Video: Veteran finds a home at Illinois State

Matt Thein with the Redbird cheerleading team

Matt Thein is one of Illinois State’s biggest cheerleaders. Literally. The physically fit Air Force veteran is one of several hundred former members of the military on the Illinois State campus.

Photos: Illinois State dining, then and now

The Cage in Fell Hall

What was your favorite place to eat on campus while you were a student? With some help from Milner Library’s Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, here’s a look at Illinois State’s dining experience—then and now.

Scholarship helps student after tornado destroys family home

Kristin Kouri in a classroom

For Kristin Kouri, the two hours after a tornado struck her hometown last year felt like three weeks. That’s because the Illinois State sophomore couldn’t reach her family immediately after the twister leveled their neighborhood in Washington.