Second Look: April 6

In this episode, WZND’s Jaden Cohn and Colleen Holden talked about the United Faculty of ISU’s decision with the university, looked at how President Donald Trump’s action have effected higher education and caught up with the Bloomington Bison.

To open the show, Jaden and Colleen discussed the recent United Faculty of ISU’s agreement on a fair contract with the University. Allie Hunn from the WZND news room talked with ISU’s School of History Associate Professor Keith Pluymers to get an insider look. (1:07 – 7:57)

Next, the team dived into President Donald Trump’s recent actions such as budget cuts towards education and Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (DEI) programs. Courtney Conroy from the WZND newsroom talked with ISU’s School of Teaching and Learning Professor Ben Wellenreiter to understand this growing issue. (9:17 – 15:17)

Then the team mentioned recent weekly events in the Bloomington-Normal area including the recent mayoral elections, the upcoming McLean County Health Department’s health week and recapped ISU sports. (15:55 – 19:20)

To conclude the show, Nicholas Thompson from the WZND news team sat down with the Communication Director of the Bloomington Bison Andy Zilch on how the team’s season has gone so far along with the impact fans bring to Grossinger Motors Arena. (19:54 – 26:00)