<![CDATA[Daily Egyptian RSS]]> http://www.siude.com/se/daily-egyptian-rss-1.733086 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:33:24 -0500 en <![CDATA[Snowy Day]]> http://www.siude.com/snowy-day-1.2144296

By: Genna Ord | Daily Egyptian


A palomino horse stands in a snowy pasture Saturday evening west of Carbondale. For more wintry images....

]]> 1.2144296 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:17:36 -0500 <![CDATA[What are you watching now that the NFL season is over?]]> http://www.siude.com/what-are-you-watching-now-that-the-nfl-season-is-over-1.2144265

By: Sports Desk | Daily Egyptian


  The Super Bowl, with all its hype, has come and gone. As a fan of sports in general, what are you turning your attention to now that the NFL season has reached its completion? Although there is still a ways to go in its season, my eyes shift now to...

]]> 1.2144265 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:50:34 -0500 <![CDATA[ Fans assured about Saluki Way, seating at town hall meeting]]> http://www.siude.com/fans-assured-about-saluki-way-seating-at-town-hall-meeting-1.2137990

By: Ryan Voyles Daily Egyptian


Next meeting on Thursday

Athletic Director Mario Moccia said there is one great way to inform the public about the Saluki Way project — reach out and tell them. Moccia and the Athletic Department has had one town hall meeting and plans to hold another to discuss the first p...

]]> 1.2137990 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:55:38 -0500 <![CDATA[Community marches for MLK day]]> http://www.siude.com/community-marches-for-mlk-day-1.2137954

By: Julia Rendleman ~ Daily Egyptian.


Sonya D. Willis, a sophomore from Chicago studying psychology, left, and Keiona Robinson, a sophomore from East St. Louis studying communication disorders, participate in a Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative march around Carbondale Monday.  Willis...

]]> 1.2137954 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:42:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Zhengzhou administrator visits SIUC]]> http://www.siude.com/zhengzhou-administrator-visits-siuc-1.2137905

By: Jacob Mayer


Exchange program in the works

Zongmin “Jack” Wang toured the university campus Friday to get a firsthand look at what SIUC had to offer after it became partners with Zhengzhou University. Wang, vice president of Zhengzhou University in the Henan province of China, came to ...

]]> 1.2137905 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:05:11 -0500 <![CDATA[Defense key in men's victory]]> http://www.siude.com/defense-key-in-men-s-victory-1.2137088

By: Stile T. Smith Daily Egyptian


EVANSVILLE - The SIU men's basketball team won just its second game of the season when scoring less than 70 points. The Salukis shot just 40 percent from the field, but were able to hold Evansville to 57 points on 41.3 percent shooting in a 65-57 victory,...

]]> 1.2137088 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:16:41 -0500 <![CDATA[Saluki men snap four game skid]]> http://www.siude.com/saluki-men-snap-four-game-skid-1.2137079

By: Stile T. Smith Daily Egyptian


Aces remain winless in MVC

EVANSVILLE - For the second time this season, the SIU men's basketball team held an opponent to less than 60 points as it snapped a four game losing streak against Evansville 65-57. The Salukis got 15 points and six rebounds from junior forward Carlton Fa...

]]> 1.2137079 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:33:22 -0500 <![CDATA[Blue Jays smother Saluki women]]> http://www.siude.com/blue-jays-smother-saluki-women-1.2136986

By: Ray McGillis Daily Egyptian

Creighton wins 84-62 over Southern Illinois

En route to an 84-62 win, Creighton University Blue Jays out rebounded the Salukis 40-28 and controlled the paint on both sides of the court, 36 of their points coming between the hashes.  ...

]]> 1.2136986 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:52:04 -0500 <![CDATA[some story]]> http://www.siude.com/some-story-1.2136531

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something...

]]> 1.2136531 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:02:56 -0500 <![CDATA[ Dawgs renew rivalry at Creighton]]> http://www.siude.com/dawgs-renew-rivalry-at-creighton-1.2135735

By: Stile T. Smith


After beginning the season 9-2 and 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference, the SIU men’s basketball team has lost three consecutive conference games. The Salukis will try to snap that skid when they travel to Creighton tonight to take on the Bluejays...

]]> 1.2135735 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:37:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Train derail north of Carbondale]]> http://www.siude.com/train-derail-north-of-carbondale-1.2124648

By: Stile T. Smith Daily Egyptian sts34@siu.edu

No injuries reported

A faulty wheel caused a Canadian National freight train to derail in the north part of Carbondale at approximately 1:35 p.m. Sunday, Mayor Brad Cole said. The accident was on U.S. Route 51, just north of city limits. Cole said six of the freight train&rs...

]]> 1.2124648 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:45:35 -0500 <![CDATA[Residents urged to warm up to LIHEAP]]> http://www.siude.com/residents-urged-to-warm-up-to-liheap-1.1881288

By: Nick Johnson



  Nick Johnson can be reached at nickj39@siu.edu...

]]> 1.1881288 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:28:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Clinics hurting, but ready to help]]> http://www.siude.com/clinics-hurting-but-ready-to-help-1.1881278

By: Nick Johnson



  Low-cost health care clinics in Carbondale are readily available, but suffering from insufficient funding and the state of Illinois' inability to reimburse Medicaid costs, said Fred Bernstein, CEO of Community Health Emergency Services, Inc.  ...

]]> 1.1881278 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:23:25 -0400 <![CDATA[SIUC dining halls offer local flavor]]> http://www.siude.com/siuc-dining-halls-offer-local-flavor-1.1869359

By: Genna Ord



SIUC head chef Bill Connors said he is always pushing for more locally grown produce to be used at the university....

]]> 1.1869359 Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:38:27 -0400 <![CDATA[ Illinois higher education slumps in affordability]]> http://www.siude.com/illinois-higher-education-slumps-in-affordability-1.1820966

By: Madeleine Leroux

Lack of state funds has made SIUC less accessible

Illinois is rapidly losing its image as an affordable place for higher education and administrators say without state help, not much can be done. The state received a failing grade in the subject of affordability for 2008 from the National Center for Publ...

]]> 1.1820966 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:12:48 -0400 <![CDATA[Poshard: Enrollment numbers in limbo]]> http://www.siude.com/poshard-enrollment-numbers-in-limbo-1.1820960

By: Madeleine Leroux

Official report to be released next week

The official enrollment report will not be released until Sept. 4, but administrators are already preparing for what it could bring. In an interview with WSIU that aired Monday morning, SIU President Glenn Poshard said enrollment was down 800 students on ...

]]> 1.1820960 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:09:49 -0400 <![CDATA[ Conflict-of-interest policy would have avoided Tedrick situation]]> http://www.siude.com/news/conflict-of-interest-policy-would-have-avoided-tedrick-situation-1.1744381

By: Brian Feldt


A proposed conflict-of-interest policy that awaits adoption by the SIU Board of Trustees could have prevented allegations of conflict of interest against the board’s chairman, administrators say....

]]> 1.1744381 Tue, 5 May 2009 01:12:23 -0400 <![CDATA[BOT agenda: plagiarism, sexual harassment, conflict-of-interest, tuition and fees ]]> http://www.siude.com/news/bot-agenda-plagiarism-sexual-harassment-conflict-of-interest-tuition-and-fees-1.1744378

By: Brian Feldt

Board set to approve 4.5 percent tuition, 10 percent student fee increases

The SIU Board of Trustees will address a semester’s worth of heated issues Thursday when it meets for its final meeting of the spring semester....

]]> 1.1744378 Tue, 5 May 2009 01:11:08 -0400 <![CDATA[Despite protest, law commencement scheduled for Thursday ]]> http://www.siude.com/news/despite-protest-law-commencement-scheduled-for-thursday-1.1744011

By: Barton Lorimor


Lance Camp did not expect renovations at SIU Arena to prevent his sister from watching him graduate from law school. The law school’s graduation was during commencement weekend in the past, but this year Camp and his classmates will graduate from th...

]]> 1.1744011 Mon, 4 May 2009 22:49:25 -0400 <![CDATA[Committee expects new chancellor by summer 2010]]> http://www.siude.com/news/committee-expects-new-chancellor-by-summer-2010-1.1743964

By: Stile T. Smith

Diversity to play major role in search

The search committee for the new chancellor should have the position filled by summer 2010, administrators said....

]]> 1.1743964 Mon, 4 May 2009 20:22:12 -0400