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Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Illinois Wesleyan men, women picked 2nd in CCIW polls
The Illinois Wesleyan men’s and women’s basketball teams were picked to finish second in the 2016-17 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin annual preseason coaches’ polls.… MORE
Shoemaker-Gilmore wins CCIW honor
For the second time this season, Illinois Wesleyan senior running back Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore has been named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin “Offensive Football Player of the Week.”… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football hands Carthage another last-minute defeat
It wasn’t quite as dramatic as last year’s win at Carthage, but it will do. … MORE
IWU football hopes to avoid 4th quarter drama in return to Carthage
As dramatic as Illinois Wesleyan football’s come-from-behind win was at Carthage last season, Titan senior running back Austin Harrell said he learned a lesson.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan blasts Carroll
The Illinois Wesleyan football team scored the most points in a game since the 1996 season in posting a 62-10 win over Carroll University at Schneider Stadium in Wasukesha, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 15.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football renews CCIW rivalry after 25-year hiatus
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash recalls the last time the Titans played Carroll University (then known as Carroll College) in 1991.… MORE
Shoemaker-Gilmore delivers in IWU rout of Augie
Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore asked his coach Norm Eash for a great role in the offense after getting just 11 carries in the Titans’ loss to Wheaton last week.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football takes extra time to recover after loss to Wheaton
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash waived his 24-hour rule this week as the Titans prepare for Augustana on Saturday.… MORE
2nd half surge sends No. 6 Wheaton past Illinois Wesleyan
Wheaton scored 34 unanswered points to erase a 10-point second quarter deficit as the No, 6-ranked Thunder pulled away to a 48-24 victory over Illinois Wesleyan to spoil the Titans’ homecoming. … 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…