Southern Illinois University Edwardsville News

At 10 years old, Dr. John Eigenbrodt was given a model eye by his uncle. "It sparked an interest for me," says Eigenbrodt.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. John J. Harrington died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Seal Rock Healthcare Facility in Saco.

Iranian students and faculty at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will hold a rally Tuesday on campus in support of protesters and prisoners in Iran.

Jul. 1--EDWARDSVILLE -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has gone to court to try to force an Edwardsville developer to clean up the site where he had planned to build the Spring Green Lodge -- a $7 million lodge and conference center.

Bryan L. White, confidential assistant to the city manager, has resigned from his job, effective Friday, to accept a similar position with the city of Canandaigua.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two articles on the phenomenon known as "sexting." For many teens, "sexting" is part of their everyday lives.

The sudden death of the "King of Pop" has shocked his legion of fans throughout the world, including those living in the River Bend.

Youngsters can enjoy "A Whole New World" in Lebanon tonight through Sunday when the Looking Glass Playhouse presents "Aladdin Jr." It's the troupe's annual children's production, a bewitching visit to Agrabah, the City of Enchantment, where "every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail." All your favorites will be there in this condensed ...

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the state agency responsible for administering financial aid to college students, anticipates the proposed state budget cuts would mean a more than 60 percent reduction in funding for its scholarship and grant programs.

Six high school graduates will be able to ease the cost of their college tuition thanks in part to Exelon Nuclear"s La Salle Station, which provided $3,000 in scholarships for the 2009 school year.

Job titles aren't as gender-specific as they were decades ago. But most people still assume that construction engineering is a male-dominated world.

After retiring from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2000, Dr. Harlan Bengtson and his wife, Kathryn, packed up and moved to Albuquerque, N.M. As he was sifting through the usual accumulation of "stuff" from the past 30 or 40 years, Bengtson came across a packet of old letters.

Many Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students don't even know they're looking at a world-class architecture collection while climbing the stairs at Lovejoy Library.

Holly Niles knew she would marry George Goscinski. She just didn't know when. 'We've been together 8 1/2 years,' said Holly, 26, who recently earned her master's in speech pathology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Summer Showbiz is lighting up the stage once again with three productions, beginning with the hilarious two-person comedy, "Greater Tuna." A popular play with origins dating back to a party skit inspired by a political cartoon, it became one of the most-produced shows in the United States among ...

Even as a cub reporter for The Alestle during the early 1960s, as it was becoming known as the student newspaper for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Eugene B. Redmond was taking photos.

Mannie Jackson, an Edwardsville native and former owner/CEO of the Harlem Globetrotters, will be the keynote speaker at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet on Sunday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The Jacksonville High School Bowl was filled to the brim Friday night. The Class of 2009 was the hottest show in town, bringing more than 2,000 family and friends to its commencement service.

Larry Thomason said he gets so much satisfaction from volunteering legal work for the less privileged that he doesn't need awards, but he still will be pleased to accept the Robert B. Teitelman Distinguished Service Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri on Thursday.