Letter to the Editor: Reforming the Illinois income tax system
Dear Editor, Much has been said lately about reforming the Illinois State income tax system to allow voters to amend the state constitution to allow rescinding our overly regressive flat rate income...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Sexual Awareness month?
Dear Editor, As I walked across campus this morning, I noticed many flags in a grassy area outside one of the buildings. As I walked closer, I saw that these were fluorescent yellow and white with a...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Response to column ‘Classes in social media #pointless’
Dear Editor, In a Sept. 23, 2013 column titled, “Classes in social media #pointless,” Ms. Johnson called into question the value and effectiveness of teaching classes in social media, alluding to an...
View ArticleGuest Column: The half-million dollar question
Dr. Richard Sullivan Guest Columnist The ISU campus is abuzz over the abrupt resignation of President Flanagan after just seven months on the job. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Saturday to...
View ArticleThird parties getting the shaft
Daniel Kleeman Guest Columnist The election laws in the state of Illinois are not a topic that is discussed often outside of college courses or political organizations, but their effect on political...
View ArticleSTATE your protest
Chris Roehl Guest Columnist The 2014 Vision Statement of the Board of Trustees states that Illinois State University should be, “A university that prepares students for the active civic engagement that...
View ArticlePETA will never run from the hard choices
A recent editorial published in June 25 Vidette misrepresented PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatement of Animals) vital work for animals. PETA has never been one to shy away from controversy, even...
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Guest Column: Rauner would give Illinois a fresh start it needs
Photo Courtesy of MCT Campus By Micah Vose Guest Columnist Nov. 4 marks the day that voters across Illinois will decide the direction we want to take this state these next four years. I truly believe...
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Blo-No related Snapchat accounts are absurd
Allison Skala In the past few weeks, I have heard people talking about various Illinois State Snapchat accounts. Of course, every few days these accounts get taken down due to the nature of the...
View ArticleLaverne Cox inaccurately depicts Sojourner Truth
According to the Feb. 16 Vidette, in Laverne Cox’s keynote address at the 23rd annual Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, the transgender actress proclaimed a dimension of...
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Leetch, Ward were amazing representatives of ISU
Katy Winge Tuesday was a devastating day for Illinois State Univeristy and Bloomington-Normal. The lives of people close to our hearts were taken much too soon. I can’t help but feel pain and sorrow...
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