this summer. Tarhule currently serves as vice provost and dean of the Graduate School at Binghamton University, part of the state universities of New York. While at Binghamton, […]
Photo Courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - The Illinois State Women’s Basketball Team (16-10, 8-7 MVC) defeated the No. 21 Missouri State Lady Bears (23-4, 13-2 MVC) by a score of 78-66. The Redbird defense was on full display as it held the Lady Bears to 35% shooting from the field.The Redbird offense was also holding their own shooting a staggering 56% from the field and 58% from the 3-point line. Illinois State […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Redbirds are back home for the final time this season as they take on #21 Missouri State Lady Bears and the Southern Illinois Salukis. Missouri State comes into the game riding a 9-game win streak with an overall record of 13-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play, while Southern Illinois has a 7-7 record in conference play. Redbird Senior forward Megan Talbot expanded on how they […]
Photo Courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL - Redbird Track & Field senior Jack Anstey was recognized as Missouri Valley Conference athlete of the week following his performance at the Last Chance College Elite Meet in Seattle last weekend. Anstey ran a sub four-minute mile for the second time in his career. The prior experience of reaching that mark before helped him persevere. “With a barrier like that it’s super intimidating so if […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- Be Strong Gym in Bloomington hosted the WUAP Winter Open Sunday. The power lifting competition had 40 competitors, 15 of which were lifters from Be Strong. Owner, Drew Whitted started this gym nine years ago and just recently moved locations to a bigger lot due to the growth of the company. Whitted has been in this industry for 22 years and has always loved helping people out. "It's […]
Photo courtesy to McLean County Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Student Health Administration sent out a mass email and released that The McLean County Health Department has confirmed three unrelated mumps cases at Illinois State University. The cases are unrelated, so it is not considered an outbreak. In all three cases, the patients were in their early 20s and were ISU students who live off campus. All three cases were appropriately vaccinated […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State Redbirds fell to the Bradley Braves in their last home game of the season 74-71 in overtime. Zach Copeland has carried the Redbirds this season but struggled offensively against Bradley Wednesday night. The senior shot just 3 of 19 from the field and 2 of 11 from beyond the arc. “He’s got to make better decisions at the rim number one a lot of his shots at […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Several young artists took to stage their talents during an Open Mic event on campus. One young rapper, OTN Bam has performed at this event for the second time and he said he will cherish this experience forever. "It's like a grassroots project, you see it come from the ground up so it's pretty dope to see young men and women express themselves and their talent." The event […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- The center for Community Engagement and Service Learning at ISU provides an educational screening tonight, Feb. 25 in the Normal Theater. The screening of a new documentary called, “Activized” will be shown to students wanting to get involved more with engagement around the university. Throughout the school year, the department shows different films that are described as, “civic films” making students thinking about the […]
