Flames shot into the air and thick smoke billowed out of an apartment building in Cougar Village, but neither the blaze nor the fumes stopped Tony Santiago of University Police from running in to check for students who might still have been left in the burning structure.… Post the First Comment

Capt. Tony Bennett, Sgt. Tim Penwell and Officer Jim Royston of the SIUE Police Department helped save a man's life at the East St. Louis campus. LeVan Plocher, a Korte Construction Co. worker on the East St. Louis Higher Education Center renovations, collapsed the morning of Jan.… Post the First Comment

East St. Louis Mayor Carl Officer says thanks, but no thanks to the former site of SIUE's East St. Louis Center. The building, once a historic hotel, housed the SIUE center for more than 40 years. The decision was made to deed the building to the city of East St.… 1 Comment

Each year, legislators across the country examine traffic laws in an attempt to fix problems and make traveling safer for motorists. This year, four new traffic laws in Illinois took effect: the booster seat law, the left lane law, the new teen driver law and the aggravated fleeing and eluding law.… Post the First Comment

Madison County officials said construction on phase one of the five- to six-mile Governor's Parkway project in Edwardsville may begin as early as May and be completed by 2006. "Right now, we're scheduled for an April letting with construction to start at the end of May, (or) first of June," Madison County assistant engineer Gary Stahlhut said.… Post the First Comment

Reading is an essential element in every person's life. As young children we learn to read at home and in school. SIUE is helping to fulfill this essential element in young children's lives with the annual A Book In Every Home campaign. Fifteen students from the SIUE Early Childhood Center came to the Goshen Lounge in the Morris University Center to help celebrate the kickoff.… Post the First Comment

Thanks to SIUE students, nearly $3,000 is on its way to help victims of the Iranian earthquake. "We were all amazed by the attendance and contributions you all made," Assistant International Student Adviser Ali Soltanshahi said. "Our goal was to make a difference and help the people of Bam, and I strongly believe that we did achieve that with all your help," Soltanshahi added.… Post the First Comment

Until temperatures rise, the main campus cooling system will remain off for the rest of the winter season. "We typically shut down the facility during the coldest months of the year," Facilities Management Assistant Director of Utilities Lee Hoffmeier said.… Post the First Comment

About 140 people joined the SIUE chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in a campus march to remember the legend of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The march Wednesday, Jan. 14, began at the Morris University Center, continued on University Drive and through Cougar Village, ending at the Alpha house.… Post the First Comment