Forestry club logs hours

01 September 2010

Kaitlyn Kirby, a junior studying agriculture business economics from St. Joseph, works her way through a log during the college of agriculture’s Student Cookout Wednesday outside the Agriculture Building. The Forestry Club received national attention for their success in the past few years in such events like the crosscut, speed chop and even the tobacco spit. “It’s a great way to meet new people, and is really just a fun thing to come out and do,” Kory Garrie, a senior member of the club, said. - Ste

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Student Health Assessment Center to remain closed

01 September 2010

The Student Health Assessment Center in the Student Center will stay closed and is not currently under consideration to re-open, Larry Dietz said. Dietz, vice chancellor for student affairs, met with more than 20 students Wednesday in the Student Center to discuss the SHAC’s closing. The SHAC is an extension of the Student Health Center [...]

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Rocky road to tenure for faculty

01 September 2010

Susan Patrick Benson has taught other professors across the nation, directed plays and traveled to Berlin to teach German actors speech techniques. Now she’s waiting to see whether she’ll remain at SIUC. Benson, an assistant professor in the theater department, is just one of the faculty members who is going through the tenure process, which [...]

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Fitness at Thompson Point experiences renovation

01 September 2010

Glenn Stine said most of the equipment at Thompson Point’s older fitness center was 20 years old —the same age of some students at the university. Thompson Point celebrated its newly renovated fitness center at its grand opening Wednesday. Students who attended the grand opening said they were impressed with the changes. “I’m really glad; [...]

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Neckers damage refined, lab remains in ruins

01 September 2010

Boyd Goodson said all of his time spent not teaching is dedicated toward trying to recover from a fire. An accidental fire broke out June 2 in Goodson’s classroom — Room 102 of the C-Wing in Neckers Building — when a student used hexane to clean oil from vacuum pumps, and solvent that was leaked [...]

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Grill and Greet

31 August 2010

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Mentorship forms between Saluki Angels, Boys and Girls Club

31 August 2010

Students will soon be able to help make a difference in teenagers’ lives by becoming mentors at the Boys and Girls Club. Saluki Angels — a new, collaborative effort between Marcus King, undergraduate student government president, and the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale — is designed for teenagers who wish to attend college but [...]

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Change at station irks volunteers

31 August 2010

A decision to cut time from long-running music shows to make room for a news program has roiled the staff and some listeners of a Carbondale community radio station. The news program is called “Democracy Now!” but some staff members and listeners of WDBX say the way Station Manager Brian Powell made the decision was [...]

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Dining halls progress toward health-conscious options

31 August 2010

Peggy Connors remains determined to promote Saluki Steps and aid students who look for healthier food choices. Connors, associate director of housing and dietitian for resident hall dining, said the program was started last spring to help give students healthy options in the dining halls. Paw prints were placed at dining areas around campus to [...]

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WSIU gets comfortable in new master control room

31 August 2010

Renovations to the master control room at WSIU have helped bring the station into the digital age. A $2 million project, funded by a grant from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting and money from supporters of the station, allowed WSIU to get on air with the fully automated master control room since March 25, said [...]

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