Last days of summer

29 August 2010

Maria Pretnar, a senior from Hillsboro studying Spanish and psychology, surveys the swimmers Sunday from the lifeguard tower at Cedar Lake beach. The beach is open from Memorial Day until Labor Day, and will close for the season next Monday. Pretnar's fellow lifeguard, Amber Manning, a graduate student from Lanark studying higher education, said Cedar Lake is one of the cleanest in the Carbondale area, and is the city's water source.

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Bus Stop Bliss

25 August 2010

Serena Watkins, a sophomore from Chicago studying paralegal studies, kills time while waiting for the bus with Tiarya Pye, a senior from Chicago studing criminal justice, Maurice Moore, a junior from Chicago studying workforce education, and Arnold Akpedeye, a sophomore from Nigeria studying civil engineering Wednesday at the bus stop outside of the Student Center. "I use the bus system at least once a day," said Moore. "I think it's a great system, but they need to be on time so I'm not late for classes."

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Student center showcases dorm decor

25 August 2010

Students pass by posters laying against the wall of the Student Center Wednesday during the College Art Poster Sale. The posters are provided by a company based out of New York called The College Poster Sale Company, which employs two people to drive to different universities in the beginning of the year for a "back to school" sale. Posters will be available for purchase from 8

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Freshmen meet main street

25 August 2010

Sean McCann, a senior from Aurora studying civil engineering, rides off a bike jump Tuesday at the Meet Me on Main festival in front of the Recreation Center. Meet Me on Main was sponsored by many organizations, most of which are involved with Carbondale Main street. Craig Reeves, a volunteer from Carbondale Main Street, helped cook and distribute around 800 free hot dogs. “We’re here to mostly welcome students but also let them know there’s a downtown to check out,” Reeves said. – Pat Sutphin | Daily Egyptian

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Former Student Invited to Display Art

23 August 2010

A new exhibit at the university museum brings fiery creations to SIU students. The exhibit “Fire, Light, and Things You Haven’t Seen” displays Jan Thomas — a 1992 master’s graduate from SIU — and colleague Cameron Smith’s blown-glass artwork. It opens today and runs until Sept. 5. “They invited us, and it is a venue [...]

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Recreation Center Meets Residents Latin Dance Demands

23 August 2010

Erin Wanserski, an SIU graduate student in kinesiology and a Zumba instructor, said the number of Zumba classes on the schedule this semester will double because of the high demand among students. Zumba, which is a Latin fitness dance class, was started in the 1990’s by Alberto Perez to make exercise more fun. Beginning in [...]

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New vendor attracts Dawgs

22 August 2010

Alhough Winston Mezo has sold bagels on the streets of Carbondale since 1983, a new food cart vendor offers a different late-night snack; “hot dawgs.” Curtis Conley said he started his “hot dawg” mobile vending business last Monday in hopes of drawing in the lunch and late-night crowd. Conley sells his hot dogs from 11:00 [...]

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Students, residents reap rewards from Rovercard

17 August 2010

Three SIU students have made bargain hunting their business as they have revolutionized the way students and residents receive discounts to local businesses. Senior Mike Philip, along with graduates Josh Freeman and Brad Miller founded their business, Rover Enterprises LLC in June 2009 and developed the Rovercard, which is a membership card that allows cardholders [...]

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Sunset concerts site years of social networking

28 July 2010

The vantage point of the sunset concert series has changed in the last thirty years, but for Jim Wall, the experience remains as great as it was in the 1980s. Wall, senior lecturer in the department of radio and television, said he and his wife Sandy have attended the sunset concerts for more than 30 [...]

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“Girls Makes Movies” makes future directors

28 July 2010

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