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The Alestle is a member of the Illinois College Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press and UWIRE. The name Alestle is an acronym derived from the names of the three campus locations of SIUE: Alton, East St. The Alestle publishes online-only editions on Tuesdays and print editions on Thursdays during fall and spring semesters, and on Wednesdays during summer semesters.

24/11/2024

OPINION: During November, which is Native American/Indigenous Heritage Month, SIUE has to do more to pay respect to the people who once lived here.

The U.S. is stolen land. There were Native Americans who lived here for millennia before it was discovered. However, they were forced into conforming to our ways of life for our ancestors to achieve the “American dream.”

SIUE is no different. The land we walk daily to attend classes, hang out with friends and eat lunch was once home to several tribes. Between the Treaty of Edwardsville in 1818 and the Treaty of Edwardsville in 1819, all of them had ceded their rights to their land to the United States.

✍️ Reporter Aubree Noles
📷 Photographer Gavin Rask
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22/11/2024

LIFESTYLES: Wings make for a delicious meal, but not all wings are created equally, and finding perfect wings is hard.

We reviewed local wing restaurants from Edwardsville to St. Louis. While the wings are the most important component, perfect food comes with friendly service and a good price. We rank based on experience, price and taste.

📲 Click the link in our bio to read all of our wing reviews!
📷 Opinion Editor Brandi Spann

21/11/2024

NEWS: The night of Dec. 19, 2023, Natasha Israt Kabir was frisked by a member of the SIUE Police Department after requesting their es**rt service. Almost a year later, as a student senator, Kabir shared her experience with the Senate and proposed a resolution to require training on student rights for police and students.

Kabir, an international student, said she used the es**rt service during winter break to safely travel the distance between The Social, an apartment complex just outside of campus, and Peck Hall. This was the second time Kabir had requested an es**rt, but the first time she was frisked.

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✍️ Editor-in-Chief Dylan Hembrough

📷 The Alestle

15/11/2024

Tomorrow on Alestletics, Managing Editor Sam Muren and Sports Editor Audrey O’Renic sit down with SIUE Women’s Basketball Coach Sam Smith.

Listen tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts.

14/11/2024

This week’s Staff Spotlight: Photographer Gavin Rask!

Also featuring Gavin’s dog, Freya!

09/11/2024

SPORTS: The men’s basketball team opened their season with a decisive Nov. 4 win over Westminster, a Division 3 school from Fulton, Missouri.

The Cougars started strong in the first half, quickly gaining possession after the tip-off. Sophomore guard Ring Malith put SIUE on the scoreboard within the first 53 seconds, tying the game at 2-2.

In the first few minutes of the game, the Cougars struggled with making shots. However, they quickly settled in.

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✍️ Reporter Aubree Noles
📷 Photographer Gavin Rask

08/11/2024

LIFESTYLES: The Hispanic Student Union is an organization dedicated to embracing Hispanic culture and creating representation at SIUE, welcoming people of all backgrounds to experience and celebrate it.

The Hispanic Student Union’s president, junior criminal justice major Isabel Martinez-Gomez, said the goal of the club is to be a safe space for Hispanics in the community as well as bringing Hispanic culture to campus.

🖊️ Reporter Sophie Hawkins

📷 Alestle Archives

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07/11/2024

NEWS: On Tuesday, Americans made their choice for how the nation will be led. They chose Republican nominee Donald Trump as president and a potential Republican majority to lead in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Editors Note: This story will be updated as election results continue to be counted

🖊️ Managing Editor Sam Muren

📷 Chip Somodevilla

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01/11/2024

ATMOSPHERE: The approaching election can cause difficult conversations for Americans. Finding compromise and understanding within conversations could lead to more fruitful dialogue.

Student Body Vice President Lucia Knapp, a junior political science major, said she prefers to tactfully approach the conversation when involved in a political discussion.

“You never know the other person’s views, or even sometimes, your own [views] and how they will change within that conversation,” Knapp said. “I usually try to stay tactful and emotionally sensitive and policy-focused, instead of character-focused whenever it comes to politicians.”

📰 This story is in the Atmosphere section of our Election Issue!

🖊️ Online Editor Michal Kate Castleman

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📷 Courtesy of Unsplash

31/10/2024

Our next Staff Spotlight: Podcast Producer Hannah Ledford!

🎧 Listen to Alestle After Hours today!

29/10/2024

VOTING: The Divine 9 at SIUE consists of eight historically Black sororities and fraternities. This election season, they have been actively contributing to increasing voter turnout and educating the community about the election process.

On Oct. 8, Delta Sigma Theta held a “Black Women Vote” seminar in the MUC University Club room. They discussed the candidates’ policies and backgrounds while answering any questions attendees had. They collaborated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on this event.

📰 This story is from the Voting section of our Election Issue

🖊️ Reporter Aubree Noles

📷 Photographer Gavin Rask

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25/10/2024

VOTING: A new candidate joined the race in April when Missouri approved the creation of the Better Party for state offices.

The Better Party was founded by Joplin, Missouri, resident Jared Young, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. To get a new political party approved in Missouri, the petitioner must gather at least 10,000 signatures by registered voters.

According to his website, Young believes “[political] parties stop at nothing to keep power” and are “tearing America apart with extremism.”

📰 This story comes from the Voting section of our Election Issue!

🖊️ Editor-in-Chief Dylan Hembrough

📷 courtesy of the Better Party website

24/10/2024

MEDIA: The rise of social media has changed how Americans find their news — and how reliable news actually has evolved.

According to the Pew Research Center, in 2024, 58 percent of adults report “often” using digital devices as their main source of news, and 91 percent of adults aged 18-29 get their news “at least sometimes” from digital devices.

Of the same age group, only 18 percent use print publications “at least sometimes.”

While the way people consume news has changed, so has the news.

📰 This story comes from the Media section of our Election Issue!

🖊️ Opinion Editor Brandi Spann

📷 Annie Spratt via Unsplash

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20/10/2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It is disheartening to see The Alestle, SIUE’s award-winning student newspaper, compelled to limit its publication schedule because of budgetary constraints.

The Alestle offers an essential platform for news, opinions and campus updates that are key to fostering an informed student experience. In an era where misinformation proliferates on social media, limiting access to a credible news source like The Alestle could result in a troubling gap in reliable campus news.

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11/10/2024

ALESTLE VIEW: Skywalk Cafe, located on the third-floor bridge connecting Alumni Hall and Founders Hall, was once a unique, colorful dining area. While the cafe might have lived up to its name when it was first created, it currently sits dormant as wasted potential.

First opened in 2000, the Skywalk Cafe was intended to be “a bright, attractive dining facility with a wide range of food selections that we hope will be a convenient dining destination for students, faculty and staff,” according to a previous SIUE News article. In late 2020, however, the cafe was ultimately closed due to financial constraints brought by the pandemic.

Nearly five years later, the cafe remains vacant.

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✍️ Alestle Staff
📷 Alestle Achives

10/10/2024

LIFESTYLES: SIUE Theater kicks off a new season with Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” highlighting individuality both on and off the script.

John “Jack” Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff let harmless lies begin to take over their lives when they create fictional relatives to avoid certain social commitments. Secrets can only last so long, and the lies begin to threaten their personal relationships with each other and their wards.

✍️/📷 Sports Editor Audrey O’Renic

09/10/2024

Our special edition Election Issue is coming!

30/09/2024

The Alestle is hiring, come join our team! You can apply on Cougar Jobline now!

Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA to apply.

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