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Julia Perez

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Author By Julia Perez

    Literary legacy: Obsidian amplifies artists for 50 years and counting (opens the original)

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    During his first semester studying English at Illinois State University, Dr. Jonah Mixon-Webster, Ph.D. ’20, landed an editorial assistant role on campus without realizing the rich creative legacy he would help carry forward and later become a part of. He figured it out fast. The job was to assist with the transition and evolution of Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora to its new publishing home at Illinois State in 2014. For more than 50 years, the award-winning literary platfor

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Author By Julia Perez

    Our Newest Redbirds: Nursing major eager to bring empathy and representation to healthcare field (opens the original)

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    Freshman Daisy Lopez believes nurses can provide more than medical care to patients. Before her first semester at Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing, Lopez earned a certified nursing assistant certificate through a dual-credit program at Round Lake High School and completed an internship at Rosalind Franklin University Health Clinics. “I feel like I was one of the only people that cried during clinicals. I thought, ‘Maybe I’m not built for this.’ Once I looked past that, I

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Author By Julia Perez

    Our Newest Redbirds: For game design major, Illinois State feels like home (opens the original)

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    Freshman Kayvon Handsford spent his childhood looking for a place to belong. Originally from Florida, he grew up moving between Alabama, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, and most recently, the South Side of Chicago. “For years, I moved from state to state, searching for a sense of belonging that always seemed just out of reach,” he said. Then, Handsford spent his senior year of high school living in a Chicago homeless shelter. “It was a difficult period that exposed me to some of life’s lowest mo

  4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Author By Julia Perez

    Illinois State researchers team up with Urban Rivers to study ecology, equity of Chicago River (opens the original)

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    Up until the 19th century, the 156 miles of steel-lined canals branching through the city served as a dumping ground for industrial waste and sewage. The memory of that pollution runs deep. “Every time we do a project, especially down on the South Branch, somebody’s like, ‘Am I going to get sick if I touch the water?’ or ‘Whoa, this place was so gross 10 years ago,’” said Sage Rossman, communications manager of Urban Rivers. Urban Rivers is a nonprofit environmental group in Chicago that—with he

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Author By Julia Perez

    ‘Built for you’: Illinois State University dedicates new College of Engineering home (opens the original)

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    With the snip of a red ribbon, Illinois State University dedicated the new home for the College of Engineering during a ceremony on Tuesday, September 8, reaching a milestone years in the making. More than 500 guests—including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, campus constituents, and community partners—filled the main hall and atrium of the College of Engineering’s permanent home located at Illinois State University Campus East, 1709 General Electric Road, Bloomington. “With this ceremony, we are putt

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