One of the busiest sports days of the year provided plenty of local excitement.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Titans remain on top of CCIW after win at Millikin
Illinois Wesleyan used a strong first quarter to set the tone for a 49-26 win over Millikin on Saturday at Frank M. Lindsay Field. … MORE
Major estate gift will benefit IWU students for years to come
A major endowment from a former student at Illinois Wesleyan University is being called a transformative gift for Wesleyan as a whole.… MORE
IWU Coach Norm Eash secures most CCIW wins after Titans roll over No. 12 Wheaton
Illinois Wesleyan head coach Norm Eash became the coach with the most wins in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin as his Titans topped No. 12 Wheaton, 24-14, at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 15.… MORE
Titans drop home opener to last second Field Goal
After erasing a 15 point deficit in the final quarter, the Illinois Wesleyan football team was defeated in their season opener by a 20-yard field goal as time expired, 34-31, against Wisconsin-LaCrosse at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8.… MORE
IWU women’s hoops to play exhibitions at EIU & SIUE
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team has scheduled preseason exhibition games against two Division I opponents. … MORE
IWU football returns plenty of experience from CCIW co-champs
By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan football met the media this afternoon at Tucci Stadium. Norm Eash (ESH) enters his 32nd season at the helm of the Titans. He likes the mix of experience and youth on this year’s squad: Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash has high expections with plenty of returning players…… MORE
Martin to step down as CCIW commissioner in 2019
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Commissioner Chris Martin says he will step away from that role at the end of the current academic year.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan to visit Illinois in men’s hoops exhibition
Titans and Illini will meet on the basketball floor this fall.… MORE
IWU ranks No. 14 in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 14 of 329 ranked schools in the final set of rankings of the 2017-18 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.… 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…