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Hello there future red birds and bloggers! My name is Daisy Vela. I am a freshman student at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. So far my first year at ISU has been an amazing experience. Although I am not a professional photographer, I love taking pictures. This blog is to entertain, inform and persuade those students considering ISU as their university. As an incoming freshman myself I experience the opportunity to attend a program called First Look. It was a two day program for all accepted students who will potentially attend ISU. The program impacted me greatly and that is part of the reason I decided to attend ISU. This year I have the opportunity to volunteer as a First Look guide. Volunteering in this program is a very challenging because I have to persuade students to choose ISU and to make their experience unforgettable. Also, while walking to my classes I see various tour guide giving tours to incoming freshman. Those reasons inspired me to do a campus photo blog. Hopefully I can persuade many of you to become a REDBIRD!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The dorm life

The dorm life is amazing! You meet new people from everywhere around the state and world.
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Marriott Hotel

The Marriott hotel is located in Uptown Normal near the Amtrak station. Usually ISU has family weekend at the beginning of the fall semester. Parents and friends can stay over at the Marriott hotel. The Marriott was recently build and open to public. Marriott is a great place to stay in while parents visit.
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Your red bird card!

As a new student you are given a university ID card. It is very important to keep your ID card every where you go. Your ID card is use for multiple purposes. One of them being to swipe in into our three dining centers located in campus. The ID also contains flex dollars, flex dollars is money that you can use in many places around campus, such as Burger King, Pizza Hut, Subway, vending machines, among other places. The amount of flex dollars may vary depending which meal plan you choose. Remember to keep it with you at all times.
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Normal, Illinois

Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois. Many students come from different places, whether it be Chicago, Joliet, Peoria or other places. They always have the opportunity to go back home or to travel around the world. There is an Amtrak train station located in uptown normal. Uptown normal is located about 8-10 minutes away from campus.
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Amtrack Station

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine
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Uptown Normal Theater


"I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or village a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and a probable culture." -Laurence Olivier
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College Hills


Shopping is a must! As students we need our snacks to munch on while doing homework. College Hills is the place to shop. There is a Target, Hobby Lobby, Gordmans, Van Maur, Rue 21, and more stores. College Hills is conveniently located about 15-20 minutes if taking the bus.

"I love to go shopping at Target. They have so much stuff there, you can buy almost anything, it's really amazing". -Liv Tyler


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