NORMAL- This will be one Family Day to forget for the Redbirds. The Illinois State Redbirds were defeated on Saturday afternoon by the FCS and MVC leading North Dakota State Bison leaving the Birds with a 3-2 record. The Bison defense thwarted the Redbird offense, allowing only a field goal to the Birds. Coming into the game, North Dakota led the FCS in fewest touchdowns allowed with only 5. The […]
NORMAL – The No. 6 Illinois State Redbirds (3-1) will play No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (4-0) this Saturday from Hancock Stadium to open Missouri Valley Football Conference play. ISU Head Coach Brock Spack has a long history with North Dakota State that has not been kind to him, as he has lost his last seven matchups against the Bison, culminating in a 2-7 mark. Spack sees a focus […]
NORMAL - Illinois State University students will not be the only ones flocking around campus this weekend. The Dean of Students will offer a variety of activities around campus as part of Family Weekend. Family Weekend is an annual tradition that gives families a chance to experience campus life together. "The main focus of family weekend is to bring all of our Illinois State University students and their families […]
NORMAL -Normal Theater held a presentation called “Survivors: Local Stories of Domestic Violence” earlier this week in light of domestic violence awareness month. Illinois State University's Professor Shelly Clevenger and her criminal justice victimology class, in coordination with the YWCA Stepping Stone and Neville House hosted the event. Clevenger expands on the inspiration for the presentation. “I wanted my students and the community to be aware that domestic violence happens […]
NORMAL- ISU men's golf finished in 7th place out of 13 teams this past week at the Bearcat (Cincinnati) invitational. Senior David Perkins continued his dominant start of the season by placing 3rd individually out of 75 golfers. In Cincinnati, Perkins felt like his game was well rounded and everything seemed to be clicking for him. “All areas of my game were pretty solid this week,” said Perkins. “I […]
NORMAL - Normal Public Library hosted First Amendment attorney Donald Craven for a program free speech and free press in the Trump Era. A debate about “fake news,” some differing views on the medias place in society and concerns about journalistic business practices followed Cravens presentation. Craven quoted Thomas Jefferson in saying, “were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspaper without […]
NORMAL - Student Health Services and the Mennonite College of Nursing has partnered up for its fourth year to host the flu shot clinic At Illinois State University. The clinic was held for students, faculty, and staff at the Bone Student Center over the span of multiple days. The clinic provided the chance for the ISU community to get their flu shot right on campus. Bobbie Stevens, the Nurse Administrator […]
NORMAL - The 25th anniversary of a local business in uptown isn't the only thing that has them celebrating. The Children's Discovery Museum has been awarded a pair of grants by the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation (IPCF) last month. They have also received grants from PNC and State Farm. The money from the grants will help remove the obstacles preventing students from taking part in the educational programs offered by […]
Normal - On Oct. 1 the Civil Service council held a meeting discussing the homecoming events the council will be hosting this year. The council is made up of staff that represent the interests and concerns of their departments and the student body. At the meeting, the council worked on collaborating on interesting events for the weekend of homecoming. Council representative Stuart Palmer expands on which events are being planned […]
By Sydney Davis Back in July of this year, Alessia Cara announced the release of This Summer EP and said she would release a new single "every couple of weeks" leading up to the release of the EP. The first single, “Ready” was released on July 22, the second single, "Rooting for You", was released on August 9, the third single, "OKAY OKAY", was released on August 23, and the […]
