The weekly question of which of three Illinois Wesleyan quarterbacks would be starting didn’t need to asked this week.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Shoemaker-Gilmore named CCIW Offensive Player of Week
Illinois Wesleyan senior running back Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore was named the “Offensive Player of the Week” for football in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin on Monday.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football cruises past North Park
Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore had a hand in four touchdowns as Illinois Wesleyan avenged its only loss to North Park in 30 years with a 45-10 win over the Vikings at the Holmgren Athletic Complex.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football seeks to avoid streak vs North Park
Norm Eash had never lost to North Park in his 29 seasons as Illinois Wesleyan football coach before suffering a 27-24 setback in the 2015 season finale in Chicago.… MORE
Wesleyan players explain taking a knee
The two Illinois Wesleyan University football players who took a knee during the national anthem are explaining their decision.… MORE
Turnovers, slow start cost Titans in CCIW opener
Illinois Wesleyan’s two reserve quarterbacks threw six interceptions as the Titans dug a 24-point first half deficit in a 34-7 loss to No. 9 North Central in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opener at Tucci Stadium. … MORE
Titan football prepares for early CCIW opener
Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore remembers last year’s North Central game well, but for all the wrong reasons.… MORE
Donegan, defense lead Titans to comeback win
Jack Donegan threw two second half touchdowns in his first official collegiate start while the Titans defense took advantage of a hobbled quarterback in Illinois Wesleyan’s 17-13 season opening win over Nebraska Wesleyan at Abel Stadium.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football prepares for ‘historic’ trip to Nebraska
Illinois Wesleyan football coach defines road trips by how many movies you can watch while on the bus.… MORE
Titans hold off Mexico’ Monterrey Tech in exhibition action
Illinois Wesleyan got two defensive touchdowns and senior Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore ran for three touchdowns to help the Titan football team post a 33-16 win over Monterrey Tech-Mexico in an exhibition game at Tucci Stadium on Saturday.… 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…