McLean County announces Route 66 centennial celebration
Cody Buskohl The Mother Road. The Main Street of America. Will Rogers Highway. Historic Route 66 has adopted many nicknames,…
January 2026
Swimming and Diving teams prepare for their final home meet
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be facing non-conference opponent Monmouth College on Saturday, Jan.…
School of Theatre Arts wraps successful opera double-feature
Brooke Pacchetti Over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, the Illinois Wesleyan Opera Theatre put on a double opera performance…
Naomi Toraason 
Bloomington-Normal reacts to the conflict in Venezuela
Ellie Mcenery On Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump Administration captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, politician Cilia Flores.…
Oscar nominations- from records broken to shocking snubs
Elizabeth Goluszka On January 22, 2026 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their Oscar nominations of the…
A$AP Rocky wants to be relevant again on “DON’T BE DUMB”
Audrey Peterson After eight years without releasing a complete album, rapper A$AP Rocky dropped his fifth record, “DON’T BE DUMB,”…
The untold history of how U.S. boxing broke the color barrier
Justin Barnett For many people today, boxing is just a sport or a spectacle. People only talk about the biggest…
Women’s bowling competes in the Kegel Collegiate Classic
Ari Gamble On Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, the Illinois Wesleyan women’s bowling team competed in the Illinois State Bowling Proprietors…
Destination BloNo: take a hike around Starved Rock
Jake Stimac The second semester brings a whole new host of stresses, especially for first-years. Between new classes, reworking your…