ISU News
NORMAL, Ill. – Students of Illinois State University have joined other campuses across the country as they protest their university’s potential involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At approximately 12:30 p.m. yesterday the group, “Students for Justice in Palestine ISU,” began protesting as they set up several tents, posters and other decorations around the center of […]
Photo provided by the Multicultural Center NORMAL, Ill. – The Multicultural Center has been holding cultural graduation ceremonies for communities of color at Illinois State University to honor their academic achievements through the lens of their heritage. Multicultural Center Director Christa Platt explains why these ceremonies are important to the ISU community. “These cultural recognition […]
Photo provided by the Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Police Department is actively searching for the suspected assailant in a home invasion where a resident was sexually assaulted and another was held at knifepoint. At approximately 7:16 a.m. today the NPD responded to reports of a home invasion on the 200 block of […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The campus of Illinois State University was decked out in denim and writing on T-shirts as the registered student organization “Students Ending Rape Culture” held their final events of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Denim Day and the Clothesline Project are two reoccurring events held by SERC. Denim Day stands in solidarity […]
Image courtesy of the Gamma Phi Circus Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. – The annual Gamma Phi Circus took place this past weekend, with a show on Friday night, a matinee on Saturday, and a show on Saturday night. From its beginning in 1929, Gamma Phi is the oldest collegiate circus in Illinois and has established […]
Image courtesy of the Illinois State University Bands official Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. – The Big Red Marching Machine will travel to Dublin, Ireland to march in the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and perform at Kilkenny Castle. The Director of the Big Red Marching Machine Mack Wood applied to participate in the parade. “The […]
Image Provided by Todd Smoak NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State’s Office of Technology Solutions Executive Director Todd Smoak was recently named to the Higher Education User Group Board of Directors. HEUG works with institutions to manage their administrative technologies. Smoak listed the opportunities this new position in the group will create for the university. He […]
Image courtesy of the SERC Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – The second Friday of April is nationally recognized as the Day of Silence, where people stay silent in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against homophobic transgressions and silencing of the community as a whole. It is commonly observed in educational institutions. Students Ending Rape Culture […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – As the countdown to the highly anticipated total solar eclipse comes to a near end, the campus of Illinois State University is gearing up. The total solar eclipse is a rare astronomical event where the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking all or […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Christine Ha, the self-proclaimed “Blind Chef” and winner of season 3 of MasterChef, spoke Monday evening in the Brown Ballroom as a part of Illinois State University’s Asian and Disability Awareness Cultural Dinner. Ha has risen to prominence over the last decade after her unlikely victory in the television cooking competition MasterChef, […]