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Month: October 2023

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Local News

OSF Psychologist explains how to Communicate with children during current events

Photo provided by Dr. Kyle Boerke BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - With modern technology, it is easier than ever to access information about national and global events. As children are increasingly learning about historic events, a local psychologist believes parents have a responsibility to teach their children about it before the internet does.  Doctor of Psychology at OSF Kyle Boerke noted that when talking to children about current events, if they do not […]

todayOctober 31, 2023

College Sports

Hockey ‘Birds struggle over Halloween weekend

Image courtesy of Illinois State Redbirds hockey on Facebook NORMAL, Ill. - Only half of Redbirds hockey program played this past weekend, as D1 took on the University of Jamestown for the third and fourth time this season, and D2 had two games at Drury University, with both teams playing at home. D1 had a rough game 1, as they would get shut out, losing 5-0. Brendan Donavan would save […]

todayOctober 31, 2023

Illinois State Redbirds

ISU basketball bursts to victory in a Blo-No battle against IWU

Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Sunday afternoon was one for the history books in the Bloomington-Normal community. It has been over 50 years since Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan have played against one another in a basketball game. The fifty-year drought ended on Sunday with an emphatic 78-46 ISU victory.  While this was only considered an exhibition game for both ISU and IWU, the 32 point […]

todayOctober 31, 2023

ISU News

John Green Building set for use by upcoming College of Engineering

Photo provided by Tom Keyser NORMAL, Ill. - The John Green Building has been reallocated and is awaiting renovations for Illinois State University’s upcoming College of Engineering. The John Green Building is currently the home of the university’s Office of Energy Management, across the street from University High School on Gregory Street. It was originally a food processing facility for the school, but following renovations it will have labs, classrooms, […]

todayOctober 31, 2023

ISU News

Grossinger Motors Arena Hosts the Sixty-Six Games Tournament

Photo provided by Illinois State University BLOOMINGTON, Ill. –  The Grossinger Motors Arena hosted the Sixty-Six Games Tournament on October 21 and 22. Sixty-Six Games is central Illinois’s largest sanctioned League of Legends Tournament For a $8,000 prize, several university and college teams competed in a League of Legends tournament. The event also offered tabletop game tournaments for Magic The Gathering and Pokémon.  Illinois State University’s e-sports head coach Tj […]

todayOctober 31, 2023

ISU News

Bloomington shares connection with Japan through local Sister Cities Committee

Photo provided by Sister Cities Committee  BLOOMINGTON, Ill - Bloomington may be known for its relationship to the town of Normal, but its real sister city is actually in Asahikawa, Japan.  Japan has had a connection with Bloomington for a few decades, sponsoring a student foreign exchange program and building international relationships. Chairmen of the Sister Cities Committee Jeff Kroesch went into detail about the history of our relationship with […]

todayOctober 30, 2023

ISU News

ISU Graduate Student Union marches amid possible strike

Photo provided by the Graduate Student Union NORMAL, Ill. - For months, graduate students attending Illinois State University have proposed different negotiations about various aspects of their contracts. Most recently, members of the Graduate Student Union voted for a strike authorization with 92 percent.  One of the primary things they are fighting the most for is being paid what they claim is a livable wage by the university. Graduate student […]

todayOctober 30, 2023

College Sports

D1, D3 sweep the weekend as Hockey Redbirds start rolling

NORMAL, Ill. - The Redbirds were busy this weekend, as D1 had two games at the University of Toledo, D2 had one Thursday game, D3 visited NIU for a Friday and Saturday game, and ISU Rolley Hockey had 4 games on Saturday. D1 went down early in game 1, going down 1-0 after the first period. However, would start clicking in the second, scoring three goals in both the second […]

todayOctober 26, 2023

Local News

Bloomington City Council: Annexation of a Home, Safety Concerns and New Golf Carts

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council held its final council meeting of the month on October 23. Assistant Director of the Economic Community Development Department Kelly Pfeiffer spoke on behalf of the property that was going to be annexed. Pfeiffer said, "The residency is currently uninhabitable due to a well failure. The owners are requesting annexation motivated by the city's water." After consideration, the court was sent into a […]

todayOctober 25, 2023