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Thursday, September 15, 2022 Vol. 76 No. 4
13 week old Pepper stalks his prey, a bright pink and yellow cat toy. He’s adoptable at the Cheshire Grin Cat Cafe in St. Louis, MO, a rescue and non-profit. | Clair Sollenberger / The Alestle
insidE: Record number of international students attend SIUE this semester PAGE 3
Alton Pride brightens up a late summer weekend PAGE 4
New softball head coach hopes to build connections PAGE 8