Image Courtesy of @Redbird_MBB on X NORMAL, Ill. - After two exhibition games, the Redbirds are ready to roll for their regular season. ISU heads to Athens, Ohio, to face the University of Ohio. This is the second matchup of the Redbirds and Bobcats home-and-home series that started last season. Last season at CEFCU Arena, the Redbirds won against Ohio by a score of 85 to 75. This is Ohio's […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill.- Potential concerns of overpopulation have been expressed at some of Illinois State University's on-campus living spaces. Admission rates at ISU have risen in recent years, and Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications Hillary Campos clarified that the admissions and housing departments operate independently. With high numbers of students being admitted to the university, housing services have adopted a strategy similar to other […]
NORMAL, Ill.—Normal faces another snowstorm within the same month. Illinois State University cancelled all classes and will not deliver them remotely. Any exams or assignments due February 17 will be rescheduled. Residence halls and residential dining centers will remain open. Watterson Dining Commons and Marketplace at Linkins, will be open from 9 a.m.–8 p.m., February 17. All other campus buildings will be closed Thursday. Weather essential personnel should report to work, but […]
Photo Courtesy from Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill.- Universities across Illinois have moved classes online for the beginning of the semester including ISU. President Terri Goss Kinzy shared with students, faculty and staff that the university was looking ahead as other transmittable variants of coronavirus are spreading through the state of Illinois. In hopes to being cautious--Goss Kinzy explains that ISU will be remote for the first two weeks of […]
Photo Courtesy School Street Food Pantry Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. - The School Street Food Pantry is an on-campus resource not many students are aware of. School Street Food Pantry Communication and Marketing Coordinator, Megan Koch says food insecurity is a big problem on campus. The pantry provides free access to food to students who sign up using a form posted to their Facebook page. The Pantry is also open […]
Photo Courtesy of Bloomington Police Department NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University’s Multicultural Center held an event in support of Jelani Day last Friday. Day was reported missing two weeks ago. Friends, family and the ISU community gathered to hear from Day’s mother and his other family members. Vice President of College Democrats at ISU—Avery Spranger came in support of the Day family. “It was really powerful—they brought in a […]
Illinois State University traces its band program back more than 90 years. Photo courtesy to BRMM Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. - The 2021 Redbird Football season is set to be one like no other. Hancock Stadium will be limited to 20% capacity, the team will play a shortened eight-game schedule, and everyone will be required to wear a mask inside the stadium. The football team isn't the only group facing […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State University Facebook. NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University administration says state officials have urged The University to cancel Spring break. Earlier in the semester, Illinois State University decide to maintain Spring break as scheduled. The decision was made after student survey responses expressed it was crucial to maintain mental health. Friday afternoon via email President Larry Dietz stated officials have requested that the University cancel […]
Photo courtesy to ISU Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.-Students are stressing over the presidential election, although so ease came on Saturday, Nov. 7 when Former Vice President Joe Biden was named the president-elect. Biden still must face President Donald Trump who has not conceded yet. SGA member and off-campus senator Djimon Lewis says he fears that the misinformation and Trump's rhetoric will cause the fate of the democracy to be uncertain. […]
