There is long-awaited construction slated to start in July on the College of Science's greenhouse.During the period of construction, all of the plants must be removed from the greenhouse because of safety...

Changes planned for a Mississippi River levee nearly 100 miles away from Carbondale are sparking debate between environmental and economic interests.The issue is flooding in an area known as the New Madrid...

The Carbondale Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on East Hester Street on Monday evening.Ted Lomax, Carbondale's assistant fire chief, said an SIU student accidentally turned on his stove...

Two of the three daily Amtrak trains in Carbondale may be taken off the schedule later this year if Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget cut is implemented.Mike Richards of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association...

The university announced the top four candidates for the chancellor vacancy on Tuesday. In addition to presiding over three campuses, President Randy Dunn assumed chancellor duties following the November...

Most of the basement in Morris Library is a designated silent zone, but the Center for Dewey Studies — an outfit not bound to that policy — continues to resonate around the world. John Dewey was the...

The next Carbondale student representative on the SIU Board of Trustees will be elected later this week. Voting for the position, currently held by Adrian Miller, begins at 6 a.m. Tuesday and ends at 5...

Some people may have never noticed Japanese influences in Cartoon Network shows "Powerpuff Girls" or "Dexter's Laboratory." “Anime Revo-Manga Pages to American Movement,” an exhibition showing the...

A barrage of inflatable beach volleyballs and bowling pins were flung throughout the Student Center Ballroom as a DJ played the crowd favorite, “YMCA” by the Village People.More than 700 people gathered...

Residents of a West Hospital Drive home were alerted Sunday morning that their house was on fire — not by their fire alarms, but by the owner of the neighboring Dairy Queen.Alexa Lyons, who lives in...