Letter to the Editor: ‘Student voices aren’t heard on this campus’
By Kyle Miller, Masters Student, Social Work
July 20, 2018
"For too long, the administration at Carbondale has only had one thing in mind – protect their own."
Letter to the Editor: SIUE Staff Senate position on Board of Trustees executive committee special meeting
June 7, 2018
We, the University Staff Senate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, duly elected representatives of the 1,500 civil service, professional, and administrative staff employees of SIUE, make the following declarations.
Letter to the Editor: Removing Dunn would be a mistake
By Adrian Miller, Former Member, IBHE Board and SIU Board of Trustees
June 6, 2018
As an alumnus of Southern Illinois University of Carbondale and a former member of the Illinois Board of higher Education as well as the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, I want to take a moment and share what has become an outside perspective on the ongoing leadership struggle on the Carbondale campus as well as the system itself.
Opinion: Former SIUE Chancellors call for funding shift or system split
By Nancy Belck, Julie Furst-Bowe, Stephen Hansen, Vaughn Vandegrift, and David Werner
May 20, 2018
Filed under Opinion
If the Board of Trustees cannot live up to its fiduciary responsibility to the citizens of Illinois and the University at Edwardsville, it is time for a change.
Letter to the Editor: President Dunn has failed to serve
By Emily Buice, Former SIUC Undergraduate Student Government President
May 17, 2018
As one of the “bitchers from Carbondale,” as you so eloquently put it, I am appalled, as is most of the Carbondale community over your behavior regarding the Carbondale campus.
Editorial: An editor’s farewell
By Athena Chrysanthou, Editor-in-chief
May 8, 2018
Filed under Editorials
No amount of experience deems any new Editor-in-chief of a college newspaper qualified or ready for the job when they start.
Letter to the Editor: SIUC’s shining light, stronger together
By Dale Buck Hales, Physiology Professor and Chair
May 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Not all is woe at SIU’s Carbondale campus.
Letter to the Editor: Building a culture of positive transformation and growth
By Michael Eichholz, Derek Fisher, Christie McIntyre, Craig Anz, Mandara Savage, Scott Ishman
May 4, 2018
While the current situation feels rather acute, our arrival at this destination took years and it will not be reversed overnight. Take heart – we have the talent and drive on our campus and throughout our SIUC community to reverse the trend. So, what do we do?
Opinion: The definitive ranking of cheap beer
By Reagan Gavin, Managing Editor
May 3, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Curious of how any other brand could top my one true love, I set out to rank all of the popular domestic brands.
Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the SIU Community from Board of Trustees Chair Amy Sholar
May 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion
"We have great leadership in and across the SIU System, so to me it is disingenuous to argue that our System’s leadership is ineffective because one campus is struggling, especially when two of the three campuses are flourishing."
Column: Dissolve the Board of Trustees
By Sam Beard, Student Trustee
May 2, 2018
About a year ago I was elected Student Trustee by my peers.
Review: Big Lebowski, a must-see comedy on April 20
By Kitt Fresa, Features Editor
April 21, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The Varsity Center will be showing The Big Lebowski on April 20th, here is our review on the cult classic.
