Illinois State’s men’s and women’s basketball squads had to scramble but pulled out victories on Sunday afternoon.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Saturday roundup: ISU, IWU men fall in tight games; IWU women win
Saturday’s scoreboard presented by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan includes a pair of close losses by Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball.… MORE
Friday scores: Redbird women earn 1st road win
Friday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan. … MORE
Wednesday roundup: Redbird, Titan men fall, Titan women win
Illinois State men’s basketball fell on Wednesday in the Windy City while Illinois Wesleyan women and men came away with conference wins. … MORE
Injury-riddled Redbird women pull away from Austin Peay
By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Despite playing only seven Redbirds due to injuries, Illinois State women’s basketball held Austin Peay to a single point in the final six and a half minutes in a 61-49 win on Tuesday night at Redbird Arena. Simone Goods led the Redbirds with 22 points while equaling a career-high 14…… MORE
Award-winning Author and Scholar to Speak at ISU
Dyson is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, a contributing editor to TIME magazine, has appeared on nearly every major media outlet, and hosts a news and talk program on NPR, The Michael Eric Dyson Show.… MORE
Saturday scoreboard: San Diego State defeats Redbirds
Illinois State men’s basketball scored the first three points of the game but the San Diego State Aztecs quickly surged into the lead and never relinquished it in a 75-65 win on Saturday.… MORE
Redbird women hold off Oakland
Illinois State women’s basketball squad never trailed in a 62-56 win over Oakland University on Thursday night .… MORE
Redbird men prevail in OT over BYU
Illinois State men’s basketball converted two free throws with just over two seconds left in regulation to tie the game and held off an overtime surge to defeat Brigham Young 92-89.… MORE
ISU volleyball receives NCAA at-large bid, Illini number 3 national seed
Illinois State volleyball will make its 14th NCAA appearance after receiving an at-large bid.… 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…