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Video: RSOs make Festival ISU pitch in 30 seconds or less
Around 370 student organizations, local businesses, campus units, and community groups made their pitch to students at Festival ISU on the Quad.
Office Hours: What led to U.S. strike in Syria, and what’s next
The U.S. appears headed toward a military strike against Syria over the apparent use of chemical weapons by the Assad government in the Syrian civil war, now in its third year. For a closer look at the Syrian conflict, STATEside turned to Yusuf Sarfati, an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Government at
How 3 new fall courses came to be
Each year on STATEside, we take a closer look at three new courses being offered for the first time during the fall semester.
Event churns up memories of New Friends of Old Time Music
Now, thanks to an alum who spent more than two years researching the group and its amazing roster of musical visitors, the New Friends of Old Time Music legacy will be front and center at a special event September 8 in Normal.
Video: Illinois State student aces disc golf titles
Colleen Thompson, a senior in the College of Business, won both the National Collegiate Disc Golf and Professional Disc Golf Association Amateur World championships in 2013.
Now available: August issue of Illinois State magazine
The latest issue of Illinois State magazine is now hitting alumni mailboxes around the country. There are plenty of great stories in the August magazine. Here are a few places to start.
Textbooks 101: New vs. used, renting vs. buying
#BirdofMouth blogger Cassidy Obis breaks down the differences between buying and renting your textbooks, and whether to go new or used.
Summer D.C. interns bring new perspectives back to campus
Ten students lived and worked in Washington, D.C., this summer as part of an internship program launched in 2011 by Illinois State’s Research and Sponsored Programs unit.
Campus construction: What’s changed for fall 2013
To help returning students, alumni, and other Redbirds keep track of it all, here’s a roundup of the Top 5 construction projects that were completed over the summer, will be finished soon, or will get underway this year.
