The pandemic can’t keep the Forensics Union quiet

Members from both the speech and debate teams gather for a group photo at a tournament last November.

Dating to 1857, the Forensics Union is Illinois State’s oldest registered student organization (RSO). And this school year, the public-speaking and debate group has continued to compete and further its legacy by adapting to the restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Spiritual wellness in a new year

The start of each new year usually brings a fresh desire to try something new, stay consistent with a habit, or resolve to do something differently.

The price of the muscular ideal

flowers with building in background

When masculinity emphasizes a warped ideal of the male body and relates it to these attributes, that’s what we call the muscular ideal, problematic in the sense that it is unattainable.