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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.

18/09/2026

For this edition of Alestle Newsbite, Reporter Joyce Woodard gives us a look into the top stories of this issue.

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🎥 Reporter Joyce Woodard, Online Editor Jaiyla Owens and Multimedia Editor Gavin Rask

Edited by Multimedia Editor Gavin Rask

LIFESTYLES: “Herbert West: Reanimator,” first an H.P Lovecraft short story and then a horror film in the ‘80s, is being ...
17/09/2026

LIFESTYLES: “Herbert West: Reanimator,” first an H.P Lovecraft short story and then a horror film in the ‘80s, is being reimagined as something distinctly Alton.

Woodlake Entertainment founders and producers Jeff Lewis, Roger Lewis and John Simmons didn’t cut corners when involving the Alton community in the film as much as possible.

“We wanted the entire town to feel like they were a part of the film,” Jeff Lewis said. “We were very transparent and open with everybody.”

✍ Reporter Lily Berkenbile

📲 https://www.alestlelive.com/lifestyles/article_b4eb187e-8636-43fe-93b9-e93604196969.html

BREAKING NEWS: On Sept. 15, Illinois State Representative Katie Stuart issued a statement declaring her support for The ...
15/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: On Sept. 15, Illinois State Representative Katie Stuart issued a statement declaring her support for The Alestle and its journalists amidst administrative pressure from Chancellor James T. Minor’s administration.

“Over the last few months, tensions have risen between student journalists and their institution’s administration over disagreements on what topic can or cannot be approached in The Alestle — a student-run newspaper that is operated by funds generated from student fees,” Stuart wrote. “Student journalists’ work is crucial when analyzing a university’s function or understanding the youth’s perspective of a current event.”

“I stand with the students and staff behind The Alestle in their commitment to free press and free speech and refusing to be silenced,” Stuart wrote. “I sincerely hope they are allowed to return to their high-quality and extremely important journalistic duties without unjust institutional oversight and censoring.”

✍ Editor-in-Chief Dylan Hembrough

📲 https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_9f2957ab-d6b1-4428-9401-56c19b1af64f.html

NEWS: After a summer rainstorm, the roof of Lovejoy Library began to leak water onto the third floor, including the John...
12/09/2026

NEWS: After a summer rainstorm, the roof of Lovejoy Library began to leak water onto the third floor, including the John Martinson Honors Program’s offices and the surrounding area. Honors employees said Facilities Management was quick to respond and prevented much water damage.

According to a Sept. 4 email from Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Joseph Lataille, the storm caused a roof drain to become clogged with debris, and water spilled over from the stair tower roof to the main roof, which was still under construction at the time. From there, the water leaked into the space allotted to Honors on the third floor, as well as the Meditation Room.

“A building engineer — a true pro who cares about the university and its students — was doing a walk-around to keep an eye on things, since storms and roof construction are obviously a tough combination,” Lataille wrote. “Facilities immediately responded, unclogged the roof drain and initiated the water cleanup in all impacted areas.”

✍ Editor-in-Chief Dylan Hembrough

📸 Multimedia Editor Gavin Rask

📲 https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_729ea1a6-2a34-4c36-9c2f-b66a1d9b0e95.html

NEWS: A Sept. 4 email from Chancellor James T. Minor confirmed that Executive Director of University Marketing and Commu...
12/09/2026

NEWS: A Sept. 4 email from Chancellor James T. Minor confirmed that Executive Director of University Marketing and Communications Paula Bridges will be leaving SIUE. Her last day is Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The email did not say if Bridges had resigned or was let go. It also did not say where Bridges would be going or if she had a new job.

University Marketing and Communications will report directly to Minor until a new executive director is found. Minor wrote that Bridges had led Marketing and Communications to “significant gains” in her time as executive director.

✍ Editor-in-Chief Dylan Hembrough

📲 https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_729ea1a6-2a34-4c36-9c2f-b66a1d9b0e95.html

NEWS: The university’s plan to move academic advising to one Office of Major Advising, which began on Aug. 10, is on hol...
11/09/2026

NEWS: The university’s plan to move academic advising to one Office of Major Advising, which began on Aug. 10, is on hold after the SIUE Professional Staff Association demanded negotiations with administration.

“Beginning Aug. 10, advisers from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, Health and Human Behavior and School of Engineering changed to a common supervisor with a unified approach and focus on continuing students,” Provost Denise Cobb wrote in an Aug. 23 email.

“On July 28, 2026, the university notified the [SIUE Professional Staff Association] of this impending restructure, a necessary step, as we move through this transition and the reorganization on Aug. 10, 2026,” Cobb wrote.

✍ Reporter Katy Arterburn

📸 Photographer Hector Chaidez

📲 https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_65a1a851-55e3-470a-b134-0da58b8b6a87.html

SPORTS: Men’s soccer shut out Saint Louis University 1-0 Sunday at Ralph Korte Stadium, bringing the historic Bronze Boo...
11/09/2026

SPORTS: Men’s soccer shut out Saint Louis University 1-0 Sunday at Ralph Korte Stadium, bringing the historic Bronze Boot home for the third time in four years.

Chris Carenza, a leading player for SIUE in the 1970s, presented the Joseph Carenza, Sr. trophy to the Cougars. The trophy was named after his father, National Soccer Hall of Famer Joseph Carenza Sr., who began the Boot series back in 1969.

“I looked around the crowd and saw [SIUE men’s soccer alumni] Ed Huneke, David Boyer, John Matthews and Chris Carenza,” head coach Cale Wassermann said. “[The Bronze Boot victory] means a lot to not only the guys that are currently playing and coaching, but the people that have put on the red and white before us.”

✍ Sports Editor Audrey O'Renic

📸 Multimedia Editor Gavin Rask

📲 https://www.alestlelive.com/sports/article_3e9b9ce9-ccef-43fb-8006-b158d71ac463.html

One day after the second deadline to respond expired, Senior System Counsel Phyleccia Reed Cole sent a letter to the Fou...
05/09/2026

One day after the second deadline to respond expired, Senior System Counsel Phyleccia Reed Cole sent a letter to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the Student Press Law Center. Cole’s Sept. 2 response, which can be viewed in full here, indicates that SIUE is maintaining its position on The Alestle.
Cole wrote that Marketing and Communications “remains ready to work in good faith with The Alestle, its adviser and student reporters.” Cole repeated SIUE’s claim that administration’s problems with The Alestle are not content-related. Discrimination of speech based on its content is prohibited by the First Amendment.
“The issue at hand for the university has never been its commitment to free speech or freedom of the press but, rather, repeated inaccuracies in The Alestle’s published reports and their reluctance, and in some cases failure, to correct inaccurate information,” Cole wrote.

✍ Editor-in-Chief | Dylan Hembrough

📲https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_c3c4fc01-36f2-40e7-85a3-a28092e155ce.html

In August, University Marketing and Communications rolled out an updated list of marketing requirements that apply to “a...
04/09/2026

In August, University Marketing and Communications rolled out an updated list of marketing requirements that apply to “all individuals and departments using SIUE wordmarks, logos or other official brand assets.”
On Sept. 3, a small group of students peacefully protested several of these changes. They remained outside from 10 a.m. to noon, handing out informative flyers with hopes to raise awareness of the policy change.
“Everyone I’ve talked to does not know about these new practices or, if they [did know], they didn’t know the severity of them,” protester and sophomore English student Rydia Kennedy said.

✍ Reporter | Lily Berkenbile

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📲https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_36b1e6bd-a103-4797-b196-daef23fb1175.html

EAST ST. LOUIS — A former adjunct instructor at SIUE is facing federal charges for allegedly using his university-issued...
03/09/2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — A former adjunct instructor at SIUE is facing federal charges for allegedly using his university-issued credit card to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including rent, athletic fees, ma*****na and high-end kitchen knives.

On Aug. 18, a federal grand jury indicted Jonathan C. Clark, an SIUE lecturer and lab manager, on one count of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud.

Prosecutors allege Clark defrauded the university of more than $100,000 between Nov. 11, 2022, and March 16, 2025, by using his university credit card for various personal expenses and then falsifying credit card invoices and affidavits he submitted to SIUE to make it look like the purchases were for legitimate purposes, like the laboratory he managed and other expenses needed for teaching.

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