News and College Life

Window light illuminates the face of a chess club member during a tournament on September 5, 2024.

Kermit the Frog led a sold-out crowd in a singalong of “Rainbow Connection” on Friday night, when the Muppet appeared at The Clarice as part of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Dean’s Lecture Series.

Student clubs perform during the student involvement fair to interest new members.

Leah Marlene opening for Peach Pit at a concert during Illinois State University's Homecoming week.  In 2023 Leah Marlene (my younger sister) finished 3rd on American Idol.  Our local community rallied around her during her time competing on the show, so bringing her back to Normal, IL to open for Peach Pit drew a lot of attention to this show.  The refraction/rainbow effects on the photo were created by a prism placed in front of my lens.

Two students wait for the bonfire to cool before roasting marshmallows at the Homecoming Bonfire.

Dance Team members during a photo shoot for their annual fundraising calendar.

Shaylee Adkins, the primary Grant Walsh artist-in-residence, created art using a reductive woodcut technique, which will be displayed at the Horticulture Center's Autumnal Festival.

Drum majors perform at halftime 

Runners stream past the starting line of the university's 9/11 Commemorative 5K run organized by the Military & Veterans Success Center with University Recreation and ROTC in the early morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 at the flagpole. 

Students pickup country flags to participate in the International Meet & Greet Parade of Flags organized by the Office of International Student Services on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.