Students study for finals week

With final exams a week away, many students are focused on their study schedules.

Morris Library will offer extended hours from Friday to Dec. 16, but some students don’t take advantage of the library’s extended hours or resources, said Hillary Huber, research assistant in Library Affairs.

Lindsey Kirk, a freshman from Batavia studying exercise science, said she has never been to the library and does not plan on going any time…

Salaries books removed from library, not to be destroyed

Rumors surfaced that Chancellor Rita Cheng ordered Morris Library to shred books which contain campus salary information when the SIU Legal Counsel advised they be taken off public shelves. David Carlson, dean of Morris Library, said this wasn’t true.

The books, which state the salaries of employees at the university, also included the salaries of graduate assistants and were removed from shelves Sept. 28 and put in the special collections…

Freshmen fight censorship

First-year students, along with campus and faculty, will honor their freedom by reading books which were once banned or challenged.

Books have been challenged for numerous reasons throughout history; some were banned due to the use of offensive language, violence, racial tension or sexuality.

The last week in September is Banned Books Week. In celebration, students in Lotts’ section of  Saluki First Year 101 — Foundations of inquiry — a course…

Red Cross see blood shortage; blood drive at Morris Library

The American Red Cross faces critical blood shortages as donations remain low, Laurie Nehring said.

“Blood inventory is low,” said Nehring, communications manager of the American Red Cross. “Turnouts are so low that we haven’t added any more (donation) schedules.”

Morris Library will host a Red Cross blood drive today from from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m to help alleviate the national blood shortage. Trained specialists will set up booths where…

Morris library to stay open 24/7 for fall semester

Broken computers and internet crashes will no longer be an excuse for late homework. Morris Library will…

Event discusses Old Main, birth of Carbondale

Nearly forty years later, the SIUC campus community still remembers the day Old Main burned down.

“Alumni who were here during the fire are still here and still miss the building,” said David Carlson, dean of library affairs.

An event was held at Morris Library in remembrance of Old Main Wednesday. The event featured multiple speakers including Jon Davey, architecture professor; John Parkinson, president at Images Architects Inc. in Carbondale; and…