Western Illinois University News

By Bobby Wilson What the group Kansas achieved in the 1970s and '80s was nothing short of phenomenal.

The Southeast Missouri State University Provost search committee has pared its list of seven semifinalists down to three! Candidates will appear on campus the week of the 30th for open and closed interviews with the public and faculty.

DIXON – The Dixon Police Department wants to know how it's doing. The department, in conjunction with Western Illinois University, sent surveys today to about 1,014 Dixon residents to try to get a read on how the community rates its police department and to determine what crimes people are most afraid of, Police Chief Dan Langloss said.

Southeast Missouri State University has narrowed the search for a provost to three finalists.

A Western Illinois University horticulture professor has developed a sustainable landscaping Web site to help teach a class on the same topic.

SemGroup LPa s new chief financial officer will be a longtime Tulsan with deep experience in the energy, transportation and accounting fields, company officials announced Tuesday morning.

Two Western Illinois University librarians are making western Illinois history more accessible online.

Joe Suffield has a lot of entries on his resume, from being a Little All-American quarterback in 1958 to coaching future professional baseball players to teaching physical science at Odessa's Bowie Junior High School.

ANI ANI ANI Newly found dino sheds light on origins of biggest dinosaurs A new dinosaur discovered in South Africa is shedding light on the origins of the biggest dinosaurs ever.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 5:44 p.m. Read more: Local , State , National A The phrase 'you learn something new everyday' may be true in many cases.

Junior theater major Katy Kruzic cowers from sophomore theater major Kirk Dulin during rehearsal for Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in The Theatre in Doudna Fine Arts Center.

A new dinosaur discovered in South Africa - - named Aardonyx, meaning "earth claw" - - is shedding light on the origins of the biggest dinosaurs ever, the sauropods, said Matthew Bonnan, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at Western Illinois University who is part of the discovery team.

A new dinosaur found in South Africa has given scientists a glimpse into the evolution of sauropods, the biggest animals ever to have walked the Earth, a new study says.

Many features of Aardonyx , including certain aspects of its teeth and jawbone and the bones in its forelimbs , are precursors of anatomical traits that enabled long-necked sauropods to become some of the largest creatures ever to walk on land.

Lindsay McGeever, Kelly Grant, Michelle Golz and Joshua Lockhart take a break from studying to play a game of Clue.

Eric Huml , son of Jeffrey Allen and Lauren Huml of Long Grove, graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

St. Cloud State University has hired Ellyn Bartges to be the next equity and affirmative action officer.

Illinois Races: Marshall Hatch Is Running for 7th District Rep. Updated 3:00 PM CST, Tue, Nov 3, 2009 Rev.

With Mayor David Gudgel declining to run for re-election, five residents are seeking to become the city's chief executive officer.

In three decades, former Des Plaines resident David Cavazos has gone from a heavyweight in athletics to a heavyweight in city government.