By: Nick Johnson

Though allowing grocery stores in Carbondale to sell beer and wine would spur economic development, the pile of sales tax receipts might not be as big as local grocers claim it would be, city officials in other Illinois college towns said. Representatives...

By: Daily Egyptian

In another effort to curb a projected budget deficit of more than $5 million over the next two years, the City Council is expected to give the city manager permission today to enter power supply contracts with third-party MidAmerican Energy Company, accor...

By: Nick Quigley - Daily Egyptian

Amtrak riders departing from the Carbondale station won’t be seeing the benefits of high-speed rail development recently put forth in a grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act....

By: Jess Vermeulen | Daily Egyptian

The Saluki Selects program has made its way into the dining halls this semester, but some students say they haven’t caught on just yet. University Housing placed new signs for all food items in the dining halls to show students which choices are the...

By: Jeff Engelhardt

With another semester of declined enrollment on the books, administrators have already turned their attention to the fall and are hoping a strong start will continue.  Early fall enrollment numbers show a 26.9 percent increase in freshman admissions,...

By: Ryan Voyles

Summer trips to Egypt and Greece are nothing new for Robert Hahn. Hahn, a professor in the philosophy department, is preparing for the 28th edition of the Ancient Legacies program, a study abroad program that gives students a chance to learn firsthand abo...

By: Sami Bowden | Daily Egyptian

Melissa Broton, a sophomore from Lake Zurich studying dental hygiene, shows Dalylah Richardson, 4, of Chicago, how to brush her teeth properly. Richardson was one of many kids from southern Illinois that came into the Dental Hygiene Clinic Friday. This is...

By: Erin Holcomb

The Recreation Center is pumping up its wallet. The center’s non-student revenue increased more than 5 percent last fiscal year to $890,785, said William Ehling, director of the Recreation Center. The year before that, revenues increased 3 percent t...

By: Derek Robbins

Though the earthquake relief in Haiti may be fading from the national media spotlight, students around Carbondale will be spending the week trying to raise even more money for the grief-stricken nation. Speaking and Teaching, a registered student organiza...

By: Jeff Engelhardt

Never again. The two words that come to mind for Philip Howze when he thinks of the confusion and allegations in a sexual harassment case that forced his good friend John Y. Simon off campus. Howze, president of the Faculty Senate, said he hopes the new s...

By: Ryan Voyles

Break dancers, dance troupes, lyrical freestylers, rappers and magicians all competing for the same thing — a scholarship. “EduTainment”, which premieres today on the student-run campus TV station SPC-TV, will pit around 18 of the most t...

By: Erin Holcomb

The “Wings of Knowledge” has finally flown into Morris Library after five years in the making....

By: Jeff Engelhardt

As Illinois universities begin to implement furloughs, SIU President Glenn Poshard said the university is safe from drastic financial cuts — at least until March. In an e-mail sent to all SIU employees Jan. 5, Poshard responded to University of Illi...

By: Nick Johnson

Despite a major burglary arrest Dec. 19, winter break crime rates remained similar to last year, data from the Carbondale Police Department shows. Though 34 burglaries were reported over break—13 more than last year—the overall theft-related c...

By: Jeff Engelhardt

Former Chancellor Fernando Treviño failed to consult with the governor or attend a campus safety meeting after the Northern Illinois University shootings, among other grievances, according to the three-person arbitration panel that ruled Dec. 19 SI...

By: Nick Johnson

Residents of an east side neighborhood remain opposed to a rezoning request by a local property owner that could put more than 20 new single-family homes in their backyard. John Alleman, a local property owner, will petition the City Council today to re-z...

By: Daily Egyptian

  Wednesday, January 13 Sports Blast Sky Bar is hosting pool leagues Spotlight Grill has an art class Stix has 80’s night Tres Hombres has live music from Giant City Slickers (western swing) and Black Yodel (Honkytonk country) PK’s has li...

By: Jeff Engelhardt Daily Egyptian jengel@siu.edu

With spring semester classes just days away, University Housing is preparing to open its facilities. The earliest students can move back into the residence halls is at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Crystal Bouhl, University Housing coordinator, said she does not e...

By: Isaac Smith ~ Daily Egyptian

Joe Marshall, left, and Gregg Bowee, right, employees of Stone Concrete discuss the task ahead of them – breaking up concrete – on Glenview Drive Tuesday. The city gave Stone Concrete a contract to repair sidewalks and roads damaged by a water...

By: Stile T. Smith

Rita Cheng is quickly learning some of the most pressing needs of Southern Illinois University Carbondale....