Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University’s production of “Bonnie and Clyde” kept its audience on their toes and coming back for more. The musical took place from Nov. 3 to Nov. 6 for a total of five showings. It featured show tunes and acts from the original musical written by Frank Wildhorn. Bebe Marzano is a junior theater education and musical theater major. She […]
NORMAL, Ill. - On Nov. 3 former Ambassador and Illinois State University Alumni Donald McHenry will present an address as part of the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture series at 7 p.m. in the Performance Arts Concert Hall here on the campus of Illinois State University. Ambassador McHenry's talk which is a part of the Presidential Speaker Series is free and open to the public. McHenry will be available for […]
Photo provided by Waiting Room Records NORMAL, Ill. – The corner of North Street and Broadway Avenue features a quaint vinyl shop with a wide variety of music genres, vintage, grunge aesthetic, and a friendly cat named Murph who greets you at the door. Waiting Room Records has been a part of Uptown Normal since 2004 selling CDs and DVDs, and as the name implies, records. In an age where […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The last three years have brought struggle and difficulty to staff across the University after the COVID pandemic. The Bone Student Center will host the Say Hello with Cocoa event alongside the Associated Professional Council to demonstrate Illinois State University’s appreciation to staff. Administrative Aide at the Center for Civic Engagement, Beth Porter, says that the civil service and the Associated Professional Councils are putting on the […]
Image courtesy of Campus Recreation NORMAL Ill – At Illinois State University, a second Starbucks location has reopened after being closed for over two years. The location is now open in the Student Fitness Center at Illinois State University. Olivia Lewellen, a worker at the Student Fitness Center Starbucks says that it took so long to reopen because they had a lack of staff available to run it. “I worked […]
NORMAL, Ill. - A new publication is releasing on the campus of Illinois State University that is seeking to create its own identity in the pursuit of an uncensored experience. The magazine White Noise is a magazine that brands itself as anything and everything. Music, photography, poetry, and anything else that you might put under the scope of pop culture. The editors of the zines are taking on the task […]
NORMAL, Ill - The Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University has opened a new exhibit for the public to visit. University Galleries, located at 11 Uptown Circle Suite 103, is a unit of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University. Designing discoveries, the current exhibition at University Galleries, is a collaboration with ISU students who came in and got the opportunity to […]
NORMAL IL. - The state of Illinois has reached a record low in unemployment in 6 years. The most recent data has revealed that unemployment claims have been below $70,000 for 26 weeks. The director of the State Department of Employment Security (IDES) agency Kristen Richards explained that “This in fact is an indication of a strong labor market when unemployment claims or it recorded lows like we've seen here […]
NORMAL. Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their first town meeting of the month on November 7, 2022. Council member Stan Nord began the meeting by highlighted an expense of $10,000 for Normal from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The expense was dated as March of this year, which caught Stan Nord’s attention. City Manager Pamela Reece was unsure of the expense, and stated she would look into it. […]
