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Marketing gets new monikerOverhaul aimed to better promote campus
Sweeping changes are afoot in SIUC's marketing operation today as its employees operate under a new name and university administrators look to students to help spread the word about the campus.
Media and Communication Resources, a department criticized for bureaucratic tactics and lack of a marketing plan, is now University Communications.…
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Association finds sloppy writerStudent claims scholarship prize
Josh Chesser almost missed out on a semester of free tuition because of sloppy handwriting.
But with the aid of his Social Security number, he became $2,900 richer Tuesday.
Chesser was the real winner in a scholarship raffle held Saturday at SIU Arena. However, slipshod penmanship on his entry forced the announcer, Ed Buerger, to draw another name.…
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River Region broadcast named the bestWinning broadcast filled with investigations, follow-ups
A news broadcast produced by SIUC students last semester was the best college broadcast in the nation, according to the Broadcast Education Association.
The River Region Evening Edition, a student-run news show broadcast on WSIU-TV, will be presented the first place prize for best college broadcast in the nation during a BEA awards ceremony in April.…
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Disability support services recruits veterans
Disability Support Services is recruiting veterans who have sustained serious injuries in war to attend a weeklong summer transition program.
The camp - which is designed to help people with disabilities adapt to university life - is open to all potential students, but several spots have been saved for veterans, said Kathleen Plesko, director of DSS.…
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Rocking after retirementAvid guitarist set to keep strumming after departing SIUC
Retirement won't stop Dennis Maze from rocking out.
The superintendent of printing and duplicating is retiring after 32 years at the university, but Shannon Wimberly said he foresees the avid guitar player as an old rock 'n' roller.
"That's how I see Dennis," said Wimberly, a supervisor of the department.…
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Bill aims to drop 5 percent sales tax from textbook salesSenate to review legislation Thursday
Paisley Harper said she spent nearly $300 on textbooks this semester.
Though some students may have paid more, and some less, a bill in the Illinois state legislature could make textbook purchases a little lighter on students' wallets.
"I paid $500 last semester, and $200 of it was just for one class," said Harper, a sophomore from Chicago studying business.…
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