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Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics WZND’s Cason Schingoethe and Liam Lyons both contributed to this story. NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State University softball’s first-year head coach Tina Kramos sees a lot of strengths in her team ahead of the 2023 season. Coach Kramos emphasized how much this season means to her, following in the footsteps […]
NORMAL, Ill. – On February 8, the Office of Sustainability at Illinois State University held a Succulent Café. Students were invited to take part in growing their own succulent plant in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. The turnout was high with over one hundred students attending, with the queue-line spanning from the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) announced recently that they opened scholarship applications for students in foster care. On average, the department reported it receives over 200 applications each year from all across the state. It also stated that there are four scholarship awards that are reserved for children […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The first Founder’s Day at Illinois State University was held in 1909, with the tradition expanding in 1913 with events to honor the university’s first president, Charles Hovey. The schedule of events for this year’s celebration begins with the Founding Celebration Bell Ringing Ceremony in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student […]
Image courtesy of Illinois Wesleyan Athletics BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After two seasons filled with COVID-19 uncertainties, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans’ baseball team was hoping that 2022 would be something different, something more successful. Needless to say, the 16-21 overall record was disappointing, especially for head coach Dennis Martel, who points to a variety of factors […]
Photo provided by BloNo Pizza Co. NORMAL, Ill. – A local Bloomington-Normal restaurant is having a fundraiser on Sunday, February 5 to help raise funds for the prevention of child abuse. BloNo Pizza Co. is working in collaboration with the Child Protecting Network to host a golf tournament in their facility. The CPN is an […]
Photo provided by the Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill. – Matthew Listman, 21, was reported missing in Normal on Thursday January 26. On Friday, he was found by a creek and pronounced dead. The Illinois State University student was last seen alive at 10:15 p.m. on the 26th near North Main Street and Orlando Avenue […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Last week marked the 3rd anniversary of COVID-19’s arrival in Illinois. Since that time over four million Illinois citizens have been infected with the respiratory illness since it broke out in January of 2020 and over 36,000 have passed away due to complications with the illness. The Illinois Department of Public Health […]
Photo provided by ISU Dance Association NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Dance Association is set to begin performances for their newest show titled “Dance Inventions” starting Thursday at 7 p.m. The ISU Dance Association is a registered student organization completely run by students that any student can join. It also has ties to […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Dr. Andy Morgan has been announced as Illinois State University’s new assistant vice president/dean of students. Morgan assumed his new role on January 17th, the first day of the spring 2023 semester at ISU. Dr. Morgan is a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he also […]