Photos provided by Ewing Manor NORMAL, Ill. - Ewing Manor is opening its doors again for a once-a-year event. The Architecture Tour will allow guests to see the unique features of Bloomington’s only “castle.” Appointed guides will walk attendees through all 44 rooms of the manor. Director of the Ewing Cultural Center Toni Tucker elaborated on the tour and how guides share facts about the manor. “We share the architectural […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – On Thursday, February 15, Illinois State University held its annual Founder’s Day celebration. The event began with the bell ringing tradition and proceeded with a faculty and staff appreciation luncheon and awards ceremony. As the program commenced, President for the Division of Student Affairs Dr. Levester Johnson welcomed the audience to the Brown Ballroom. He introduced Interim President Dr. Aondover Tarhule […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird Philanthropy Week, Feb. 19-23, serves as an opportunity for Illinois State students to learn the impact of philanthropy on their college experience. Senior Managing Director of Annual Giving and Philanthropy Engagement Jillian Nelson expanded on the week’s events and importance of donors.“There are a lot of opportunities and things funded not by tuition dollars, but actually by gifts from donors," […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Last weekend, the Jelani Day Foundation held their second annual memorial dinner for the late Illinois State University graduate student. In 2021, Day was studying speech pathology and he went missing before eventually being found dead weeks later. Now, the Jelani Day Foundation aims to keep his memory alive and help people in similar situations. Day's mother Carmen Bolden Day spoke about the purpose of the organization. […]
NORMAL, Ill. - 182 artists who graduated between 1968 and 2023 are participating in University Galleries' current exhibit "Alumni Spectacular." The "Alumni Spectacular" celebrates University Galleries’ 50th Anniversary and all of the talented artists from its history. All artwork displayed are from those that have graduated from the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Creative Technology program. The vibrant exhibition fills University Galleries from Jan. 26 through Feb. 20, […]
(Photo from left to right: Moderator Angelina Ruiz, Jag Bains and Matt Klotz) NORMAL, Ill. – Winner and runner-up respectively in the reality show “Big Brother” Jag Bains and Matt Klotz attended a Q-and-A session in the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University on Jan. 30 to speak on their experiences on the show and the importance of representation. The fight for a more diverse media has been a […]
Photo provided by the ISU Graduate Workers Union NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Graduate Workers Union is still in negotiations with the university over fair wages after several months of talks. The union, which has over 450 members, represents graduate students who are also employees of the university, including many instructors and TAs. The union originally formed in 2018 and has been negotiating the current contract for the […]
Photo provided by Director Eric Hodges NORMAL, Ill. – On Monday, Jan. 15, 2023, Illinois State University sent a university-wide message, alerting the close of the university and its operations for the following day due to predicted wind chills. The following week on Jan. 22, ISU closed campus and all operations once again beginning at noon that day due to icy conditions, later stating that campus would reopen at noon […]
Photo provided by Janessa Williams NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal and Bloomington Human Relations Commission is holding their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon in the Brown Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 1-3 p.m. The event has been running for the past 48 years and also includes the presentation of the “I Have a Dream” award, which this year has been awarded to local high school students Siddhi […]
