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Indiana State University is planning to lay off a handful of non-tenured instructors and professors at the end of the school year.
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…
Welcome back Sycamores! Students and staff have returned to campus and classes are underway for the Spring 2023 semester. There are several events over the next couple of weeks to welcome students to and back to ISU. A brief overview of them listed below:
Indiana State University Honors College and C.H.I.L.L. (Colleagues Helping Implement Lifelong Learning) hosted a The Current Climate of Teaching in Indiana panel discussion with ISU education alumni Monday, November 14th. Education students had to the opportunity to listen to the panel discu…
The Senate Races for the midterms had a lot of anticipation heading into it as many on the right viewed this election as a potential “Red Wave” with many areas on the political map being flipped to republican due to the economic struggles of the Biden Administration and aggressive gerrymande…
The Miss Indiana State University Scholarship Program is a preliminary for the Miss Indiana Scholarship Program and the Miss America Scholarship Program. Miss Indiana State University has been in existence since 1958. There have been 34 Miss Indiana State title holders. Miss ISU represents I…
Students enrolled in GNDR 450 - Student Activism in Theory and Practice have been working on organizing the annual Take Back the Night Rally. I had the opportunity Wednesday, November 2, to attend their panel discussion. Four ISU staff members were present to answer any questions from the au…
The University College hosted a Halloween event last Thursday. The First Annual Spookfest was hosted in Normal Hall. Students who stopped by had the opportunity to dress up, take pictures, decorate cookies, complete art and crafts, and get candy. University College faculty and staff were pre…
Czech Dances, Hungarian Dances, Jazz & Blues, and even Highland folk dances! It’s an evening made for dance lovers and toe-tappers! On November 5, 2022, at 7:30 pm, the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra presents Dance Around the World featuring the THSO’s own Principal Pianist Tim Stephenso…
Friday, October 21st, Indiana State University hosted the 59th annual Sycamore Tricycle Derby. This tradition started in 1963, and it has become one of ISU’s most cherished events every fall. It consists of two races: sorority and fraternity. Although the race started with 10 laps around a p…
The Halloween spirit is in the air here at Indiana State. There are so many events on campus that captivating this as well. However, nothing screams Halloween more than a good old fashioned haunted house. Luckily for student at ISU, the Union Board is holding one in all the Dede’s. The haunt…
Indiana State University students had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. on an alternative fall break trip last weekend. Students left early Friday morning and returned mid-day Monday. While there, they had the opportunity to serve at the Marvin Gaye Community Gardening Center as w…
