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By Zach Zentner, Staff Reporter The number of yogis, or men who practice yoga, has increased dramatically over the past year at Illinois Wesleyan University. This trend has caught the eyes of many younger men when they see athletes like Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Miami Heat forward...
By Mary Nicholas, News Editor Illinois Wesleyan University students are working to assist scholars such as Guangcheng Chen, a Chinese man suffering at the hands of his government for publishing incriminating evidence of the nation’s forced abortion policy. The organization these students are acting through is called Scholars at Risk...
By Kristina Dolak, Staff Reporter According to the Prudential Research Study, 95 percent of family financial decisions are made by women. But when compared to men, women have less self-confidence in their capabilities, according to Director of Alumni Relations Ann Harding. To help women gain the confidence they need in...
By Mary Nicholas, News Editor “Fa la la” means more than you ever dreamed according to Illinois Wesleyan University vocal performance alum Kyle Pfortmiller, ’92, who returned to IWU offering two master classes and a recital tonight in Westbrook Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Though currently working as a professional opera...
By Tia Sprengel, Managing Editor On Wednesday Feb. 15, the Office of Multicultural Affairs offered a teach-in targeted to address subtly racist comments, a campus concern which came to light through a recently instituted program called the “Senior Sound Off.” This “Senior Sound Off” program occurs at the end of...
By Mary Nicholas, News Editor The winners of this year’s Concerto-Aria Competition performed with the Illinois Wesleyan Civic Orchestra at the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts last Friday, Feb. 10. But the road to this performance began years before that evening. Choosing and commanding a lengthy solo piece is one...
By Mary Nicholas, News Editor On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Illinois Wesleyan University celebrated its 162nd Founder’s Day through a combination of social awareness and free cake. Sister Helen Prejean, author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, spoke...
By Tia Sprengel, Managing Editor In honor of Valentine’s Day, Illinois Wesleyan University’s Office of Student Activities has collaborated with professors and students alike to host an International Film Festival. The festival’s three films, following the theme “Love, or Lack Thereof,” will be shown, one each day, throughout the weekend...
By Tia Sprengel, Managing Editor It’s not every day men get to strap on heels and women have a chance to suit up. But everyone will have the opportunity to do just that at the Illinois Wesleyan University Pride Alliance’s second annual Drag Ball tonight at 7 p.m. in the...
By Jackie Connelly, Staff Reporter This year, five students are going where no Illinois Wesleyan University nursing major has gone before. Sophomores Jenny Boll, Erin Levy, Amanda Magallon, Cassie Mellen and Hannah Smith just kicked off their spring semester in Barcelona, Spain—an option that, prior to 2012, was never available...