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Ashton Moss, News Editor In the last few weeks, there has been a large student reaction to rumored cuts in the language department that would eliminate lower enrollment languages, such as Japanese, Chinese, and Russian. As of right now, these rumors are false. “No actions have been taken to eliminate...
Tia Sprengel, Editor-In-Chief Since 1897, the Boston Athletic Association has hosted the Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day, the world’s oldest marathon. Roughly 23,000 people were registered to run in the marathon this year, and on average, 500,000 people attend. This year, the marathon ran on Monday, April 15. At 2:50...
By: Rebekah Smith With the completion date of State Farm Hall quickly approaching, students and faculty are eager and excited to begin having classes inside this brand new building. But since most of the classes formerly held in Shaw will be moved into State Farm Hall, many students are...
By: Brexton Isaacs This week, Illinois Wesleyan University professor of political science Tari Renner won the mayoral race for the city of Bloomington by a landslide. Renner was running against former city councilman John Hanson and 2010 Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Lex Green. Of the 9,715 votes cast, Renner received 5,003...
By: Rebekah Smith While Colorado may be nearly a thousand miles away, the Aurora shooting reverberated across the nation. In light of the shooter’s upcoming trial, the Illinois Wesleyan University trial law class has been using his case as the basis for their entire class. In the final weeks...
By Tia Sprengel, Editor-In-Chief From Tuesday, Feb. 5 till Thursday, Feb. 21, Illinois Wesleyan University’s Merwin and Wakeley Galleries will be hosting the 26th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. A yearly exposition that allows students to showcase their artwork, the Student Art Exhibition held its opening ceremony on Tuesday, Feb....
By Ashton Moss, News Editor No longer called the new building, State Farm Hall is closing in on the day that it will officially open. Excitement around campus is tangible as student, faculty and staff prepare to christen the new hall and say goodbye to Shaw Hall. “Since I came...
By Tia Sprengel, Editor-In-Chief Nobody likes to be picked last for the kickball team. Nobody likes to be the last one in class without a partner. But most of all, nobody likes to feel alienated on their own college campus. To make sure this exclusion doesn’t happen at Illinois...
By Ashton Moss, News Editor This year, the Illinois Wesleyan Humanities Department has been awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for $300,000 to help Illinois Wesleyan University “re-center the humanities.” Professor of English Dan Terkla will serve as the director of Re-Centering the Humanities. Other...
By Tia Sprengel, Editor-In-Chief On Monday, Jan. 21 at 1:00 p.m., the Hansen Student Center featured Illinois Wesleyan University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. teach-in as part of its week-long celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hosted by the Action Research Center (ARC) since 2005, the Martin Luther King...