Lightning struck the SIUE campus Saturday during the large thunderstorm that passed through the area, hitting trees in Cougar Village and setting off a fire alarm. According to SIUE police Lieutenant Kevin Schmoll, the lightning hit a tree and caused a power surge that went to one of the building's furnaces.… Post the First Comment

Temperatures reached 98 degrees last week and combined with high humidity, reaching 100 percent in Edwardsville, making the outdoors stifling. Jon Carney of the National Weather Service said while the temperatures in the area experienced last week were high, they were not unusual for the season.… Post the First Comment

On Independence Day, the average college student will be hanging out with their friends or family, setting off a few fireworks or just generally having a good time. Well, not if the Illinois legislature has anything to do with it. Illinois really seems to be an anti-fun state.… 2 Comments

Junior art major Emily Dunlap of Waterloo is spending her third summer in a row working on a sculpture that will be displayed on the SIUE campus. "I'm doing it for the competition, and also to build another large scale sculpture," Dunlap said. Dunlap's sculpture won honorable mention at the Sculpture Walk last October.… Post the First Comment

With a year of Division I play under their belts, the SIUE men's basketball team hopes to continue building towards future success with three new scholarship athletes. LeShaun Murphy of Sachse, Texas, Anthony Mithcell of East St. Louis and Zeke Schneider of Metamora will be joining an SIUE team with holes to fill, after Brandon Dunson, Aaron Garriott and Barry Wellington transferred out of the program.… Post the First Comment