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Grassroots keeps growingLiterary magazine celebrates 62nd issue
Krishna Pattisapu wants her readers to know that sometimes less is more. For this reason, the Grassroots Undergraduate Literary Magazine has published only one volume instead of the publication's usual two this school year. Pattisapu, a senior from Mt. Vernon studying speech communication and the magazine's editor, said only publishing one volume gave the editors a chance to include more work from students.…
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Israelis celebrate nation's 60th birthday
Many people like to keep their age on the hush, but Israel is shouting it out loud. The Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri and Western Kentucky sponsored an "Israel at 60" Festival, a celebration of Israel's 60th birthday, Sunday in Carbondale's Civic Center.…
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Spring brings stuffiness, sneezingHealth Center offers allergy aids
The sun was shining. The birds were singing. The flowers were blooming. Jacob Abbott was sneezing. Abbott, a junior from Marion studying foreign language and national trade, suffers from seasonal allergies that give him itchy eyes, a runny nose and general misery for several months each year.…
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Cross-country bike trip aims to help orphans in Africa
Three seniors are celebrating the end of school by biking across America while raising money for orphans in Africa. James Ellenberg, Eric Alvarez and Mike Kanvestel are gearing up for a 4,200-mile trip on their bikes, from Yorktown, Va., to northern California.…
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Professors settle ethics lawsuit
Two professors and the faculty union have settled a lawsuit against the state filed more than a year ago over an ethics exam the Illinois Inspector General said many university employees failed.
The Illinois Attorney General's Office confirmed both parties agreed to the settlement, which states the professors won't be disciplined for finishing the mandatory training too quickly.…
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DAILY PODCAST: May 6thNews in a new way
New identification system on the way, Saluki Way on its way, softball looking for home cooking, and more... Click here to listen to the May 6th 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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SIU Foundation expects to meet fund raising deadlineChief fund-raiser says major Saluki Way contributions to be announced soon
SIUC's chief fund-raiser said Monday he is confident the university's first comprehensive fund-raising campaign will reach its $100 million goal next month. More than $92 million had been raised at the end of March and the university is on track to raise the remaining $8 million by the June 30 deadline, said Rickey McCurry, the vice president for institutional advancement.…
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Romanian student becomes a role modelLearning how to adapt to American culture
A soft-spoken woman with hopes and dreams made a journey over 6,000 miles from her native land and unexpectedly became an inspiration to SIUC students. Growing up in the southwestern region of Romania, Georgeta Hodis said she always had the desire to expand culturally and pursue a higher education.…
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Photojournalism student to receive posthumous degreeBrother to accept honorary diploma
Many who mourn Ryan Rendleman say they think of him as a teacher. But Saturday, he will be remembered as a student. Rendleman, a 22-year-old Daily Egyptian photojournalist from Batavia, died from injuries sustained in a car accident April 29. He was days away from graduating with a bachelor's degree in photojournalism.…
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Poshard and Blagojevich to convene for construction moneyCigarette tax, license plate fees possible capital plan revenue sources |
Administration of justice to lose classesThree tenure-track professors take spots of part-time employees
Students seeking a degree in administration of justice may be saving a few dollars on books come next fall, but not because textbook prices are decreasing. The Administration of Justice department will add three tenure-track faculty members next semester, which means many of the part-time faculty from this semester will not return.…
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Free concert continues todaySPC-sponsored concert to feature The Ark Band.
Patrick Green wanted to bring the feel of the summertime sunset concerts to the spring semester, but it was the free tie-dye T-shirts that drew a crowd to the free forum area Wednesday. The Last Chance concert series started at noon with singer Mindy McQ performing and ended with Last Fast Action, a quintet from Chicago, at 2 p.…
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