NORMAL - Illinois State University students and staff were welcomed back from spring break with some new additions to the ISU campus. Qdoba and Starbucks were added on to the Bone Student Center for the revitalization project that has been going on for over a year. While Pizza Hut and McAlister's are still in the building, Burger King and Einstein’s Bagel’s have been removed to make room for different options. […]
NORMAL - This past Saturday, February 23rd was the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) Great Lakes Quarterfinals held at Illinois State University. Three of ISU’s a capella groups were competing this time around: Secondary Dominance, Clef Hangers and On The Brink of Normal. This quarterfinal was also On The Brink of Normal’s very first performance. The top two groups at this competition were given the chance to move onto […]
NORMAL - Illinois State University hosts its Redbird Regional Sales Competition to enhance the sales skills of students in a variety of role plays. The competition will benefit both business students and sales professionals in a competitive environment. Students can test their abilities and get feedback from professionals that will build relationships with clients for further opportunities down the road. Companies that are a part of the event provide internship […]
NORMAL- Members of Illinois State University Photography Club will have their favorite photos from a variety of shoots on display in the Center for Visual Arts Friday afternoon. The club is open to students of all majors, allowing for the photographer’s unique perspectives to take an artistic form. Photography Club President, Izabela Botko, is eager to show off her work. “I’m super excited. For one, it’s a really good thing for everyone who […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Speaker Series hosted Briahna Joy Gray as the annual Black History Month Speaker Tuesday night. Gray currently works as a senior politics editor at the Intercept. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, New York Magazine, and Rolling Stone among many others. Gray spoke on the difficulty 2020 presidential candidates will face trying to address progressive issues. At her talk, Gray also expanded on how to address intersectionality amongst […]
NORMAL - Thursday marked another Founder's Day on the campus of Illinois State University, and to kick off the festivities, many gathered in the middle of the quad for the annual Bell Ringing Ceremony. Founder's Day was created to remember the founding of the university back in year 1857. However, the event has evolved and now also showcases all the university has accomplished over the past year. The ringing of […]
NORMAL - The Illinois State Planetarium hosted their Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter show on Saturday. It showcased the exploration of dark matter, The Big Bang theory and it's anticipated discovery at the Large Hardon Collider. The show was narrated by Academy Award winner, Tilda Swinton. Vincent Manzella, a physics major at ISU, is the planetarium assistant and this was his second time ever running the […]
NORMAL - Illinois State University is bringing a focus on world religious literacy to its' International Seminar Series this spring. The seminar focuses on worldwide topics every semester to allow the community to become well versed on international issues. The series hosts guests experts of the selected topics and are available for questions after the seminar. The International Seminar Series is a coordinated by Larissa Kennedy. This series is one […]
NORMAL - Illinois State University has announced that it will be remaining closed throughout the entirety of Thursday, January 31. This announcement from the university has come after initially closing from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning. The university is now set to re-open on Friday, February 1, unless otherwise noted at a later time. Lows are expected to remain in the negatives until mid-Thursday afternoon, when a 30-70% chance of […]
