Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds

Redbird women’s hoops announces non-conference schedule

Redbird women’s hoops announces non-conference schedule

Posted on August 26, 2019

By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Illinois State women’s basketball has released the non-conference portion of its upcoming schedule. The Redbirds host seven home games before the end of 2018, opening the regular season at home on Nov. 5 against Truman State. ISU travels to Marquette, Illinois and North Dakota and hosts Northern Illinois and UT-Martin in…… MORE

ISU men’s hoops schedule includes 4 NCAA teams from last season

ISU men’s hoops schedule includes 4 NCAA teams from last season

Posted on August 19, 2019

By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball’s non-conference schedule includes four NCAA tournament qualifiers from last season and another that played in the NIT. The Redbirds announced the non-conference schedule Monday. Illinois State coach Dan Muller says the non-conference slate will be good preparations for the Missouri Valley Conference season: “We’ll be tested early,…… MORE

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…