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Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Why medical marijuana can still get you fired in Illinois

Why medical marijuana can still get you fired in Illinois

By Story Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, images Anthony Souffle, Chicago Tribune August 21, 2015

Michael Rosengarden says he is a "big believer" in medical marijuana. But his sympathy for Illinois' cannabis patients runs into a roadblock at his workplace, where he won't employ anyone found with drugs...

SIU police arrest suspect in connection to attempted sexual assault

By Daily Egyptian August 21, 2015

Less than 10 minutes after receiving a report of an attempted sexual assault with multiple victims this morning, the Department of Public Safety made an arrest in connection to the incident. SIU police...

Man pleads guilty to charges connected to death of former SIU student

By Daily Egyptian August 20, 2015

A man pled guilty to charges connected to the death of a former SIU student who was struck by a vehicle in November, Jackson County State's Attorney Michael Carr announced Tuesday.Seth Loyd, 23, pled...

EIU eliminates 118 positions

By Dawn Schabbing, Effingham Daily News August 19, 2015

Eastern Illinois University has eliminated 118 civil service, administrative and professional positions, but an official said 50 of those positions are already vacated and won't be filled.The 50 vacated...

German Parliament overwhelmingly approves Greek bailout

By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times August 19, 2015

German lawmakers overwhelmingly approved another bailout for debt-ridden Greece on Wednesday, removing the last major obstacle for Athens to receive an emergency infusion of funds to avoid an imminent...

Joyce Krigsvold, right, Irene Hill, back, and Ann Wallace, center, members of the Pamunkey Church, located on the reservation, gather outside after Sunday worship on July 10, 2015 on the Pamunkey Reservation in Virginia. The church is designated the oldest Native American Church in Virginia. The Pamunkey Indian tribe has just received recognition from the U.S. government more than 450 years after signing their first treaty with the king of England. 

Isolated Pamunkey tribe in Virginia finally recognized by U.S.

By Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times August 18, 2015

The tidal river that surrounds this spit of scrubby land has long functioned like a moat that rises and falls through the day.A single road connects the reservation's sycamore, poplars and modest houses...

The new looking Lentz

The new looking Lentz

August 18, 2015

Layoffs expected at EIU

By Bill Grimes, Effingham Daily News August 18, 2015

The 1,750 or so employees of Eastern Illinois University are holding their collective breath in the face of expected staff layoffs.University spokeswoman Vicki Shaw Woodard said there is no question that...

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MAP grant funding still in question

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE August 18, 2015

Students arriving to campus thinking their school funds are secure may soon be in shock.Because of the ongoing gridlock in the Illinois General Assembly, the state is still without a budget. Without...

How one Chicago suburb is tied to notorious codeine cocktail

By Lindsey Compton, Chicago Tribune August 18, 2015

"Sizzurp" — an intoxicating concoction of codeine cough syrup, soda and candy — is mostly associated with rappers who sing about it, offer recipes on social media and have sometimes suffered its negative...

Gov. Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up after giving his first speech as governor on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Rauner signs bill into law that provides disabled veterans with property tax breaks

By Mike Fitzgerald, Belleville News-Democrat August 17, 2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed into a law a bill that would provide property tax breaks to severely wounded military veterans, as well as a handful of other measures affecting veterans, including a proposal...

SIU represented at summer White House workshop

By Chase Myers, @chasemyers_DE July 29, 2015

SIU’s associate director of the Center for Workforce Development, Jeanne Kitchens, attended a White House Inter-Agency Policy Workshop in Washington D.C. in May held at the Eisenhower Administration...

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