Art workshop aims to help students of all ages
First-grader Joshua Cheng pointed to art on the display wall Saturday, showing his mother the drawings he’d been working on. The art ranged from portraits inspired by Pablo Picasso to pictures of birds...
View ArticleVITAL program to help transition student veterans back to school
A national pilot program at SIUC will help support student veterans as they return to college life after serving in the armed forces. The university has partnered with the VA Medical Center in Marion...
View ArticleEntering students’ GPA up at SIU
Chancellor Rita Cheng said in her Sept. 5 State of the University Address that SIU’s ACT average is better than the state average. “The average high school class rank among this year’s freshmen is up...
View ArticleFears loom over sequestration cuts
Without serious Congress renegotiation, another “fiscal cliff” crisis could disrupt federal education funding. The sequestration policy, a group of automatic across-the-board spending cuts that total...
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SIU releases new report to prioritize potential budget cuts
The university on Thursday released a report to highlight feedback and prioritization of SIU’s non-academic program review and identify areas for potential budget cuts. After prioritization of the...
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Chance the Rapper disappointed by ‘vague answers’ from Rauner
Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chance the Rapper met privately at the Thompson Center on Friday, with the South Side rapper saying he was disappointed in the meeting he’d asked for and promoted. Chance the...
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Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to Chicago Public Schools as a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Hours after Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner offered two options to provide $215 million to help the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools, Chance the Rapper put up $1 million to support...
View ArticleChancellor candidate to interview Wednesday on campus
The second of three people contending to become the university’s next permanent chancellor will be on campus Wednesday to answer questions from students, faculty and staff. George Hynd, who was named...
View ArticleTechnology is making us less informed and less thoughtful
As we all get ready to start new academic years, I’m reminded of how radically technology has changed us and our ideas about education. I vividly recall relishing the idea of a communications...
View Article‘Like I’m not wanted’: Students respond to Trump’s new travel ban
President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 24 a new order to indefinitely ban almost all travel from seven countries: Iran, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Chad and North Korea. For many students from...
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Students say GOP tax bill is ‘ridiculous,’ ‘devastating’ for higher education
After House and Senate Republicans passed sweeping tax legislation last week, some graduate students say they are worried the new laws will make them unable to continue receiving their educations....
View ArticleNew RSO hopes to bring domestic and international students together
Mass Communications and Media Arts student Ivy Lu created a newly registered student organization this spring semester in hopes to bring domestic and international students together. The new RSO is...
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‘Not everything happens inside the classroom,’ SIU celebrates University...
After closing temporarily in June of last year due to budget cuts, the official reception to celebrate the reopening of the University Museum took place Thursday afternoon. Keeping the museum open in...
View ArticleSambursky requests to cancel Friday executive committee meeting, pushes for...
UPDATE: The meeting has been officially cancelled as of Friday morning. Trustee Joel Sambursky has called for the executive committee meeting, scheduled Friday, to be cancelled and called on board...
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Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to Chicago Public Schools as a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Hours after Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner offered two options to provide $215 million to help the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools, Chance the Rapper put up $1 million to support...
View ArticleChancellor candidate to interview Wednesday on campus
The second of three people contending to become the university’s next permanent chancellor will be on campus Wednesday to answer questions from students, faculty and staff. George Hynd, who was named...
View ArticleThe Alternative Lifestyles, Identities and Sexualities RSO explores BDSM,...
The Alternative Lifestyles, Identities and Sexualities RSO gives presentations exploring BDSM, polyamory, kink, and/or fetish lifestyles. ALIAS held its first meeting Sept. 14. “ALIAS is an...
View ArticleGPSC vice president of graduate school affairs election null and void
The previous election of Graduate and Professional Student Council vice president of graduate school affairs is now null and void, according to GPSC president and election commission chair Clay Awsumb....
View ArticleFort de Chartres Winter Rendezvous & Woodswalk
This event features 18th and early 19th-century camp life and renactors who participate in a muzzle-loader woods walk shooting competition. Fort de Chartres State Historic Site presents a weekend of...
View ArticleCrab Orchard Public Library Book Club
The Crab Orchard Public Library Book Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the month from 6 p.m. to approximately 7 p.m. Light refreshments available. Contact the library or check their website for the...
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