September 2024

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Composing allows Thomas Edgar, a certified flight instructor in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation, a bit more freedom and the opportunity to be more creative than when piloting a plane. And Edgar, who graduated from SIU in May with degrees in piano performance from the School of Music and aviation […]

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumnus Michael Nelipovich was the first person to earn a doctorate in rehabilitation despite being legally blind and went on to become a leading researcher and university professor and expert in the field. During a special public event at 5 p.m. Oct. 10 in Morris Library’s

CHESTER – This week, Chester Public Library director Kira Browning visited the CHS Creative Writing class to record audiobooks for Halloween.    Ms. Browning taught the students how to use Twisted Wave, an online program for recording and editing audio. Students now have the skill to record and produce their own audiobooks and other spoken-word