By: Diane Benjamin I filed Freedom of Information requests with ISU, Heartland, and Connect Transit based on the previous post: http://blnnews.com/2015/11/12/connect-transit-requires-photo-id/ I appreciate ISU responding in ONE day, Heartland and Connect Transit took the 5 days permitted to respond. See the current ISU contract with Connect Transit here: ISU-Connect Transit FY16 ISU is paying Connect […]
By: Diane Benjamin This Thursday could be a monumental day across the country! There is a Million Student March – ISU has a chapter. The local organizer is Zachary Braun, an employee at Walgreens and an ISU student. His LinkedIn account describes him as: Team Leader at Progressive Democrats of America What are they marching […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you are totally unfamiliar with the saga between ISU and my church, see this story: http://blnnews.com/2015/10/21/isu-destroying-free/ Last Sunday church leadership sent an email to ISU terminating the relationship. The church has now received an apology from an assistant to the President. But it gets better! Our Pastor talked with some of […]
By: Diane Benjamin Bloomington residents: Have you looked at the address you send water payments to? If you have the misfortune of taking a trip in an ambulance, and get billed for it – where does that payment go? Remember yesterday’s story about ISU? http://blnnews.com/2015/10/21/isu-destroying-free/ What do they all have in common? Illinois discourages business! […]
Don’t miss the latest update: http://blnnews.com/2015/10/28/new-update-concerning-isu/ My church Council voted to terminate any further action with ISU yesterday. We feel horrible for the little kids that could be helped, but government lawyers and churches are not a good combination. By: Diane Benjamin This is another lesson in limited government! Hopefully readers have figured out Limited […]
By: Diane Benjamin ISU has a long history of inviting leftist activists to campus. If an activist on the right has been invited, I missed it. Here is the latest: https://stories.illinoisstate.edu/university/media-relations/report/ferguson-civil-rights-activist-to-deliver-hibberts-r-roberts-lecture-october-15/ Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou is a minister. Is he going to leave his version of religion out of his speech? Would Franklin Graham be […]
By: Diane Benjamin I had hopes that only IWU was training kids to be offended: http://blnnews.com/2015/09/01/iwu-teaching-kids-to-be-offended/ Bureaucrats must be lacking work, ISU has joined the ‘microaggressions” cause to justify keeping their jobs. If any problems were solved they would be out of a job – so invent more injustice that needs fixing. Remember, IWU is […]
By: Diane Benjamin Yesterday I met a 24 year old very recent ISU grad. She is now $114,000 in debt and can’t find a job in her field. The friends she graduated with can’t find a job in their field either. She works a job that doesn’t require a college degree. She may never be […]
By: Diane Benjamin Is ISU a Police State for students? I’ve heard stories of dorm rooms open in Watterson and a cop pops his head in to look for contraband. Actions like that don’t encourage good relations between students and the police. I decided to do a Freedom of Information request for the fines assessed […]
by: Diane Benjamin I received the email below about the previous ISU story. (http://blnnews.com/2014/07/15/isu-how-do-they-get-by-with-this/) The writer gave me permission to print it – without any identifying information. I think it shows there are problems at ISU. Diane,Kudos to the article on the wedding fiasco with ISU athletics. Some things to consider for follow-up: who […]
by: Diane Benjamin Fired horticulturist Patrick Murphy HAS been rehired by ISU. It is not the same job he had, but he’s happy with it. Murphy was fired after an altercation occurred with former College President Tim Flanagan. Flanagan was later charged with disorderly conduct. I know a lot more details, but I’m going to protect the […]
by: Diane Benjamin Because of disgraced former President Tim Flanagan, Patrick Murphy lost his job at ISU. I have talked to people who worked with him and worked for him. Patrick is one of the good guys and ISU is throwing him away. Patrick has a degree in horticulture from ISU. Since Flanagan was arrested […]
by: Diane Benjamin See this previous post: http://blnnews.com/2014/04/04/isu-students-protest-for-fired-employee-not-flanagan/ The students are still on the Quad. Stop by a sign a petition!
by: Diane Benjamin Patrick Murphy was fired from ISU after the altercation with former President Flanagan. Patrick Murphy isn’t just some maintenance guy. He is an ISU grad with a degree in horticulture. Patrick came back to Normal just to work for the school he graduated from. He was just weeks away from being off […]
by: Diane Benjamin Today the Pantagraph finally got around to doing an editorial on the ISU-Flanagan flap. Maybe they had to since the Chicago Tribune printed an editorial: http://blnnews.com/2014/03/26/pantagraph-hides-the-truth-again-isu/ Doesn’t Chicago have enough corruption of its own? Why did the Chicago Tribune editorialize about the ISU firing and payoff of Tim Flanagan? Maybe because there is […]
by: Diane Benjamin Before I get to ISU, let’s talk Bloomington. Government loves to bury the truth when a high level employee is fired. Scared to death of lawsuits, they would rather pass along less than adequate employees to another government agency somewhere else. Bloomington now has one of those, but you probably don’t know […]
by: Diane Benjamin Young people have turned on President Obama. According to a recent poll, 71% of Obama voters regret voting for him in 2012: http://washingtonexaminer.com/poll-71-of-obama-supporters-regret-voting-for-his-reelection/article/2544165 Young people are realizing the massive debt is going to fall on them. What does government do? Give more presents! Today in the ISU newspaper – the Daily Vidette: […]
FIRE – Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Each month, FIRE singles out a particularly reprehensible campus speech code for our Speech Code of the Month designation. While all of 2012’s Speech Codes of the Month flagrantly violated students’ and faculty members’ right to free expression, two of them were so egregious that they deserve special mention […]
Keep in mind – ISU invited Van to headline the Martin Luther King dinner in January. This treasonous Marxist is being paid over $20,000 to desecrate a dinner to honor a true patriot. Wait! The fight isn’t over! Tuesday night was HUGE. Everyday people triumphed over big money. Years of hard work paid off. And best […]
Below is a list of the top 50 people paid by the Town of Normal in 2010. Go to OpenTheBooks.com is you want to see names. Medium HOUSEHOLD income in McLean County 2006-2010 was $57,642. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17113.html 2010 Town Of Normal $156,585.31 2010 Town Of Normal $134,396.06 2010 Town Of Normal $122,905.14 2010 […]
If you want to voice your opinion:, email: Jay Groves jrgrove@ilstu.edu Jay approved the contract. by Diane Benjamin http://illinoisstate.edu/president/speaker-series/fall-2012/jones.shtml See the above link. Van Jones will be speaking at Illinois State University for the Martin Luther King dinner 1/18/2013. He will be speaking about the ‘Greening’ of the US economy. The announcement leaves A […]
See original post from April 30th This email was sent to the contact person listed in the magazine: Susan, As a graduate of Illinois state I am appalled by the May issue. Two stories are at best left wing propaganda. The Occupy story says nothing about the true intent of the movement and it attempts […]
As a graduate of ISU, I receive a monthly magazine from the school. Normally it is filled with inspiring stories of alums and their accomplishments. The May 2012 edition has a story by Tom Nugent who is either pushing an agenda or is truly clueless. I am appalled the school printed an obviously biased and […]
