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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team cruised to an 85–59 win over the Davenport Panthers in its 2021-22 exhibition opener Thursday. A sluggish start by the Redbirds allowed the Panthers to hang around in a back-and-forth first half before a quick start to the second half sparked an […]
Photo courtesy Illinois State University BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Ewing Cultural Center is hosting the “Trick-Or-Treating at the Manor”. Toni Tucker, director of the Ewing Cultural Center says that on Halloween night (which is this Sunday), the Center will be offering treats to guests from 4 to 6 PM, which will be handed out by […]
In the October edition of the Birds-I-View, hosts Maritza Navar-Lopez, Camberyn Kelley, and Jack Podlesnik, along with the WZND News Team, take an inside look at women’s rights, involvement in athletics and education, and safety. WZND’s Ashley Daniels starts the show by discussing the Equal Rights Amendment. (2:59-5:33). Next, Blake Hornstein talks education, and how […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team is set for another 2 game swing on the road this weekend, matching up against Southern Illinois and Missouri State. ISU is currently on a five game winning streak, accumulating for a 8-3 conference record, and are looking to extend it this weekend. The […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Playoff football kicks off tonight with the Normal Community Ironmen going up against the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals. Kickoff for this game will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. The Ironmen are coming off of an undefeated season and look to bring their momentum into the playoffs. Head coach Jason Drengwitz describes the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – While there is an abundance of spooky festivities happening this Halloween season, none are quite as scary as contracting COVID. “You can get out there,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci. “This is a time that children love. It’s a very important part of the year for children.” Although it may seem intimidating and […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team was picked to finish last in the 2021-22 Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll. The poll is voted on annually by a panel of coaches, sports information directors and media. The Redbirds were also the only team to not have any players selected to the all-MVC preseason […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Cross-Country program will host the Missouri Valley Conference Championship this Friday, October 29th at Weibring Golf Course. Both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams look to start their postseason with a strong performance, before traveling to the NCAA Midwest Regional on November 12th in Iowa […]
Photo Courtesy IllinoisState.edu NORMAL, Ill. – An award-winning author will be coming to Illinois State University to discuss her works. Author Emil Ferris will be coming to ReggieCon to discuss her novel My Favorite Thing is Monsters, with different panelists who are faculty at ISU. ReggieCon is a monthly event where experts with a passion […]
METAMORA, Ill.- A local Highschool football program, who has a familiar mascot, has been in the process of building a positive culture around the sport and their community for years now. This program is Metamora High School. The Redbirds started out hot this season with five consecutive wins, three of which were won by more […]