Early Childhood major Abby Panozzo

Lack of sports in “The Valley” impacting more than just student-athletes

Photo courtesy ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- The COVID-19 pandemic has taken away countless opportunities for athletes in the Missouri Valley Conference, including Illinois State University. All sports for the fall season are cancelled, leaving a condensed spring season as the only hope for sports in the 2020-2021 school year. However, the athletes are not the only ones suffering from the inability to have college athletics. Redbird Productions gives students at […]

September 2, 2020

COVID-19

ISU Students beginning to feel Unsafe

Photo courtesy to ISU Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- With a 8.2 % positivity rate in McLean County and organizations being shut down, students at Illinois State are not only feeling the pressures of turning in assignments but the pressure of not getting sick. ISU freshman Rebecca Slywczuk came to ISU in high hopes, her sister is an alum and she decided to come because of her dorm-life experience. "I did […]

August 26, 2020

COVID-19

First Day COVID-19 Jitters at Unit 5

Photo courtesy to Unit 5 Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Unit 5 staff members were so excited to greet students and see students' smiling faces. Today, Aug. 24, 2020 was the first remote-learning day for Unit 5 schools. One Illinois State University student-teacher and senior is experiencing her first time in a student-teaching environment. ISU has a unique program where student-teachers stay with students for not one semester but two. ISU […]

August 25, 2020

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