Indiana State University is planning to lay off a handful of non-tenured instructors and professors at the end of the school year.
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The hot wings and hot topics event took place at the bottom of the African American Cultural Center and was hosted by the ISU chapter of the NAACP. The event featured various discussions over multiple charged topics that float around in the minds of not only college students, but Americans a…
Wednesday, February 1st, Indiana State University hosted author and cultural critic Roxanne Gay for the University Speaker series. This event was paired the with Black History Month Kickoff hosted by the Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center. Students, staff, and public were invi…
Reflect the Rainbow is a storytelling series for the students of ISU being taught by Dr. Lori Henson. The purpose of this series is to teach students about how to be diverse when describing and telling stories about our campus and life in general. The reason this is important is because ther…
Are you single this Valentine’s Day? If so, there is a solution for you. There is a group on campus that is hosting a dating show that could get you your perfect match for the holiday. The way they do this is by gathering information through questions they have created via online surveys. By…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was Monday, January 16th. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Indiana State University had a day of service. The Center of Community Engagement has organized several service opportunities for students from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. Over 100 Sycamores helped our local c…
The 2023 spring semester has officially commenced here at Indiana State. With that being said, there is still plenty of time to get involved on campus. This fair included a lot of different organizations that showed off all the different organizations that the campus has to offer. A common m…
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The Lamar Jackson and Baltimore Ravens drama has been all the talk all across the NFL. After reports of Jackson turning down a 3 year 133 million dollar fully guaranteed deal during the season. The contract has come to an abrupt halt with no signs of it picking back up. The Ravens placed Jac…
Drake played a fantastic game, but sometimes things just doesn't work out. Pack led the Canes past Drake 63-56 in the opening round on Friday night with 21 points, including the game-winning jumper and two free throws in the last second. Darnell Brodie led the Missouri Valley Conference tour…
After ending a 2022 NFL Season that was filled with hopes and dreams for many Colts fans alike, with so much to look forward to, all culminated in a disappointing 4-12-1 end to the regular season. The Colts, simply, were the laughingstock of the NFL last year. They fired Head Coach Frank Rei…
The Indiana State men’s basketball program lost a heartbreaker at the hands of free throws due to a foul on a rebound attempt in Saint Louis. It was a historic MVC tournament run to that point with the sycamores handing out the largest scoring deficit in MVC against Evansville and a 9 three-…
One of the biggest question marks of this NFL offseason was the destination of Aaron Rodgers. The reason it was in question is because of how the season ended for the Packers along with the front office being adamant about trying to start Jordan Love. This led Rodgers to think about his futu…
The Indiana State women's team had their season come to an end during the MVC tournament after they lost to SIU in dramatic fashion 81-79. This game was an absolute roller coaster ride from start to finish. There were multiple double digit to zero runs from both teams with the biggest being …
Lakers nation, how do we feel about the Lakers attempting to make a run to the playoffs? Lebron is in his 20th year and continues to be unable to move on the defensive end because of these transactions, which have improved the Lakers so much. Lebron used to face a lot of physical play from o…
The 2022-2023 NCAA College Basketball Regular Season has come to an end. Many teams entering the month of March know full well what this means for their programs, win and you're in. The dream of a lifetime is to not only go dancing but to win the whole thing. For most schools around the coun…
“Black Adam” is the latest release in the DC cinematic universe. It stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Black Adam. The film also features other notable characters, such as Atom Smasher, Dr. Fate, Cyclone, and Hawkman.
Season one of Little Demon is a very peculiar, especially from the get-go. However, if you can get used to all the crazy antics, then this show could be worth a watch. Chrissy Feinberg is a moody preteen coming of age, the spawn of Satan, and the main character of the show. She is joined by …
"She-Hulk Attorney at Law," the Disney+ series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe just released its finale.
This past Friday, Marvel released its stand-alone Halloween special, Werewolf by Night. This is the first of what they call “special presentations”, which will serve to introduce future characters and tell shorter stories without consuming the entire budget of a full-length TV series or movi…
This past Thursday, the trailer for Illumination’s Super Mario Movie premiered in a special Nintendo Direct. The trailer was roughly 2 and half minutes long, and featured the first looks at Jack Black’s Bowser, Kegan Michael Key’s Toad, Charlie Day’s Luigi, and of course, Chris Pratt’s Mario…
“DHMIS”is a YouTube series whose first episode was released in 2011 and last released in 2016. Every episode of this series was groundbreaking for a YouTube show and arguably groundbreaking compared to the majority of modern TV shows,
“Clerks”was a movie that was first released back in 1994. It was directed by Kevin Smith and kickstarted Smith’s career afterwards. He has made other successful movies such as “Mall Rats”,the “Jay and Silent Bob”series, “Dogma”,and of course the two sequels to “Clerks”.
Cyberpunk 2077 was a video game that came out in December 2020. The game is based ontheCyberpunk tabletop franchise.The video game is known infamously for how broken it was a launch. The world and atmosphere of the world, though, were phenomenal.
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The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s studio album, “Cool it Down”, released on September 30th this year, and is the band’s first studio album since “Mosquito” in 2013. This album is a lot slower and more reflective compared to some of the band’s previous work, while keeping the alternative and indie roots. …
The Garden is an experimental rock band from Orange County, California,that I’ve been a fan of for the past three years. I’m overall a massive fan of their unique blending of genres.
Many may know Maya Hawke as Robin from the hit series “Stranger Things”, but not only has she done that, but she’s also had a pretty successful music career. Maya Hawke’s latest album “MOSS”, a follow up to 2020’s “Blush”, released last Friday, and follows Maya dealing with a lot of self-ref…
Gogol Bordello is a Ukrainian punk rock band and are self-described “gypsy punks”. They are known for their heavy drumbeats and odd selection of instruments for the genre, including steel drums and violins. “Solidaritine” is the band’s ninth studio album, and first release since 2017’s “Seek…
Like most of the population, I use TikTok more than I should.However, recentlyScratichin' Melodii has blown up on TikTok. Because of TikTok though I found this game demo, I have a lot of faith that I will go far. This rhythm game is called Scratchin'Melodii,and it is being developed by someo…
Bryson Tiller is back and better than ever with another great album that will most definitely put you in your feelings.
Seems like the billboard music awards were out of this world. From rooting for our favorite artist to win a certain award to the outstanding performances. The BBMAs have out done themselves this year. Although we are still in the middle of a pandemic, Billboard still managed to find a way to entertain everyone. With Kelly Clarkson hosting for the third time in a row. She starts it off with a wonderful performance featuring Pentatonix. Then it goes on to giving out awards with Post Malone and Billie Eillish winning the majority of the awards they managed to let their fans know to stay safe and stay healthy.
So the next kpop boy group NCT has dropped yet another great album this month and I have to say, IT WAS AMAZING!
