As 56 undergraduate students split into fake families for a daylong exercise about what it’s like to live in poverty, Raven Davidson’s character was there to steal, cajole, and coerce them into illegal behavior.
Topic: Diversity
Video: 6 years after accident, ISU student goes back to school
Six years ago, Illinois State sophomore Alex Shelton was in a coma. Doctors told his parents he only had a 10 percent chance of living after suffering a traumatic brain injury in an accident.
Video: Students help Special Olympics athletes
Audiology mentor Ryan Mulligan ’11 and a team of student volunteers are helping Special Olympics Illinois athletes as they compete in the Summer Games at Illinois State.
Video: Veteran finds a home at Illinois State
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.
International Fair, February 12
Food, gifts, cultural artifacts and entertainment from around the world will be the highlights of Illinois State University’s 41st annual International Fair, Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Bone Student Center Brown Ballroom.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Headlines Latino Cultural Dinner Oct. 26
Composer, lyricist, writer, and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda will be the featured speaker at Illinois State University’s Latino Cultural Dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Bone Student Center Brown Ballroom.
Will’s power: Trailblazing Redbird coach lifted the game of basketball
Will Robinson coached the Redbirds for five winning seasons from 1970 to 1975, producing an astonishing array of talent that included the school’s only Consensus All-American, Doug Collins ’73.