RSO Commuter Challenge puts PR majors to work

The RSO Commuter Challenge logo on pavement

A group of Illinois State students are putting their PR skills to good use this week, challenging their peers to take part in some friendly commuter competition by carpooling, walking, or riding their bikes.

Postcard Art auction attracts big-name artists, variety of styles

Postcard Art Stan Musial

Lou Cella ’85 is known for working big. He has created larger-than-life statues of former Redbird hoops star Doug Collins ’73 and legendary announcer Harry Caray, and his 7-foot-tall sculpture of Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks towers over baseball’s unluckiest fans they enter Wrigley Field.

Kung Fu Grandpa viral video shot by Illinois State alum

Kung Fu Grandpa

What can you learn from a 1 minute, 8 second YouTube video of a guy playing with—and then injuring himself with—Nunchucks in an empty grocery store parking lot? Aamon Miller ’97 says you can learn plenty. The Illinois State alum is the creator of “Kung Fu Grandpa,” the viral video du jour that’s racked up

Photos: Best campus shots from March

Illinois State's String Project

Spring break, two Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournaments, and a snow day gave the Illinois State campus lots to tweet about it in March.