Scott Ishman, interim dean of SIU's college of science, gave a presentation at Tuesday's city council talking about SIU's reorganization plan. Ishman was one of six SIU faculty members who were sent by Chancellor Montemagno to Arizona State University in April to learn from their faculty, staff, and administrators about the process they took to improve their college.

USG has voted in favor of the student tech fee, after differing opinions from the senate.

A rental property owned by Wright Properties at 409 W. Main Street in Carbondale caught on fire Tuesday morning. The building was built in 1881 for Samuel W. Dunaway.

Students can contract to live in Neely Hall or Thompson Point starting in the fall 2019 semester, according to an email sent from SIU Housing to returning students. "Contract for fall 2019/spring 2020 and choose an available space in Neely Hall or Thompson Point.  Some spaces are based on eligibility determined by majors or other LLC requirements," the email said.

The Board of Trustees met this morning and picked the Witt/Kieffer executive search firm to help find a new permanent president for the SIU system. This firm is unrelated to the one currently evaluating the Board and the system as a whole, Board Chairperson Amy Sholar said. Interim President J. Kevin Dorsey said he has no intention of becoming permanent president.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale currently has more than 40 employees in interim positions throughout administration, faculty and staff. There is currently no chancellor, permanent, acting or interim, after the death of Carlo Montemagno last month. Aaron Veenstra, acting associate dean for academic affairs and interim director of graduate studies, said one of the reasons SIU has so many interim positions for administrators is the university lacks hiring power. If everyone who is interim wanted to hire somebody to be the head of a school, the university would be required to do a national search, Veenstra said. “But we can’t hire anybody,” he said.

NYPD detective Michael Bennett is caught in the middle of a drug war and being targeted by an assassin. Determined to find answers, he starts his own investigation into a rash of recent drug-related murders, which seem to be connected to the killer targeting him. The problem is, Bennett doesn’t know who this killer is or what they want. All he can do is hope he can figure it out before they can kill him or harm his family.

Applying to undergrad was a pain, but applying to graduate school is an even bigger pain. For ambitious seniors facing the perils of grad school applications, I've gathered some tips and tricks that would make the process a lot smoother.