The STATEside crew pulled together some historic photos of the marching band in action over the years, with some help from the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives.
Photos: Big Red Marching Machine, then and now
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Alumni family ties help bring ROTC team to D.C. Ten-Miler
Two Illinois State Army ROTC alums are helping a team of today’s cadets make the trek to Washington, D.C., this weekend for the big Army Ten-Miler race—including their own cadet daughter.
ISU alum works on the front lines of polio battle
Fighting polio has become a challenging job in in the areas where it remains. This disease that is all but forgotten in the United States still presents a threat to children elsewhere.
Photos: 11 reasons we needed the new Redbird Vintage line
What’s your favorite retro Redbirds logo? Every alum has their favorite, and now the Redbird Vintage line is bringing them back to life.
Q&A with new Voice of the Redbirds Mike Sondgeroth
STATEside caught up with Mike Sondgeroth ’85, who has succeeded Steve Adams as the public address announcer for Redbird Football.
Happy ending for Redbird center’s search for birth parents
For a big guy, Charles Cowley is quick. But it wasn’t Cowley’s speed that helped him solve the biggest mystery in his life, the one that’s been tugging at him since he was a kid, the one that took literally years to unravel.
New student group trains service dogs
The quiet, studious atmosphere of papers shuffling and keyboards tapping in Milner Library is no place for a dog, right? Not so fast, say sophomore pre-vet majors Hannah O’Flynn and Marie Koch.
Redbird football alum worked on Hancock construction project
Alumnus Paul Sonetz has spent a lot of time at Hancock Stadium—first on the sidelines as a football player, and most recently on the construction team that completely rebuilt the 50-year-old venue.
Scheduling snafu strikes alumni Homecoming wedding
These two Illinois State alums are such die-hard Redbird fans that they deliberately planned their October wedding so it wouldn’t be the same weekend as Homecoming. They ended up doing the exact opposite.
What makes you #RedbirdProud?
What makes you proud to be a Redbird? It’s a simple question, but each Illinois State alum has a different answer.
