NORMAL, Ill. - On October 25th a march was held at Illinois State University to show support and fight for a diverse and safe community on campus. The Take Back the Night March started at 7 p.m. on the quad, when protestors as well as members of FLAME and SERC met up. FLAME is the Feminist Led Activist Movement to Empower, and SERC is Students Ending Rape Culture. Lorelai Starkey, President […]
The Illinois State Criminal Justice Asscociation is holding a "Murder Mystery Event" in Nov. 5, 7-10 PM.The event will be held in the Prairie Room Bone Student Center. Participants will solve a murder case to try to win different prizes. "...this event will show students what it’s like to be a real detective. Each table will have a bunch of evidence pieces that can help solve a murder case. It […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University students who are registered to vote can now vote early for the midterm election coming up. Kerem Tasdan, the Election Fellow at the Center for Engagement Center, explains why ISU students should take advantage of early voting. “Early voting is a great tool for voters and specifically ISU students to be able to utilize when it comes to voting just so that they can […]
NORMAL, Ill - As a part of the Corn Crib's mission to be the place "where baseball grows" in central Illinois, the Kernels Fall League has been the home to McLean County's High School baseball scene since 2020. The KFL has brought together high school teammates and rivals to compete in a tournament-style, six-week-long league of four talented teams. The Kernels Fall League final weekend featured a costume party for […]
NORMAL, Ill. - A year has passed since the Redbirds last went head to head with the Missouri State Bears, but since then, the Redbirds have added new weapons to their artillery. Coach Allie Matters led her Redbirds into her first bout with Steven McRoberts and the Bears. Coming off of a loss last week against Murray State, players to watch include Aida Shadewald and Calia Clubb, who both […]
Photo provided by Jakai Martin NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University is built upon seven core values: learning and scholarship, individualized attention, diversity and inclusion, civic engagement, respect, integrity, and collaboration. Multiple of these values have been disregarded within recent memory and ISU is now facing backlash by students in light of events involving homophobia on campus. On Wednesday September 28th, 2023, members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity were accused […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Safe Line for Students in Illinois is celebrating its 1 year anniversary. According to Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau, the program was created to, “help school-age children who experience bullying, mental health struggles, or those who see signs of potential drug use or violence in someone else." IEMA’s School Safety Advisor Samantha Kanish stated, “in its first year the safe to helpline has received nearly 900 […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Students gathered at the Bone Student Center to watch classmates put their debate skills to the test. The annual College Democrats versus College Republicans debate, hosted by the Student Government Association, took place Monday. The debate covered a variety of topics, such as public education, healthcare, abortion and more. One of the more controversial topics was abortion, which the parties strongly disagreed on. “I believe in protecting […]
NORMAL, Ill. - September 21st saw the debut of a new Netflix original series that has audiences turning their heads and wanting more. Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story premiered to massive critical acclaim, reaching the number one most watched show on Netflix that week with nearly four billion minutes watched in the first four days. As time passed and the series became the ninth most watched English-language show […]
