Growing brain drain: University of Alabama's gain in drawing Illinois students is a loss for Illinois schools.

From today's Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-m ... story.html

Does that vast open area north of the Union have any sort of formal or informal name? That area is commonly referred to as "The Quad". And there are a few benches along some of sidewalks--especially the easternmost sidewalk which is adjacent to the backside of Hanson Field. U of I officia...

SIU Board of Trustees to consider approving five million dollar state funding shift from Carbondale to Edwardsville.

From the Daily Egyptian:
https://dailyegyptian.com/81381/news/bo ... ardsville/

Tommy Bell not satisfied with 2017-18 basketball season at SIU-C.

From the Daily Egyptian:
https://dailyegyptian.com/81320/showcas ... ll-season/

Bradley led Wednesday's game 14-0 in the 6th inning. Western then scored the final 7 runs of the game. Bradley wins the game 14-7. Western out-hit Bradley 12 to 11. Weather: Lower 30's, Partly Cloudy. Attendance at Boyer Stadium = 74. Western will start a three-game home series with Oral Roberts on ...

Time for SIU to shift resources to the Edwardsville campus.

From the Belleville News-Democrat:
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/a ... 48759.html

leatherneckcountry wrote: ↑Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:44 pmThe fact that North Quad doesn't have a dining hall would have frustrated me a lot as I stayed in Bayliss for all 3 years I was a student.

The Bayliss-Henninger Dining Center has very limited serving hours:
Sunday-Thursday for Dinner (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM).

WIU BOT to view Faculty Senate vote interpretation along with numbers. From today's McDonough County Voice: http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20180403/wiu-bot-to-view-faculty-senate-vote-interpretation-along-with-numbers The Governor appoints the members of the Western Board of Trustees. I would i...

No confidence vote passed by faculty: 37 percent of faculty abstain in referendum. From today's Western Courier: https://westerncourier.com/40828/news/no-confidence-vote-passed-by-faculty-37-percent-of-faculty-abstain-in-referendum/ WIU Board Chair Accepts No Confidence Vote Passed. From Tri-States...