A Ballin’ Break: IC Softball and Baseball Teams Play in Florida

Emily Hawkins — Normal college kid’s spring break: going to PCB, South Padre, anywhere that isn’t Illinois. Staying up all night, hanging by the pool all day, waking up at noon, and doing it all over. IC softball and baseball’s spring break: traveling to Florida, sweating in the hot sun while chasing, catching, and hitting…

Investing for the Future

Drew Stroud —   Imagine your bank account. Imagine if suddenly, $600,000 was added into your account and it was your responsibility to balance it and make sure everything is accounted for. Finally, imagine that while doing this you also have to make sure to keep track of high power stocks like Google and Microsoft.…

Get Ready for Housing Sign-ups!

Katie Stark — As everyone on campus is well aware, housing sign-ups are quickly approaching. Students have received an email from Residential Life containing their housing points and are starting to plan where they want to live for the next school year. Well, students are not the only ones thinking about housing. The Residential Life…

Matsuri Festival

Phuong Nguyen — Japanese culture was on display at the Matsuri Festival on Tuesday, February 25, continuing a long-loved tradition of the twenty-seven-year-old exchange program between Illinois College and Ritsumeikan University in Japan. The festival, free and open to the public, lasted from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Bruner Fitness and Recreation building.…

Checkmate through Journalism

Ryan Flynn —   Checkmate. That is what many governments around the world currently are trying to avoid, as various countries endure this current period of revolution and uprising. Just flipping through the New York Times this month, you can find information on the Ukrainian revolution, Venezuela, Egypt, and Syria. * Ukrainian President Viktor F.…