Ironmen baseball reignited their win streak with back-to-back wins over the Normal West Wildcats after suffering their first loss of the season last weekend. Community is 2-0 after the Iron’s 15-game winning streak ended in an 8-6 loss to Bradley Bourbonnais on April 13. With the wins over West,...
For nearly a century, students have tackled the SAT armed with a pencil., taking the college entrance exam on paper. On April 17, Community's juniors take the SAT digitally for the first time. The College Board began piloting the digital SAT last spring before fully implementing the digital...
Five Inkspot staff members are headed to the IHSA State Journalism Finals on April 26 at Heartland Community College. Abby Ruebush, Bella Green, Ben Kerber, Charlie Faulkner and BJ Dumas posted top-three finishes at April 5's Sectional competition, qualifying for the State Final. At the competition,...
After hosting last year’s inaugural Holi Moli celebration in downtown Bloomington, this year’s event will be held in Normal’s Uptown Circle on Saturday, April 13. 2023’s Holi celebration, sponsored by Community’s South Asian Performing Arts organization, drew several hundred attendees....
The undefeated Ironmen baseball team looks to extend their win streak to 15 games when they travel to Champaign Centennial for April 12’s Big 12 matchup. Centennial is 1-7-1 on the season and 0-2 in conference play after Wednesday’s matchup between the two teams. With Community’s 12-1 win...
The Iron look to replicate Tuesday's success when they face an undefeated Peoria Notre Dame team tonight in a contest with significant conference implications. Community improved to 7-1 on the season and 4-0 in Big 12 Conference play with a resounding 9-0 win over the Urbana Tigers on April 9. From...
The girls soccer team looks to improve on their 6-1 record tonight when they host the 4-5 Urbana Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The Iron enter the match after April 1’s Intercity Title-clinching victory over the Bloomington Raiders. Community outscored Intercity opponents 22-1 on the way to a 4-0 record, shutting...
A lot of television sitcoms have us wishing we could erase the memory of ever watching them, wishing to forget we ever saw a single episode of the show. “The Good Place” is one of them. You’ll wish the plot could be wiped from your memory just so you can watch and love it again and again,...
I was heartbroken when Tristan Dugray, Chilton Prep’s quintessential swoon-worthy bad boy, got the boot from “Gilmore Girls”; crushed when the character was sent to military school during the show’s second season. But somebody at the WB, the network behind the hit show, must have seen...
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of the King of Monsters. Since first laying waste to Tokyo in 1954, the grandfather of kaiju has been featured in 38 films, with the latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” hitting theaters on April...
Welcome to the wild world of March Madness, where the energy is unrivaled, brackets are broken and upsets are the stuff of legend. As fans gear up for the thrilling 68-team NCAA championship tournament, we're reminded that victory demands more than just skill on the court—it requires grit, resilience,...
My fellow fast food aficionados know that for every McRib and every Pumpkin Spice Latte, every delectable and delicious “limited-time-only” menu item, fast food chains have an untold number of culinary calamities. In a world where innovation meets indulgence, there’s bound to be a few slip-ups...
A nearly $10,000 donation from Rivian and Halo Solar funded Unit 5’s purchase of solar glasses, allowing the district’s students to view the near-total solar eclipse on April 8 safely. After 2017’s eclipse left the district “scrambling” to provide students with solar glasses and get permission slips signed, Unit...
For nearly a century, students have tackled the SAT armed with a pencil., taking the college entrance exam on paper. On April 17, Community's juniors take the SAT digitally for the first time. The College Board began piloting the digital SAT last spring before fully implementing the digital exam this March. The...
Five Inkspot staff members are headed to the IHSA State Journalism Finals on April 26 at Heartland Community College. Abby Ruebush, Bella Green, Ben Kerber, Charlie Faulkner and BJ Dumas posted top-three finishes at April 5's Sectional competition, qualifying for the State Final. At the competition, the journalists showcased...
Ironmen baseball reignited their win streak with back-to-back wins over the Normal West Wildcats after suffering their first loss of the season last weekend. Community is 2-0 after the Iron’s 15-game winning streak ended in an 8-6 loss to Bradley Bourbonnais on April 13. With the wins over West, the Iron improved to 17-1...
Jaheem Webber announced his decision to decommit from Wright State University in a social media post on April 17; Webber will follow former Wright State basketball head coach Scott Nagy to Southern Illinois University to play for the Salukis. Nagy was named Bryan Mullins’ successor at Southern on March 28, ending the...
The undefeated Ironmen baseball team looks to extend their win streak to 15 games when they travel to Champaign Centennial for April 12’s Big 12 matchup. Centennial is 1-7-1 on the season and 0-2 in conference play after Wednesday’s matchup between the two teams. With Community’s 12-1 win over the Chargers the Iron...
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Pranathi Ganti, Staff WriterJan 11, 2024
Brantley Dumas II, Senior Staff ReporterDec 22, 2023
Charles (Charlie) Faulkner, Staff Writer
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