A member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity was arrested Sunday, April 17, on battery charges in an incident after the March Down. A 21-year-old woman came to SIUE from Chicago for Omega Psi Phi's March Down with two other women. One of the women was familiar with Harold Turney, a member of the fraternity.… Post the First Comment

The sun is shining on SIUE's Solar Race Team and its solar car, the Cougar Cruiser. The Solar Race Team members have performed the first road test on the solar car for the 2005 North American Solar Challenge with positive results. "The main objective of the test was to make sure the car's structural integrity is up to our expectations," electronic and computer engineering professor Andy Lozowski said.… Post the First Comment

More than 400 community members participated in Celebrating Abilities roll/run/walk race through downtown Edwardsville on April 17. "We had so many students participate," Disability Support Services Director Jane Floyd-Hendey said. "It was really exciting to see that.… Post the First Comment

Mock disaster scenarios are being used to test robots and students in the second annual Urban Search and Rescue Competition. The competitions take place from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in the lobby of the Engineering Building. "There are three different teams ... computer scientists, electrical and mechanical engineers," computer science professor Jerry Weinburg said.… Post the First Comment