Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Prairie Hall Area Council hosted the 17^th annual Prairie Hall Haunted House on Thursday, Oct. 25. Under the theme The Prairie Penitentiary, the haunted house spooked more than 600 guests.

A kid-friendly walkthrough was added this year for families. It allowed families to walk through the haunted house with the lights on and participate in games afterward, giving children the opportunity to participate in this Halloween tradition.

Guests were ab...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Cougar Village hosted the 13^th Annual Run Walk and Roll on Saturday, Oct. 20 at The Gardens at SIUE. Sixty participants helped raise breast cancer awareness. Proceeds were donated to the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis.

Every hour, 365 days a year, someone is affected by breast cancer. Despite years of research and many new medical breakthroughs, breast cancer is still a vicious killer that strikes women and men ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Housing will participate in Denim Day at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at the Cougar Statue in front of the Morris University Center.

The Denim Day campaign, coordinated by Peace Over Violence, has been taking place for the past 19 years and is held in honor of Sexual Violence Awareness Month.

The Denim Day campaign was originally triggered by an Italian Supreme Court ruling, where a rape conviction was overturned. Justices believed...

Representatives from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Housing received two regional awards at the 2017 Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers (GLACUHO) conference held Nov. 12-14 in Indianapolis.

University Housing’s Sister Circle Program achieved the Outstanding Project Award. The award is given to a GLACUHO institution that has implemented an innovative approach to enhancing diversity awareness, understanding and education on cam...

The annual Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University Housing Dean’s List Reception was held Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Evergreen Hall to recognize the 714 University Housing residents who achieved the fall 2016 dean’s list.

The scholarly list is compiled to recognize students who have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or better and have 12 hours calculated in a term. Nearly 150 students and their guests attended the celebratory reception.

When asked what being on the dean&...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Woodland Hall Resident Assistant Austin Darling has been selected as the Edwardsville Rotary Student Leader of the Month for November/December.

The honors program was created in partnership with the Edwardsville Rotary Club and SIUE in spring 2016. Darling received his award at the January Rotary Meeting.

A junior from Danville, Darling is pursuing a bachelor’s in psychology from the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. According ...

SIUE’s Prairie Area Council will celebrate the 15^th annual Prairie Hall Haunted House from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. This year’s theme is The Little Haunted House on the Prairie. Admission is free and the spooktacular event is open to everyone on campus.

The community engagement initiative has grown tremendously since its beginning. This year it will extend onto the outdoor trails near Prairie Hall. Prairie Hall Resident Assistant Dylan Wesley encourages everyone to grab a gr...

Residents of the Health Professionals Focused Interest Community (FIC) in Bluff Hall participated in the 2016 Step Out: Metro East Walk to Stop Diabetes on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The fundraising event, coordinated by the American Diabetes Association, helps promote awareness about diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 30 million children and adults.

Sarah Etchison, Bluff Hall resident assistant, organized the event and encouraged her residents to ...