Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans

Illinois Wesleyan defeats No. 25 Texas Lutheran

Illinois Wesleyan defeats No. 25 Texas Lutheran

The Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball team battled the No. 25 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs back-and-forth and came out on top 92-86 at the Trinity Tournament in San Antonio, Texas.MORE

Seibring leads Titans to victory in Texas

Seibring leads Titans to victory in Texas

Trevor Seibring scored 26 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan to a 85-77 win over Southwestern at the Trinity Holiday Basketball Tournament at Sams Gymnasium.
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Titans lose early lead, fall to Maroons in Chicago

Titans lose early lead, fall to Maroons in Chicago

The Illinois Wesleyan Titans got off to a hot start against the University of Chicago Maroons, but the Titans were cooled off in the second half en route to a 74-57 loss. IWU is now 4-4 on the season.MORE

Marietti return fuels Illinois Wesleyan win over No. 14 Wash U.

Marietti return fuels Illinois Wesleyan win over No. 14 Wash U.

Mike Marietti scored four points and added four steals in his first game back from off-season knee surgery as Illinois Wesleyan overcame 26 turnovers and 21-point first half to hand No. 14-ranked Washington University of St. Louis, 67-57 at Shirk Center.MORE

Titans take down Rose-Hulman to win Tip-Off Tournament

Titans take down Rose-Hulman to win Tip-Off Tournament

By Nick McClintock BLOOMINGTON- It was the Illinois Wesleyan Titans owning their own tournament this weekend, as IWU handled the  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 86-76 at the Shirk Center Sunday afternoon. Early on in the game, it looked like it would be a shoot-out, with Wesleyan starting off 2-2 from the field and Rose-Hulman keeping…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…