Grammy-winning pianist performs at SIUShryock welcomes Emanuel Ax
Shryock Auditorium is preparing for some piano magic. Emanuel Ax, a Grammy Award winning pianist will be taking the stage at Shryock tonight. …
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Power plant project canceled
Plans to build a coal gasification power plant on campus have been put on hold, university officials said Thursday.
For the project to be feasible, the plant would have to be too big and too expensive to be constructed on campus, said Physical Plant Director Phil Gatton. The …
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University considers out-of-state tuition moveIn-state tuition could be offered to some students in neighboring states
University officials are carefully considering the possibility of offering in-state tuition to students from bordering counties of Illinois to be sure the idea would actually make the university money. Terry Clark, chair of the marketing department, said the Faculty Senate's budget committee has been looking at costs of offering in-state prices to students in bordering counties in neighboring states, but a decision is far from being made.…
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University offering degrees through community colleges
SIUC has some new competition. A Kentucky university has begun offering bachelor's degrees through area community colleges, including John A. Logan Community College. Mid-Continent University of Mayfield, Ky. is offering an accelerated adult program known as Advantage, which offers an 18-month program at community colleges for a bachelor's degree in business management.…
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NO DAILY PODCASTJust kidding; here's news you don't have to read
Grammy winner comes to Carbondale, get your text on, Young a Saluki again, and more... Click here to listen to the March 31st podcast Don't forget to visit siude.com/podcasts for the complete list of newscasts. And if you don't like reading, subscribe to our RSS feed.…
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Administrator: University should take Halloween breakCounselor says fall break could improve retention
Larry Dietz thinks the university should reinvestigate an old practice: Halloween break. But the vice chancellor for Student Affairs said his reasons have nothing to do with the stigma surrounding the holiday. Rather, Dietz said, a fall break would allow students - especially freshmen unaccustomed to university workloads - to catch up on sleep and studying at a time when many might feel overwhelmed.…
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Treviño's hearing set for next weekChancellor to meet with Poshard to respond to concerns about his leadership
Chancellor Fernando Treviño is scheduled to meet with SIU President Glenn Poshard next week to respond to concerns about his job performance that led the president to put him on administrative leave.
SIU spokesman Dave Gross said the hearing was scheduled for today, but Treviño's attorney, Shari Rhode, requested Thursday afternoon that it be postponed one week.…
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New election date alters "green" fee plans
A change in the dates of student government elections has caused a campus group to alter its plans for presenting a proposed "green" fee to the university's Board of Trustees. Project Eco-Dawgs, which includes a proposal for a $10 per semester student fee, won't be formally presented to the board at its meeting April 10 as previously planned, said Jon Dyer, a co-coordinator for the project.…
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Asian American Heritage Month kicks offCold weather doesn't stop cookout
Chilly weather and an overcast sky didn't stop the grills from smoking at the Asian barbeque Saturday. The barbeque was the kickoff for Asian American Heritage Month. It was sponsored by Student Development-Multicultural Programs and Services, Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity, International Student Council and United Asian-American Council.…
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University looks to close gender gapSIUC male-dominated despite national trends
Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a five-part series on enrollment. Previous installments focused on the effect of the university's enrollment crisis, possible causes of the problem and the drop in international students. The final installment will appear Thursday.…
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Emergency notification system used in recent floods, outages
The recent storm of floods and power outages saw the first practical uses of the new emergency notification system at SIUC. The recent weather-related problems have given SIUC a chance to fully test the wireless emergency notification system, as well as uncover and solve a few of its kinks, said Mike Ruiz, director of University Communications.…
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Student elections may move onlineCandidates oppose new system
Students may be able to vote for Undergraduate Student Government president from home this year, said election commissioner John Teresi. Teresi announced at a pre-election meeting for student representative candidates Wednesday that a polling company called Student Voices would handle the elections, scheduled for April 15 and 16.…
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Graduate students discuss 'green' feeGPSC expresses support, concern for Project Eco-Dawgs plan
Though the organization did not have enough members to vote, Graduate and Professional Student Council spent almost two hours in discussion and debate Tuesday night. Most of that time allowed the organization to consider a proposed "green fee," which could cost students $10 per semester.…
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Funds needed to maintain equipment in high-tech classrooms
Some of the high-tech classroom equipment the university installed in recent years is beginning to break down, but the money to fix it has disappeared. In 2003 the university began renovations to classrooms in buildings such as Lawson Hall, installing new equipment, including liquid crystal display projectors and digital document cameras.…
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University to improve Greek RowProblems in houses worsen after power outage
There have been some unwelcome guests on Greek Row as of late, most notably some unsightly mold. The mold has been joined by a broken ceiling, a failing roof and flooding of carpets and basements. While the power was out for days last week throughout Greek Row, residents in Crawford Hall - the Sigma Kappa sorority's house - lost almost all of their food, nearly $2,000 worth of damage.…
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Panel urges alternative medicineStudent Center hosts health care experts
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Open house features dance, diversityCelebration entertains prospective students
As administrators used comedy, dance and videos in an attempt to lure high school students into a career at SIUC, one prospective student was attracted to something less flashy. Jessica Jenkins, a 17-year-old high school student from Thornton High School in Chicago, said she was interested in SIUC because of the family housing programs it offers for her and her 1-year-old daughter.…
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Students perform at Carnegie HallWind ensemble plays New York City
The SIUC Wind Ensemble has a new high mark on their résumés after taking a large musical bite out of the Big Apple. Conductor Christopher Morehouse, assistant professor of music, led the ensemble to a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Wednesday night.…
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'Crusader against corruption' comes to campusPat Fitzgerald speaks at Shryock |
Tickets issued in Kellogg Hall fightWitnesses heard high school student thrown through window
A fight in Kellogg Hall at Thompson Point Monday afternoon ended with a visiting high school student being thrown through a first floor window. SIUC Police issued Sidney McClay, a sophomore studying management from Chicago, and a visiting 17-year-old high school student from Chicago, tickets for fighting.…
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Students debate hip-hop versus women
With the constant exposure of women on television and the degrading lyrics of women streaming from the lips of today's rappers, some debate hip-hop has lost its respect and value for women. About 100 students turned out to analyze the question at a panel discussion titled "Does hip-hop hate women?" in the Student Center ballrooms Tuesday.…
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