Colleen Holden
Image Courtesy of Survivor Love Letter Bloomington-Normal’s official Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, two out of every three cases of sexual assault go unreported leaving so many stories untold. “Our side” is a documentary by Jinglen Zeng detailing not only the stories untold but the next […]
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 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 the McLean County Health Department Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. – The first week of April has come and gone, and with it went National Public Health Week. The McLean County Health Department seized the opportunity this week gave them and used it to promote public health in the community. Marianne Manko is […]
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 […]
Image Courtesy of McLean County NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois 88th House District seat is up for grabs with two Central Illinois natives vying for the spot. The local farmer and current McLean County board member and the businesswoman from Decatur will face off in the primary elections. Chuck Erickson and Regan Deering are both […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University is continuing their search for a new president with the third candidate’s public forum occurring on Feb. 26. This forum featured former professor and Associate Dean of ISU’s College of Fine Arts (now the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts), Elizabeth Reitz Mullenix, Ph.D. Following her time at […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University is in the process of selecting a new university president following the sudden resignation of former president Terri Goss Kinzy last year. The finalists for the position will be speaking at public forums throughout the rest of February with the first occurring on Feb. 19 featuring Interim President Aondover […]
(Photo from left to right: Moderator Angelina Ruiz, Jag Bains and Matt Klotz) NORMAL, Ill. – Winner and runner-up respectively in the reality show “Big Brother” Jag Bains and Matt Klotz attended a Q-and-A session in the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University on Jan. 30 to speak on their experiences on the show […]