Author Archive for Paul Riat

Atlatl club throws spears at competition

Atlatl club throws spears at competition

An atlatl is one of the first tools made by mankind. It allowed early man to throw a spear further and with greater force than using his arm without the extension. It’s a stick that is a couple feet long. The hunter would hold one end, the other end has a peg on it that […]

Dance in Concert 2010 Wows Audience

Dance in Concert 2010 Wows Audience

“Dancing is something that everyone should enjoy,” said Theater Education sophomore Joshua David. “Like Aristotle says about friendship being one soul in two bodies, we dancers are this one soul in a ton of bodies. It’s what I want to teach.”
David was one of the performers in Dance in Concert 2010, a […]

Mass Comm Major “Goes Pro”

Mass Comm Major “Goes Pro”

No job in the Mass Communications field is easy to get, but one of the most fiercely competitive career paths in the field is that of the broadcast sports journalist. Thousands of graduates across the nation will vie for a handful of jobs, most in very small markets for very little pay. Getting a resume […]

Turkey Feast Settles Cracks in the Ceramic Psyche

Turkey Feast Settles Cracks in the Ceramic Psyche

The Art and Design building is open 24-7 because you just never know when art will happen. Art students are in there all the time. That’s why 34 years ago they started Turkey Feast — to give thanks for art, and to blow off a little steam because long hours can bring up some interpersonal […]

Dee Joyner Inducted into SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame

Dee Joyner Inducted into SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame

Dee Joyner earned a BA in 1971 from SIUE, followed by an MS in government in 1973. She spent her formative years in Edwardsville, then hopped the river for the bulk of her career. She’s been active in the Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Town of Missouri, Parents as Teachers, Focus St. Louis and Forrest […]

Morrison Combo; upbeat at the Abbott

Morrison Combo; upbeat at the Abbott

Music students attend a weekly convocation to hone their skills in front of an audience. The convocation is held most Fridays at 2 p.m. in the John C. Abbott Auditorium, on the lower level of Lovejoy Library. The mini-concerts are free and open to the public. Below are three selections from The Marty Morrison Combo.
‘All […]

The 2010 chancellor's report to the university

The 2010 chancellor’s report to the university

On Oct. 28 Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift made his report to the University, “Achieving National Recognition During the National Recession.”
He said that in the ongoing pursuit of national recognition by 2016, SIUE has increased the size of its incoming freshman class by 18 percent since 2005, making it the sixth largest of 12 institutions of higher […]

Gib Singleton inducted into SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame

Gib Singleton inducted into SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame

Art and Design alumnus Gib Singleton was inducted into the SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame in early October. His work has graced the hands of Pope John Paul II and is represented in collections around the world. This spring, his “From the Earth” exhibit was shown at the Morris University Center Gallery.
After graduation from SIUE […]

The Swags impress at the weekly convocation

The Swags impress at the weekly convocation

Music students attend a weekly convocation to hone their skills in front of an audience. The convocation is held most Fridays at 2 p.m. in Abbott Auditorium ojn the lower level of Lovejoy Library. The mini-concerts are free and open to the public. Below are three selections from the Jason Swagler Combo, or “The Swags.”
Honeysuckle […]

Expressionist Art Show in ‘Second Life’ ... surreal!

Expressionist Art Show in ‘Second Life’ … surreal!

Expressionistic art from SIUE students is on display, but not in this world. To see it, you must go into Second Life, more of a virtual universe than a game because there are no rules or objectives. There are just tools for 3D rendering that were turned over to the people who occupy the space with their avatars.
The […]

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