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Budget cuts push museum to ‘absolute limit’

06 September 2010

The doors to the University Museum will remain shut every Sunday throughout the school year to deal with the campus-wide budget cuts, said Dona Bachman, director of the museum. The museum has always been closed Mondays, but cuts to the museum’s operating budget forced it to lock the doors Sundays as well, she said. Bachman [...]

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Budget cuts push museum to ‘absolute limit’

06 September 2010

The doors to the University Museum will remain shut every Sunday throughout the school year to deal with the campus-wide budget cuts, said Dona Bachman, director of the museum. The museum has always been closed Mondays, but cuts to the museum’s operating budget forced it to lock the doors Sundays as well, she said. Bachman [...]

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City Council to vote on major rezoning project today

City Council to vote on major rezoning project today

06 September 2010

Brad Hagy has taught information systems and applied technology for 10 years at the university, and he is a quadriplegic. Hagy said his biggest challenge has been to find a good job and to live independently, which is why he opposes the building of another supportive-living community in Carbondale. “Giving (disabled) people the opportunity for [...]

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Gas prices may rise 35 cents per gallon during weekend

02 September 2010

Travelers may see anywhere from 35 cents to a few pennies tacked on at the pump this weekend. According to a release from GasBuddy.com, prices may reach $2.85-$2.89 in parts of Illinois, $2.75-$2.79 in Kentucky, $2.79 in West Virginia, $2.79 in Michigan, $2.75 in Ohio and Indiana and $2.75 in areas of Minnesota. At some [...]

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Collision on Poplar, Cherry halts traffic

Collision on Poplar, Cherry halts traffic

02 September 2010

Two vehicles collided Thursday at South Poplar and West Cherry Street into what looked like a “T-bone,” an onlooker said. A white Ford Explorer crashed into a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee in the middle of the intersection. The Explorer flipped several times and landed upside down in the east lane while the Cherokee was pushed [...]

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Breaking News: Overturned vehicle accident on S. Poplar

Breaking News: Overturned vehicle accident on S. Poplar

02 September 2010

Link to full story: http://dailyegyptian.com/2010/09/02/crash/

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Several religions gather to break bread

Several religions gather to break bread

02 September 2010

Katherine Frith said she went to a dinner to talk about one thing — fasting. Frith, a professor in the SIUC School of Journalism, said fasting is important to many major religions, and they are all interconnected through their spiritual goals. “All of our spiritual interests are about non-material things, regardless of the words we [...]

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Athletics programs dictate their own income

Athletics programs dictate their own income

02 September 2010

To help manage budget cuts, the SIU athletic department will receive a guaranteed payment of $80,000 when the men’s basketball team plays the University of Illinois Nov. 13 in Champaign, Athletic Director Mario Moccia said. “We are being paid to play there,” said Mark Scally, associate athletic director of finances, in an email. “In the [...]

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Forestry club logs hours

Forestry club logs hours

01 September 2010

Kaitlyn Kirby, a junior studying agriculture business economics from St. Joseph, works her way through a log during the college of agriculture’s Student Cookout Wednesday outside the Agriculture Building. The Forestry Club received national attention for their success in the past few years in such events like the crosscut, speed chop and even the tobacco spit. “It’s a great way to meet new people, and is really just a fun thing to come out and do,” Kory Garrie, a senior member of the club, said. - Ste

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Student Health Assessment Center to remain closed

01 September 2010

The Student Health Assessment Center in the Student Center will stay closed and is not currently under consideration to re-open, Larry Dietz said. Dietz, vice chancellor for student affairs, met with more than 20 students Wednesday in the Student Center to discuss the SHAC’s closing. The SHAC is an extension of the Student Health Center [...]

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Rocky road to tenure for faculty

Rocky road to tenure for faculty

01 September 2010

Susan Patrick Benson has taught other professors across the nation, directed plays and traveled to Berlin to teach German actors speech techniques. Now she’s waiting to see whether she’ll remain at SIUC. Benson, an assistant professor in the theater department, is just one of the faculty members who is going through the tenure process, which [...]

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