NORMAL - Illinois State University has announced the cancellation of all classes on Wednesday, due to extreme winter weather conditions, bringing dangerously low temperatures to much of the Midwest. The cancellation period will be in effect from 11 p.m. Tuesday evening until 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning. A Wind Chill Warning will be in effect from 6 p.m. Tuesday evening until noon Thursday, with temperatures reaching lows of -18 and highs […]
University Program Board’s first event of the semester will take place Saturday night (photo courtesy/University Program Board). NORMAL – The University Program Board is hosting Back in the Groove Saturday night. UPB’s first event of the semester will give students a chance to get a head start on their New Year’s resolution. They can participate in various activities such as basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, rock-climbing, yoga and zumba. Late Nite Chairperson […]
The Center for the Visual Arts in January 2019. (Photo by Joe Kennedy/WZND) NORMAL - Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner granted Illinois State University 9.6 million dollars to help renovate and repair the College of Fine Arts. The university has been waiting 10 years for renovations for the CFA, this came on one of Rauner's last days of being the Governor so he decided to give the go. The renovations […]
NORMAL - Tuesday morning, all Illinois State University students and faculty received an emergency alert concerning the safety of students with the presence of ice on campus. Emergency Management alerted the campus of the safety precaution and cancelled all activities and classes before 10 am. However, some professors made their classes mandatory despite the emergency alert. These conflicting statements left many students confused, due to the fact there was no […]
Illinois State University workers repair water main break on campus Wednesday afternoon (Photo by John Murray/WZND). NORMAL - Due to a water main break on the Quad, Illinois State University Plumbing Shop, along with contractors, will have an emergency water outage at Old Union and Williams Hall beginning shortly after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until further notice. During this time, all restrooms, drinking fountains, sinks and BSW areas will be unavailable. […]
NORMAL - Tuesday morning, all Illinois State University students and faculty received an emergency alert concerning the safety of students with the presence of ice on campus. Emergency Management alerted the campus of the safety precaution and cancelled all activities and classes before 10 am. However, some professors made their classes mandatory despite the emergency alert. These conflicting statements left many students confused, due to the fact there was no […]
Due to icy conditions Tuesday morning, Illinois State University will not open until 10 a.m. Both 8 a.m. and 9:35 a.m. courses are cancelled, and non-essential staff is not required to report to work until 10 a.m. Olympia Schools are also starting late at 9 a.m. after an hour delay also due to icy conditions. Road conditions are fairly clear in McLean County according to the Illinois Department of Transportation, […]
