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To grieving town, Oregon shooter doesnt deserve a name

To grieving town, Oregon shooter doesn’t deserve a name

By Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times • October 4, 2015

Keith Weikum, a set builder and special effects operator for theater productions at Umpqua Community College, already had a skeptical expression when he opened his front door.The reporter standing outside...

Student media organization wins regional Emmy

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE • October 4, 2015

Award-winning SIUC media organization alt.news 26:46 added another notch to its belt Saturday, by receiving a regional Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-America Regional...

Semester contracts create uncertainty concerning spring graduate assistantships

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE • October 4, 2015

The introduction of semester-long graduate contracts may spell trouble for SIUC graduate students.John Flowers, president of GAUnited, said most graduate assistant contracts typically were offered for...

Campus Lake through the years

Campus Lake through the years

By Anna Spoerre, @ASpoerre_DE • October 4, 2015

Campus Lake is as rich in history as it is in nutrients — the cause of increased toxic algae in the water.The lake, originally created in the 1880 as a local ice supply, now plays a different role in...

State budget cuts limit funding for police training

By Shannon Allen, @ShannonAllen_DE • October 1, 2015

Law enforcement training programs may be cut as soon as Nov. 1 resulting from a lack of funding, according to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.Mobile Team Unit 15, located in...

Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity fails expectations, put on paid leave

Carbondale City Manager Kevin Baity fails expectations, put on paid leave

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE • October 1, 2015

Leadership in Carbondale has once again been flipped on its head.Mayor Mike Henry announced on Thursday that City Manager Kevin Baity will be stepping down from his post as Chief Executive Officer of the...

Southern Illinois native returns to lead SIUC

Southern Illinois native returns to lead SIUC

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE • October 1, 2015

The new interim chancellor plans to focus on the university's budget, which may now resemble that of one when he first began at SIUC. William Bradley Colwell, interim chancellor and former professor at...

Exploratory students can find success too

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE • September 30, 2015

Helena Berry would not be the person she is today without her academic advisor.SIUC changed admission policies this year for new students by changing the deadline for applications to May 1. SIU System...

Smoke test finds cracks in Campus Lake pipes

Smoke test finds cracks in Campus Lake pipes

By Anna Spoerre, @ASpoerre_DE • September 30, 2015

After multiple tests, results indicate a need for further testing to determine the source of toxins contaminating Campus Lake.So far, the university has performed several tests — with no definitive answer...

Students to play Saturday’s Southern Wonderland music festival

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE • September 30, 2015

Students will have a chance to party, socialize and get down at the first-ever Southern Wonderland music festival Saturday.The event will feature more than 20 artists across two stages, fire spinning,...

Steve Gariepy, the event organizer for the first two Breaking the Surface paddle events, descends the steps of a shed Tuesday, September 29, 2015, near the beach at Touch of Nature Environmental Center in Makanda. He said he enjoys taking the 34-foot Voyageur canoe on the lake because it has room for many different types of people. He said everyone in the boat has to work together to paddle it. Something Im always working toward is getting humans to work together and looking beyond their differences to try to make this world a better place, he said. Theres a little bit of kumbaya in everything I do. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Touch of Nature staffers provide free paddling in the name of community

By Marissa Novel, @MarissaNovelDE • September 30, 2015

Not all students and community members are aware of the 3,100 acres of university property less than 10 miles from campus. Touch of Nature Environmental Center serves as an outdoor laboratory for students,...

Planned Parenthood leader says claims about fetal tissue untrue

By Kathleen Miller, Bloomberg News • September 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood's leader defended the group against accusations that it sells tissue from aborted fetuses for profit, telling U.S. lawmakers that claims based on undercover videos made by anti-abortion...

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