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Chicago high school students visit art facilities.

By Marissa Novel • October 20, 2014

The art of glass blowing dates back to the Roman Empire and ancient Egypt. Today, Salukis and high school students alike are using it to increase opportunities for their futures.Ten high school students...

Salukis playoff window closing, not shut

Salukis’ playoff window closing, not shut

By Tony McDaniel • October 19, 2014

Qualifying for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs is a task with simple requirements: win your conference or seven Division I games.SIU football sits at 5-3 on the season and fifth in the Missouri...

Illinois facing another fiscal challenge

By Dana Stoerger • October 19, 2014

Illinois has taken strides to correct its budget deficit in recent years, but the tax debate is coming back up.A presentation held in the Saluki Stadium Club Suites on Thursday helped illustrate Illinois’...

Keep calm and keep bees

By Sarah Gardner • October 19, 2014

Kenny Fisher’s name still appears on the staff schedule on a whiteboard at the United States Department of Agriculture service center in Murphysboro, though “permanent vacation” is written next to...

‘Unofficial cleanup

‘Unofficial’ cleanup

By Lewis Marien • October 19, 2014

Val Kendrick, of Carbondale, sweeps up trash Saturday morning outside Wise Guys Pizza and Subs in Carbondale. Kendrick said he does maintenance for both Wise Guys and Sam's Café when needed. "If either...

SIU cross-country, a family affair

SIU cross-country, a family affair

By Brent Meske • October 19, 2014

Sports teams tend to act as family and this year, part of the women's cross-country team actually is.Senior Sadie Darnell has been on the team since 2011. Last season, she led the team to its first conference...

Three arrested after police break up house party

By Luke Nozicka • October 19, 2014

Three people, two of whom are SIU students, were arrested after police broke up an unofficial Halloween house party about 12 a.m. Sunday when 200 people met on the lawn of 408 S. Ash Street where a car...

Morton Grove mayor shows support for Varughese family

By Luke Nozicka • October 18, 2014

On the eight-month anniversary of the death of SIU student Pravin Varughese, Morton Grove Mayor Dan DiMaria held a news conference to show support for the family."We are a close-knit community in Morton...

Freshman runner making an impact

Freshman runner making an impact

By Brent Meske • October 15, 2014

On a team where more than a third of the players are seniors, a freshman is making an impact in the starting seven.Jonathan Vara is the only freshman on the men's cross-country team who hasn't been red-shirted....

Student advances in business pitch competiton

By Muriel Berry • October 15, 2014

The Office of Economic and Regional Development held a competition that required students to pitch business ideas to a board of judges in 90 seconds or less.After deliberation, the judges chose Brandon...

Wolfe brothers follow each others footsteps

Wolfe brothers follow each other’s footsteps

By Aaron Graff • October 15, 2014

The Wolfe family tradition of swimming at SIU almost stopped when the youngest member decided what school to attend.Justin Wolfe swam with the Salukis from 2008 to 2013, and swam one season with his brother,...

Freshman tennis player shows potential

Freshman tennis player shows potential

By Brent Meske • October 15, 2014

The women's tennis team has a freshman poised to become one of the team's top players by the end of the year.Freshman Athena Chrysanthou is from London, and had a successful tennis career before coming...

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