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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

Komarraju named dean of CoLA

Komarraju named dean of CoLA

By Daily Egyptian staff May 4, 2015

Meera Komarraju, chairwoman of the Department of Psychology, will become the College of Liberal Arts' next dean on July 1 pending approval of the Board of Trustees, according to an SIU press release Monday. Psychology professor...

Police investigate fight at Aspen Courts

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE May 4, 2015

Carbondale Police responded to a fight in progress Sunday evening at Aspen Court Apartments, according to a CPD press release. Officers found black females and a black male wearing a LeBron James jersey...

February pizza delivery robber convicted

By Marissa Novel, @MarissaNovelDE May 4, 2015

A man responsible for robbing several pizza delivery drivers in February has been convicted of armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.The Carbondale Police Department was notified on Feb. 22 by a local...

Chancellor’s office seeks input on budget cuts

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE May 4, 2015

Students, faculty and other community members have a series of opportunities to offer their input on budgetary issues to President Randy Dunn and other SIU administrators.The first of three town hall meetings...

OU provost shows proof of successful initiatives at chancellor forum

OU provost shows proof of successful initiatives at chancellor forum

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka May 4, 2015

When Pam Benoit, the third of four finalists hoping to become the campus' next chancellor, spoke at her open forum Monday, she presented evidence of a strategy implemented at Ohio University that increased...

Proposed cuts threaten Career Services

By Heather Cachola, @HeatherCachola May 3, 2015

The campus center that strives to serve students preparing for their futures is also one being threatened by budget cuts. In response to Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed budget, SIU President Randy Dunn asked...

Hard work pays off for USG president

Hard work pays off for USG president

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE May 3, 2015

Some say the harder you work the luckier you get. If that is the case, then Undergraduate Student Government President Kevin Gettis is one of the luckiest men in Carbondale.“Ever since he was a young...

Professor fights to save sturgeon from extinction

Professor fights to save sturgeon from extinction

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE May 3, 2015

Finding a pallid sturgeon is like searching for a needle in a haystack.Ed Heist, associate director of the Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Science, is leading a genetic identification program...

Remembering 1970 protests: silent to violent

By Chase Myers, @chasemyers_DE May 3, 2015

Forty-five years ago, the SIU students protested President Richard Nixon’s 1970 plans to invade Cambodia, and in the process, created one of the most active demonstrations on Illinois campuses.Steve...

UN appeals for more help for earthquake-hit Nepal

UN appeals for more help for earthquake-hit Nepal

By Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times May 1, 2015

KATHMANDU, Nepal –The United Nations on Friday called for further support for earthquake-hit Nepal as officials said the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude temblor neared 6,200.Nearly one week since the...

Rev. Pamela Coleman, right, prays with Baltimore residents at the corner of West North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue on May 1 after charges were filed against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Md. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/TNS)

6 officers charged in death of Freddie Gray

By Pamela Wood and Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun May 1, 2015

The six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray, who died last month after being injured in police custody, have been charged criminally, Maryland State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby...

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