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Photo provided by Illinois State University BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Grossinger Motors Arena hosted the Sixty-Six Games Tournament on October 21 and 22. Sixty-Six Games is central Illinois’s largest sanctioned League of Legends Tournament For a $8,000 prize, several university and college teams competed in a League of Legends tournament. The event also offered tabletop […]
Photo provided by Sister Cities Committee BLOOMINGTON, Ill – Bloomington may be known for its relationship to the town of Normal, but its real sister city is actually in Asahikawa, Japan. Japan has had a connection with Bloomington for a few decades, sponsoring a student foreign exchange program and building international relationships. Chairmen of the […]
Photo provided by the Graduate Student Union NORMAL, Ill. – For months, graduate students attending Illinois State University have proposed different negotiations about various aspects of their contracts. Most recently, members of the Graduate Student Union voted for a strike authorization with 92 percent. One of the primary things they are fighting the most for […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird Athletics, in collaboration with Normal, hosted the Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball teams for their new, preseason event on Thursday, October 19. Ballin’ on Beaufort, which served as Hoopfest’s replacement, kicked off with happy hour at 5:00 p.m., while team introductions began at 6:30 p.m. Prior to meeting the players, […]
Photo provided by the Black Communication Association NORMAL, Ill. – #StopCopCity is a trending hashtag on almost every social media platform, relating to The Atlanta Police Foundation’s (APF) funding of a building project expected to destroy 381 acres of the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta, Georgia. The plans include military-grade training facilities, a mock city to […]
Photo provided by Professor John McHale NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University Professor John McHale has been awarded the Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script award for his script “Nurses Versus the Virus.” McHale shares the award with his coauthor, Registered Nurse Xavier Jackson. The two met over 15 years ago but recently worked together […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The silence on the quad was deafening as a little empty space by Cook and DeGarmo Hall was used to make a big statement. Illinois State University’s registered student organization Students Ending Rape Culture held their semesterly Clothesline Project which consists of T-shirts with phrases written by survivors of rape, sexual assault […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State’s Homecoming Week included many different events, athletics, and even a display case, located in Milner Library, of artifacts from the past. Illinois State’s University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn spoke about the importance of this display case and in depth about a few artifacts. A few of the artifacts shown in the […]
Photo provided by University Housing NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University has recently accepted its largest freshman class in nearly four decades. With ISU only having three residence halls, Tri Towers, Hewett-Manchester and Watterson Towers, to accommodate over 18,000 undergraduate students on campus, there has been some discussion of overcrowding within the residence halls. University […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University’s new indoor practice facility, north of Horton Field House, was officially opened on September 30. After waiting since the groundbreaking ceremony in 2022, teams can finally practice on the new field. Redbirds were able to get on the field the next day. The […]