October 26, 2020
Devin Brooks, NEWS3 Reporter
October 26, 2020
MACOMB, Ill. (NEWS 3) — Bayliss Hall was once the home of freshman students at Western Illinois University. It is now housing students who have tested positive or have come in contact with the Coronavirus.
Students who test...
Rachel Greene, Editor-in-chief
October 26, 2020
The search for Western Illinois University’s 12th President is underway and six finalists have been selected.
In an interview with Student Member to the Board of Trustees Justin Brown, he explained the process and gave some ins...
Sara Remar, Photo Editor
October 19, 2020
There’s nothing like a Farmer’s Market to start off the Fall Season in Macomb. On Saturday, vendors came from the surrounding area to showcase their goods and talents. Among these vendors was a beekeeper, a group of college...
Rachel Greene, Editor-in-chief
October 19, 2020
As Western Illinois University reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a COVID Dashboard was created to report cases among students on campus. While the data collected is technically correct, some technical flaws cause it to misrepr...
Rachel Greene, Editor-in-chief
October 19, 2020
Delta Zeta is hosting their annual “Cheesy with DZ” philanthropy event on Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The philanthropy event began as a way to give back to Delta Zeta’s National Philanthropic Organization, the Starkey...
Emma Garcia, Assistant News Editor
October 19, 2020
The outbreak of the Coronavirus has become a major disruption to colleges and universities across the country, with most institutions canceling in-person classes and moving to online-only instruction. The pandemic has significantly alte...
Rachel Greene, Editor-in-chief
October 9, 2020
While struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 epidemic, many restaurants and businesses in Macomb have been forced to reduce hours, staff or shut down altogether.
The Subway on East Jackson Street suddenly permanently ...
October 9, 2020
Macomb,Il- Western Illinois University's Homecoming Part I – a virtual celebration – happens this weekend (Oct. 9-10), with Part II scheduled (tentatively scheduled as in-person events), April 16-17, 2021.
This year's...
Rachel Greene, Editor-in-chief
October 7, 2020
On Friday Oct.2, the official “Students for Trump” organization’s Twitter page posted, “Public university officials of Western Illinois University and radical leftist students, blocking our chapter’s tabling efforts. Co...
Rachel Greene, Editor-in-chief
October 7, 2020
On Tuesday, Oct.6, Kavion K. Poplous went in front of a judge for his preliminary hearing following the shooting at Thompson Hall that occurred Sept. 15.
Poplous pleaded not guilty to all charges against him, which include two...
Emma Garcia, Assistant News Editor
October 7, 2020
Breonna Taylor, a 26 year old African American woman, was fatally shot in her Louisville, Kentucky apartment on March 13, 2020, when police officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove forced entry into her home...
