The steam tunnels which crisscross underneath the Southern Illinois University campus on Carbondale have long held fascination for SIU students, alumni, staff and area residents. The latest ...

In 1999, former campus student Tobin Fricke chronicled his experience in investigating the steam tunnels with a friend on his webpage titled “Under Cal,” hosted on the UC Berkeley Open ...

The University of Northern Iowa campus was in danger of losing all its heat this past winter after problems were discovered with a steam boiler. UNI Senior Vice President Michael Hager says they ...

CARBONDALE -- There are areas of SIU’s campus even the longest tenured faculty members may not have seen.

A chilling sensation creeps across campus. Unlike winters before, this winter particularly feels colder than usual. With days nearing the negatives, students are inclined to keep masks on while ...

According to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the MAP grant program now sits at $701 million. In 2019, the program sat at $401 million. Southern Illinois University junior Hannah Woolard is a ...

A section of Washington Street on the Virginia Tech campus will be closed for steam tunnel construction through May 7. The closure will extend from West Campus Drive to Spring Road and affect the ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a national winner for its commitment to going green, claiming a victory in the Campus Race to Zero Waste 2024 competition. Skip to content.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) _ Southern Illinois University is reporting on-campus enrollment this summer is down about 14 percent compared to summer 2015. The university says there are 571 fewer students… ...

Virginia Tech has long been rumored to have a mess of steam tunnels running beneath its grounds from one end of campus to the other. Since entering the VT tunnels is illegal — and dangerous ...

Two gas-powered 70,000-pound boilers are what turns campus water into steam heat, Howe explained. UM uses city water to heat campus. At about 212 degrees, water becomes vapor.

The project will rebuild the aging steam tunnels beneath MSU's north campus. The university generates steam at the T.B. Simon Power Plant on the campus' south side then distributes that steam ...