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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, […]
Image Courtesy of VA Illiana Health Care NORMAL, Ill. – Last week over four-hundred fifty Illinois State University student veterans had the chance to meet with a Veterans Affairs representative to apply for lifetime healthcare benefits. VA Illiana Health Care sent a team out to ISU to share information about the expansion of the PACT […]
Photo provided by Thomas Willmitch NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Planetarium is hosting a new show titled, “Phantom of the Universe,” narrated by Tilda Swinton and exploring the importance of dark matter in the universe. ISU Planetarium Director Thomas Willmitch shared why dark matter is a highlighted topic in the show. “The reason […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University’s Board of Trustees appointed Aondover Tarhule, Ph.D., as the newest president of the university and approved a four-year contract expiring in 2028. The shift to the permanent role follows Tarhule’s one-year term as interim president and a comprehensive nationwide search. Upon learning about his role as the permanent president, […]
Image Courtesy of ISU Roller Hockey NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Roller Hockey team has received a back-to-back bid to compete in the national championships. Held in Auburn, Maine, the championship games will take place April 17-22 with roughly 25 teams representing Division III. Round robin play will determine the team’s placement in the […]
Image Courtesy of McLean County NORMAL, Ill. – Today was primary election day in Illinois this year. Early voting began on Feb. 8, and the opportunity saw more than 1,000 voters between the three polling centers in the Bloomington-Normal area. The three voting centers for both early and day of voting included the Bone Student […]