Flash mob grooves to “Move Your Body”

Lynne Thompson-Cundiff, right, assistant director of fitness at the Recreation Center, dances with students from the Recreation Center and Greek organizations Wednesday during the flash mob in front of Pulliam Hall. “I’ve never done anything like this before, it’s exciting,” said Diane Egorugwu, a graduate student from Peoria in community health education, while she…

Get out with Ord

Editor’s note: Get out with Ord will be a weekly installment exploring the outdoor beauty southern Illinois has to offer.

Carbondale is a sticky…

Open Auditions for Southern Illinois Dance Company

Sorry Wayne, we could have waited

2.5 of 5 stars Following a triple-platinum “Tha Carter III,” Lil Wayne’s new, “Tha Carter IV,” should not have been so hard to listen to.

Every track on “III” was a gem in its own special way; every song had a theme or specific feeling for Wayne to base his rhymes on. But ‘IV’ has very few…

Transportation Education Center halfway completed

As…

Track and field complex on pace for finish

[caption id="attachment_48775" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Jim Whitehead, middle, of Whitehead Concrete Pumping, works with John Hand, right, and Jonathon Pierce, left, of the Laborer’s Local 773 union, pouring and grading rock Tuesday at the construction site of SIUC’s new track and field complex. Mark Anderson, superintendent of Fager-McGee Commercial Construction, said his team is on schedule to finish in December as planned. “Right now we are doing good as long...

Late start makes for unpredictable season

The NFL lockout makes for an interesting season, however injuries and attitudes only add more questions to how the season will develop.

At the start of the season, I said there were going to be more injuries in preseason compared to past years.  This was said because of the short amount of…

The-Dream reinvents himself with ‘1977’ mixtape

Rating: 3 of 5 stars

It seems as though radio stations blazed with the slow melodic sounds of singer/songwriter The-Dream just last week. The artist had two successful albums under his belt in a year and a half, and his writing expertise was in high demand throughout the music industry.

However, in an industry that doesn’t promise…

Carbondale police crack down on impaired drivers during Labor Day weekend

Carbondale police are keeping an eye out for impaired drivers durign Labor Day weekend thanks to the Illinois Department of Transportation’s campaign “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”

IDOT supplied grants throughout the state’s law enforcement departments to fund the event from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, Carbondale Police Chief  Jody O’Guinn said. He said the Carbondale station was given about $3,500 to pay overtime expenses for additional police to…

Tennis team scores in classroom, on the court

Tennis team puts focus on leadership

Team size was a concern for the women’s tennis team in the spring, but the addition of four recruits has turned what was once a weakness into a strength.

The previous season included complications and adversity for the SIU women’s tennis program. Only five members consistently suited up. Those five don’t include the group’s only senior, now-graduated Vishakha Sheoran, who was sidelined much of the season with an injury.

Head coach…

Faculty concerns rise, budget adjustments undecided

With the possibility that adjustments to SIU college budgets may be based on credit hours, some deans were concerned with the potential outcome.

Gary Kolb, dean of the College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, said if budget adjustments are not based on enrollment, the college may be at a disadvantage.

“We won’t benefit from that as much as other colleges,” Kolb said. “Our incoming freshmen aren’t taking classes in our…

Administration: Tuition revenue, budget cuts to improve budget deficit

As a new academic year begins, the university faces a $5.7 million deficit, a shortfall close to half of the $11.5 million deficit one year ago.

The proposed 2.2 percent budget cuts to all colleges at SIUC and non-auxillary departments is a part of Chancellor Rita Cheng’s plan to reduce the deficit. The cut is projected to make up for a $1.3 million reduction in state appropriations for fiscal year…

Paper insurance forms become thing of the past

A change in the SIUC health insurance in August allows students to cancel their policy online by Sept. 2  for a shorter process and less office work.

Each student has access to the Health and Wellness Center services on campus, but there are medical areas it cannot cover, said Dr. Ted Grace, director of the Student Health Center. Students enrolled at SIUC are required to have a health insurance policy…

Lost in the Trees

No-shows stir up USG; new Senate selected

[caption id="attachment_48535" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The first Undergraduate Student Government meeting of the semester was held Tuesday in the Student Health Center auditorium. Concerns for lack of participation were expressed during the meeting. Corbin Doss, a junior studying civil engineering from Springfield, asked the president, vice president and chief of staff, “What are your plans to get this place packed?” The assembly responded by agreeing with Doss’ concerns and began...

Dance Co. preps in Pulliam

[caption id="attachment_48528" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Kati Cooper, a freshman from Peoria studying biological sciences, stretches Tuesday before Southern Illinois Dance Company auditions at Furr Auditorium in Pulliam. Cooper said she has danced since she was a little girl and in high school was involved in cheerleading, choir, dance, chorus and musicals. “I’m in Army ROTC, and dancing is a way to express my funkier side, not my strict side,” she...

Program gives Strip much-needed facelift

A Carbondale Main Street program seeks to enliven storefronts…

Pump up the hip-hop

[caption id="attachment_48489" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Josh Murphy performs with his band, the Black Fortys, after Lost in the Trees' Friday performance. Nicholas Schurman, talent agent for Hangar 9, said while Hangar is known for its steady string of rock acts, the venue also tries to make a name for itself as a hip-hop venue. Hangar offers a monthly hip-hop show, as well as a weekly open-mic night.€“ Isaac Smith |...

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