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The fight for North St. Louis

Developer Paul McKee’s vision for redeveloping at odds with residents

North St. Louis evokes a variety of images, from the malts and shakes of the ever-popular Crown Candy to the terror of abandoned buildings and gangs roaming the streets.

Women’s labor and the fast food industry both work to have it their way

Research seminar discusses fast food’s effects on women’s labor

What do female labor-force participation have to do with fast food? On Friday, Ariel Belasen, assistant professor of Economics and Finance at SIU-Edwardsville, presented a paper he is currently working on titled “McFreedom: How Women Can Have it Their Way: An Income-Leisure Choice Model.”