Happy birthday
Megan McClure
Issue date: 10/12/07 Section: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
It seems hard to believe, but 50 years ago today, staff members were distributing the first-ever student newspaper at SIUE.
The past 50 years have taken the student body on a wild ride. Beginning at the Alton campus and East St. Louis Center, the Edwardsville campus was merely a vision when the first student newspaper was published.
Seven years later, we moved into our new home. On what was once farmland rose a series of red brick buildings that formed the core campus. Right about that time, the student newspaper took on a name change - from the ARC to the Alestle - to reflect the university's three campuses in Alton, East St. Louis and Edwardsville.
Eventually, the campus literally became home to a portion of the student body, with the addition of Tower Lake Apartments (now Cougar Village), Woodland Hall, Prairie Hall, Bluff Hall and - just this year - Evergreen Hall.
The past 50 years have been nothing short of tumultuous. This university has seen national championships, live cougars, political protests and more - much more.
And the Alestle has been there the entire time.
What began as a mimeograph newsletter eventually became a daily newspaper in the 1970s. Today, the Alestle prints twice weekly, with a Web site providing news around the clock.
Some things have changed - photos have gone from the darkroom to digital, while desktop publishing and the Internet have opened a world of creative opportunities.
What's most important remains the same, though - 50 years after the first copy of the Alton Residence Center News was published, the Alestle continues its mission of students providing students with the news.
So let's make a wish and blow out the candles. Here's to 50 more exciting years of student journalism at SIUE.
Megan McClure
Editor in Chief
The past 50 years have taken the student body on a wild ride. Beginning at the Alton campus and East St. Louis Center, the Edwardsville campus was merely a vision when the first student newspaper was published.
Seven years later, we moved into our new home. On what was once farmland rose a series of red brick buildings that formed the core campus. Right about that time, the student newspaper took on a name change - from the ARC to the Alestle - to reflect the university's three campuses in Alton, East St. Louis and Edwardsville.
Eventually, the campus literally became home to a portion of the student body, with the addition of Tower Lake Apartments (now Cougar Village), Woodland Hall, Prairie Hall, Bluff Hall and - just this year - Evergreen Hall.
The past 50 years have been nothing short of tumultuous. This university has seen national championships, live cougars, political protests and more - much more.
And the Alestle has been there the entire time.
What began as a mimeograph newsletter eventually became a daily newspaper in the 1970s. Today, the Alestle prints twice weekly, with a Web site providing news around the clock.
Some things have changed - photos have gone from the darkroom to digital, while desktop publishing and the Internet have opened a world of creative opportunities.
What's most important remains the same, though - 50 years after the first copy of the Alton Residence Center News was published, the Alestle continues its mission of students providing students with the news.
So let's make a wish and blow out the candles. Here's to 50 more exciting years of student journalism at SIUE.
Megan McClure
Editor in Chief
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