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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Maurice Leon Wiggins Gets 16 Months in Jail for Southern Illinois University Bomb Threat

    ​Maurice Leon Wiggins, 23, the Chicago man who threatened to bomb three dormitories at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and then rape and kill 30 women, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, three years supervised release and a $100 fine plus court costs. He could have been sentenced to ten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Miles Davis' East St. Louis Childhood Home Is Falling Apart

    Andrew TheisingMiles Davis' East St. Louis childhood home in October 2011.​There was a deep puddle the width of the entire dirt road, so Dr. Andrew Theising, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville, wheeled his car over the gravel shoulder instead. He was taki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Miles Davis' Childhood Home Is Falling Apart In East St. Louis

    Andrew TheisingMiles Davis' East St. Louis childhood home in October 2011.​There was a deep puddle the width of the entire dirt road, so Dr. Andrew Theising, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University -- Edwardsville, wheeled his car over the gravel shoulder instead. He was ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    More SIU-Carbondale Professors Threaten Strike

    Illinois' budget woes have placed heavy constrictions on the state's higher education system, putting professors' contracts in jeopardy and portending layoffs. The situation is nearing the boiling point at Southern Illinois University's Carbondale campus, where yesterday a fourth faculty union vot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Maurice Wiggins: Chicago Man Indicted for Bomb Threat at Southern Illinois University

    siu.eduThreat allegedly promised to blow up dormitories and kill 4,000 people.​A federal grand jury indicted a Chicago man last week for threatening to blow up buildings at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale last month. According to the indictment, Maurice Wiggins, 23, made the threat Augu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    St. Louis Chefs Are an Educated Lot

    Chrissy WilmesChris Williams of Franco studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.​Last week Eater asked chefs if they thought culinary school was worth the time and expense for aspiring chefs. The answer was a resounding "probably not." The discussion made us wonder how well-e ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Rugby Burn: Gravely injured in a fluke house fire, Iraq War vet Stephen Ellis is dead set on returning to the sport he loves

    Chrissy WilmesChris Williams of Franco studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.​Last week Eater asked chefs if they thought culinary school was worth the time and expense for aspiring chefs. The answer was a resounding "probably not." The discussion made us wonder how well-e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know Coming to SIU Carbondale

    Michael Feldman is bringing his shtick to southern Illinois.​One of NPR's funniest shows is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for a live broadcast next Saturday, March 26, at 10 a.m.Whad'Ya Know, hosted by the very dry and very funny Michael Feldman, last broadcast from Carbondale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Wheel Deal: Rugby Rams Aim to Return to National Tournament

    St. Louis Rugby Rams​Fresh off their first run in the national tournament last year, the St. Louis Rugby Rams -- the toughest quadriplegic men and women in the city -- will open the 2011 sectional tourney this Friday to see if they can make it back-to-back appearances. The Rams, who participa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Deaths Stun St. Louis Medical Marijuana Community

    Two men actively involved in campaigning for medical cannabis in Missouri died in recent weeks, saddening St. Louis' tight-knit community of marijuana activists.Gary Davey, former president of the Greater St. Louis chapter of NORML, died Sunday, May 9, of a heart attack. He was 48.Rik Ebner, manager ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Will There Be a Tuition Freeze at Mizzou or What?

    Image source​The University of Missouri Board of Curators will meet this Friday, April 16, to discuss, among other things, whether there will be a freeze on in-state tuition for the 2010-2011 school year. It's a subject of intense interest at the moment because even though Governor Jay Nixon ... More >>

  • News

    March 24, 2010

    Tweakers 'N Diggers: Looters are pillaging Native American burial grounds to finance their meth habits

    Image source​The University of Missouri Board of Curators will meet this Friday, April 16, to discuss, among other things, whether there will be a freeze on in-state tuition for the 2010-2011 school year. It's a subject of intense interest at the moment because even though Governor Jay Nixon ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2009

    To Preserve and Protect: Esley Hamilton has a boundless passion for St. Louis' architectural past

    Image source​The University of Missouri Board of Curators will meet this Friday, April 16, to discuss, among other things, whether there will be a freeze on in-state tuition for the 2010-2011 school year. It's a subject of intense interest at the moment because even though Governor Jay Nixon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    U.S. Snooze: Wash. U. Remains Best University in Missouri, Still Number 12 Nationwide

    flickr.com/photos/34284761@N04​Yesterday, just in time for the arrival of this year's freshman class at Washington University, U.S. News and World Report released its annual college rankings for 2010. Wash. U. came in at number 12, tying with Northwestern. (Just call 'em the Princeton and Yale of ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 18, 2009

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

  • Culture

    March 11, 2009

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

  • Culture

    March 4, 2009

    Featured Review: As I Only Can...Belong

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

  • Music

    February 18, 2009

    Friday Night Lights: F5 Records Hip-Hop anchors Hi-Fidel and Serengeti collaborate on an electroshocked ode to excess

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

  • Music

    December 3, 2008

    Shawn Colvin

    8 p.m. Wednesday, December 10. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • News

    August 20, 2008

    Dark Side of the The Boss

    The Jersey bad boy still embodies the ambivalence of working class America, even if he's a happily married zillionaire.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Timothy Krajcir: Inside the Mind of a Serial Rapist and Murderer

    The Jersey bad boy still embodies the ambivalence of working class America, even if he's a happily married zillionaire.

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Musical Chronicle

    The Jersey bad boy still embodies the ambivalence of working class America, even if he's a happily married zillionaire.

  • Calendar

    March 21, 2007

    They’ve Got Spirit

    The Jersey bad boy still embodies the ambivalence of working class America, even if he's a happily married zillionaire.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2007

    Unreal's Press Release of the Week

    The Jersey bad boy still embodies the ambivalence of working class America, even if he's a happily married zillionaire.

  • Music

    April 12, 2006

    Full Court Press

    DJ Crucial ropes in an all-star cast of collaborators for his latest album

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Vodka and Grapefruit

    Unreal gets the lowdown on the Dirty Dog, meets plants who love a free lunch and finds a blogger who can't get enough Favre. Plus, Scientology's "volunteer ministers" are bringing relief to hurricane victims -- but not the kind you'd think.

  • News

    July 20, 2005

    No Thanks, Deer

    Unreal evades some bloodthirsty deer, chats up a man who'll pay $10K for a wife and gets creeped out by a pint-size beauty-queen doppelgänger. Plus, behold the Rachel Show!

  • Music

    May 4, 2005

    The Basement Tapes

    Kenautis Smith has the beat, and for a little cash it's yours

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2004

    Exception to the Rule

    Amy Goodman shares her ideas for getting Democracy Now!

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2004

    Forever Young

    Greendale stays true to Neil

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2003

    Party With Arthur!

    (The aardvark, not the drunk)

  • Dining

    June 11, 2003

    Orange Mind-Eraser

    Stagger Inn ... Again, 104 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, Illinois, 618-656-4221

  • Music

    April 23, 2003

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of April 23, 2003

  • Music

    April 9, 2003

    Bump and Grind

    Strip-club disc jockeys spin to the beats of different drummers

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best College-Town Bar

    Stagger Inn... Again

  • News

    August 7, 2002

    Dressed for Deceit

    Women contractors are tired of being asked to front for firms owned by white males

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2002

    Cult of Babs

    The chef responsible for the luscious repast in Babette's Feast brings his artistry to Southern Illinois

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2002

    B-Ball, Anyone?

    St. Louis gets another pro-sports franchise. Let's not screw it up, OK?

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Spit and Cigarettes

    Week of February 27, 2002

  • Music

    December 12, 2001

    Trailer-Park King

    Self-proclaimed hoosier Rosco Villa shines a rock & roll light on fucked-up lives

  • Culture

    October 10, 2001

    Arabian Knight

    Jack Shaheen crusades against cinema's depiction of Reel Bad Arabs

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2001

    Artists' Collective

    SIU-Edwardsville photography prof Fern Logan emphasizes the black in "black-and-white"

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Local Girl Made Bad

    Darva Conger

  • Calendar

    September 27, 2000

    Raise Haruf

    Southern Illinois University-Carbondale professor Kent Haruf tells a good story

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    A Twist of Faith

    From her small-town Baptist roots to her run for public office, Jeanette Mott Oxford has relied on her religious convictions to overcome fear and prejudice -- including her own.

  • Calendar

    October 13, 1999

    HEAD EAST

    EAST Art 99 beckons art-lovers to the Illinois side of the Mississippi

  • Calendar

    July 21, 1999

    FOUND IN THE TRANSLATION

    Esperantists convene to talk up the virtues of their international language

  • Culture

    July 14, 1999

    Short Seens

    Esperantists convene to talk up the virtues of their international language

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Hit Parade

    Esperantists convene to talk up the virtues of their international language

  • Music

    January 20, 1999

    Listening Post

    Esperantists convene to talk up the virtues of their international language

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