Fighting polio has become a challenging job in in the areas where it remains. This disease that is all but forgotten in the United States still presents a threat to children elsewhere.
ISU alum works on the front lines of polio battle
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Photos: 11 reasons we needed the new Redbird Vintage line
What’s your favorite retro Redbirds logo? Every alum has their favorite, and now the Redbird Vintage line is bringing them back to life.
Q&A with new Voice of the Redbirds Mike Sondgeroth
STATEside caught up with Mike Sondgeroth ’85, who has succeeded Steve Adams as the public address announcer for Redbird Football.
Happy ending for Redbird center’s search for birth parents
For a big guy, Charles Cowley is quick. But it wasn’t Cowley’s speed that helped him solve the biggest mystery in his life, the one that’s been tugging at him since he was a kid, the one that took literally years to unravel.
New student group trains service dogs
The quiet, studious atmosphere of papers shuffling and keyboards tapping in Milner Library is no place for a dog, right? Not so fast, say sophomore pre-vet majors Hannah O’Flynn and Marie Koch.
Redbird football alum worked on Hancock construction project
Alumnus Paul Sonetz has spent a lot of time at Hancock Stadium—first on the sidelines as a football player, and most recently on the construction team that completely rebuilt the 50-year-old venue.
What makes you #RedbirdProud?
What makes you proud to be a Redbird? It’s a simple question, but each Illinois State alum has a different answer.
Photos: Best campus shots from September
Every month on STATEside, we use Storify to give our readers a “best of” photo gallery, powered by tweets, Instagram photos, and Facebook posts from the previous month.
Office Hours: No going back for Greece and the EU
In this latest installment of STATEside’s Office Hours, Department of Economics Chair and Professor David Cleeton discusses what makes Greece’s case unique, and why the country may never leave the European Union.
Alum judge talks sentencing laws at campus Constitution Day
An Illinois State alumnus turned judge told students that federal sentencing laws were forcing excessive and unwarranted prison terms and not having the intended impact on the war on drugs.
