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A bee helps to pollinate a flower from the garden that surrounds Old Main while it gathers the flower's nectar. Pollination allows for fertilization and sexual reproduction in plants by moving pollen, which contains the male gametes or sperm, from the anthers, where it is formed, to the stigma, where it is germinated and forms a pollen tube. (0) comments
The visitation for Cameron Chana, 22, of Claredon Hills, will be held today from 2-9 p.m. at the Halloway & James Funeral Home in Countryside. Chana, along with Justin Sleezer of Yorkville, was killed in a bus accident on Route 16 Saturday night. The two men were in a group that was coming back to Charleston from a trip to Lake Shelbyville when the bus they were on, a 1975 Leyland double-decker from the Graywood Foundation, drove under the Route 16 overpass underneath I-57, traveling eastbound. (1) comment
The economy has faced graduates with bleak employment opportunities recently, and, facing that reality, many students have turned to Career Services for help. In fact, there has been a larger number than ever before. "It's the largest it's ever been," said Linda Moore, Director of Career Services. (0) comments
During Tuesday night's city council meeting the council voted for the ordinance of execution of the foreclosure of a property at 513 7th St. The city is looking to do repairs to the building and sell it. The Council also voted to proceed with application of the Community Development Assistance Program. (1) comment
Many farmers are trying to catch up after rain has slowed down planting. By this time of year, if working on schedule, the majority of farmers would be done with their planting. But the recent rain has made the land almost too wet to plant anything. Rebecca Shuemaker and her husband, John, of Ash Grove Township only have 200 of their 700 acres done. (0) comments
The city of Charleston has decided to file a lawsuit against the owners of the property on the corner of Polk Avenue and 4th Street. On this property, at 403 and 407 Polk St., sits two partially destructed buildings. They have had chain-linked fences surrounding them for the past few months, and city officials say the buildings need to be taken down as soon as possible. (5) comments
When a student is asked to meet with Erica Roa, he or she knows they are in trouble. Roa works in the Office of Student Standards, which runs judicial affairs. If a student has gotten in trouble for underage drinking, marijuana, academic dishonesty, or anything else that breaks the student code of conduct, they will have to talk to either Roa or one of her co-workers. (0) comments
