Reactions: Making some sense of the Oregon standoff

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Illinois State University Professor of Politics and Government Lane Crothers says militia groups like the one occupying buildings on federal land in Oregon, have a unique interpretation of citizenship under the U.S. Constitution that motivates their actions.

Slavery’s end marks 150 years

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Set against the bloody backdrop of the Civil War and the assassination of a president, Associate Professor of History Touré Reed paints the picture of the road to the 13th amendment, and the legacy that we’ve yet to realize as a nation.

Samant named College of Business dean

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Vice President and Provost Janet Krejci has appointed Ajay Samant as the new dean of the College of Business at Illinois State University, effective ­­­­July 1, 2016.

Music for the Holidays concerts December 5, 6

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Illinois State University’s annual Music for the Holidays concerts will be at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. December 5, and at 3 p.m. December 6, in the University’s Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.