Illinois State University’s fall enrollment declined slightly from the last academic year, while graduate student enrollment is up over the past year.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Apparent anti-police slur spray-painted in Uptown Normal, NPD says
Using black spray paint, vandals drew graffiti at multiple locations in Uptown Normal and at Illinois State University, apparently showing their disdain for police, authorities confirmed early Thursday morning.… MORE
McLean County Health Department aims to boost contact tracing at ISU
Plans are in the works for the McLean County Health Department to expand contact tracing for COVID-19, specifically for Illinois State University.… MORE
Will there be ISU football in the fall?
While answers are still slim on Illinois State football, ISU’s Athletic Director says discussions are still underway on how and when the season will take place.… MORE
ISU President Dietz: ‘We are open for business’
With Illinois State University announcing plans for a hybrid of face-to-face instruction and online classes for the 2020-21 school year, ISU President Larry Dietz said the University has created space for if a student gets COVID-19.… MORE
ISU releases plans for fall semester
Classes this fall at Illinois State University will be presented in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats.… MORE
COVID-19 comes to campus
The fist case of COVID-19 has been reported on the campus of Illinois State University.… MORE
Lyons: Targeting a normal football season
The NCAA put all spring sports on hold this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but what will the fall look like?… MORE
After weeks of e-learning, ISU plans online commencement for spring and summer grads
Illinois State University is offering pomp and circumstance under the most unusual of circumstances, a worldwide pandemic.… MORE
ISU and IWU announce cancellation of commencement ceremonies
Due to COVID-19, Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan are canceling commencement ceremonies.… 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…