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Photo: Black Lives Matter protest from Fall 2020 NORMAL, Ill.- The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts. He was found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd. ISU president Larry Dietz released a statement shortly after the verdict. “The trial of […]
NORMAL, Ill.- As Earth week approaches, ISU Sustainability has planned an array of opportunities and events for students to partake in. These events will be taking place all this week, from April 19-23. ISU Sustainability hopes to facilitate environmental education and provide guidance on how to live sustainably while on campus. “From these events, […]
Photo courtesy Jenn Carrillo Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-During the April 12 council meeting, Mayor-elect Mboka Mwilambwe said council member Jenn Carrillo’s behavior is “unbecoming” of a council member. The behavior Mwilambwe was referencing was a social media post that stated, “I look forward to making Sheila Montney‘s and Nick Becker‘s life a living hell for […]
Photo courtesy to McLean County Clerk website BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Last week’s municipal elections saw numerous tightly-contested races, partly thanks to increased voter turnout. Turnout saw a slight increase from 2017, bumping up from 18% to 20%. While the increase isn’t anything astonishing, more voters may have led to closer races. One of the closest […]
Photo courtesy to Mboka Mwilambwe Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-The Bloomington mayor’s race falls into that 5% margin at this time for a discovery recall, however, Mike Straza has already conceded to Mayor-elect Miboka Mwilambwe so a discovery recall in that race is highly unlikely, according to Bloomington Election Commission’s Tim Mitchell. The results show Mike […]
Pictured: Larry Knell (arrested) Photo courtesy to Bloomington PD NORMAL, Ill.- A 59 year-old man was pronounced dead on Friday, April 9. The autopsy indicates Dale Baughman died of multiple stab wounds. His body was found lying on Seminary Avenue. The Coroner’s office and the Bloomington Police are continuing to investigate. Officers from the department’s […]
Photo courtesy to Chi Omega Illinois State University Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- The 45th annual March Madness philanthropy event will be hosted by Chi Omega at Illinois State University on April 11at 5 p.m. to benefit Make-A-Wish Illinois. March Madness is an annual dance competition in which participating Greek chapters on ISU’s campus will compete […]
Photo courtesy of ISU Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Scoring runs and stealing bases aren’t the only things Michele Calabrese can do. Calabrese, a junior utility player for the ISU softball team, is a teaching assistant for professor Erik Rankin. She helps teach his “POL 106 – United States Government and Civic Practices” class. After starting […]
Photo courtesy South Asian Student Alliance Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University’s South Asian Student Alliance is looking to spark conversations through their Conversation Hour. Wednesday nigth the SASA hosted a virtual discussion focusing on racism and how it affects the South Asian community. The founder of the organization, Anushree Rayarikar explains how a member inspired the event. “She took the […]
Photo courtesy AsiaConnect Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University is celebrating Asian Heritage Week April 5 –11. This week AsiaConnect encourages individuals to share their Asian cultural experience. President of AsiaConnect and associate professor at ISU, Li Zeng expands on the purpose of the week. “As the Asian and Asian American community, we are students, faculty and staff. We are busy. We don’t […]