Photos of found subject matter (unposed and uncontrolled) documenting your university or college-related events as they occur naturally. Photographs in this category must adhere to accepted photojournalistic standards.
One of our many friendly campus squirrels preparing for the coming Winter by fattening up on the seeds found on our Quad. Illinois State University's campus is an arboretum that contains at least one of every species of tree native to Illinois, so the squirrels have their pick of the bunch; though they usually prefer the peanuts students occasionally hand to them!
Afternoon sunlight streams into Randall Hall as student Ava Gollbach takes an afternoon study break Thursday, October 31, 2024.
College of Humanities, Social Sciences, & the Arts hosted the 2024 Writers Week October 28th - November 1st at the Fisher Student Union. Throughout the week participants explored the fluidity of artistic expression across boundaries of genre, mode, and medium.
Students enjoy the dark skies and the waining display of Northern Lights on Oct. 10. 2024.
The umbrellas came out for the first time in a long time when we got our first rain in seemingly forever in late October.
A student in an Honors Exploration course makes art with found plants at the Horticulture Center.
Shane Smith & The Saints played at the Tarleton Homecoming Purple Out Concert.
A member of the Power Lifting club drinks a Monster Drink while taking a break during a Halloween costume lift on October 30, 2024.
Students cast shadows over red sand as part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)'s Red Sand Project at the Cook Carillon Tower during Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 14. The project encouraged the community to pour red sand into sidewalk cracks to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women who fall through the cracks of society.
"Through My Roots," choreographed by Cesar Salinas photographed during a dress rehearsal for the Zodiaque Dance Company "Celebration 50 Fall Program" in the Center for the Arts in October 2024.