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The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Two chancellor finalists to meet with trustees

By Marissa Novel, @MarissaNovelDE May 27, 2015

Two chancellor finalists will meet with the SIU Board of Trustees June 3 at The Stone Center.Susan Ford, the acting provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at SIU, and Sabah Randhawa, executive...

Rauner explains personal motives at graduation

Rauner explains personal motives at graduation

By Daily Egyptian, @SamBeard_DE May 16, 2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke at Saturday's afternoon commencement ceremony, providing words of encouragement to students graduating before his proposed cuts to higher education kick-in.Despite more than 2,700...

Board of trustees approve a number of positions

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE May 14, 2015

The SIU Board of Trustees met for the final time this academic year Thursday in the SIU Student Center ballroom.The agenda included approval of salary and appointment for SIUE’s dean for the School of...

Perspectives on SIU accessibility

By Dean Reece, Daily Egyptian May 13, 2015

Sam Goodin, director of Disability Support ServicesGoodin, who previously served as assistant dean of students at the University of Michigan, said SIU is a phenomenal campus for people with disabilities,...

Victim in Sunday shooting dies

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 12, 2015

Broderick W. Miller, 27, of DeSoto, died Monday night after being shot Sunday by a 21-year-old Carbondale man, police said.A $1 million bond has been set for the shooter, Quentin M. Bailey, who was identified...

Carbondale police searching for armed robber

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 12, 2015

Carbondale police responded to an armed robbery about 7:30 p.m. Monday at Walgreens on West Main Street in Carbondale.The suspect, armed with a handgun, "entered the business and demanded property before...

SIU police identify two involved in Neely Hall battery

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 12, 2015

The Department of Public Safety has identified two of three suspects they say battered a female Friday in her dorm room at Neely Hall."One of the females was a student and the other is not affiliated with...

New student trustee adapts and advances

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE May 11, 2015

The Carbondale campus' newly elected student representative on the SIU Board of Trustees is making the most of his time at SIU.Allen Shelton, a junior from Chicago Heights studying speech communication,...

Victim battered Saturday treated for minor injuries

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 11, 2015

The Carbondale Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery Saturday in the alley between East Jackson Street and East Oak Street, according to a Carbondale police press release."Officers...

Carbondale police arrest man in Sunday shooting, bond set at $1M

Carbondale police arrest man in Sunday shooting, bond set at $1M

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 11, 2015

The Carbondale Police Department arrested a man they say is the suspect of a Sunday shooting that left a victim with life threatening injuries.A $1 million bond has been set for Quentin M. Bailey, 21,...

Female battered in Neely Hall

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 10, 2015

A female reported she was battered by three people on Friday evening in her room in Neely Hall, according to an SIU Alert sent Saturday. The victim, whose cell phone was taken during the incident, received...

Vigil held for Pravin Varughese in Chicago

Vigil held for Pravin Varughese in Chicago

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE May 10, 2015

Some 100 people took to Daley Plaza in Chicago to remember the life of Pravin Varughese on Saturday.Present at the vigil was Lovely Varughese, mother of Pravin, the SIU student who was found dead in the...

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