Approximately 200 regional middle and high school students are expected to gather at the Student Center Saturday, March 23 for the 19th annual History Fair.
Members of the southern Illinois community can come out and show their support for an important cause at the 20th annual AIDS Walk on March 23.
Former SIU President Randy J. Dunn improperly hired late Chancellor Carlo Montemagno’s daughter and son-in-law as well as SIU’s vice president for academic affairs, according to an Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General report whose findings were obtained by the Daily Egyptian.
The Rainbow Cafe will be hosting a meet and greet and open forum for Carbondale’s mayoral candidates on March 28 at 7:00 p.m. The meet and greet will take place at the Center for Empowerment and Justice at 213 N Washington St.
SIU will be hosting the 13th annual Outside The Box multimedia festival March 22-30. The festival is free and features an assortment of concerts, seminars and virtual reality experiences.
Missouri Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) filed a bill in the Missouri House on March 7 which would make it illegal for law officers to shoot suspects while surrendering, according to a Missouri Times press release.
SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday which would require public schools to include lessons on prominent LGBTQ+ figures in history. House Bill 246, also called the Inclusive Curriculum bill, would go into effect July 1, 2020.
35 students and 28 sponsors are participating in this year’s spring break externship program provided by the collaboration between the Career Development Center and the Alumni Association.
By Brian Munoz, Editor in Chief
The SIU Board of Trustees will see five new faces after Gov. JB Pritzker chose to not reappoint trustees Randal Thomas, Shirley Portwood and Joel Sambursky. Pritzker has also dismissed trustees Marsha Ryan and Tom Britton, who were never formally approved through the Illinois Senate.
The Daily Egyptian is looking into incidents of sexual harassment or assault at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. This information will be used to identify trends or patterns, if applicable, of harassment and assault at the university and to be used by The Daily Egyptian.
Inspector general report finds Randy Dunn mishandled multiple hirings
March 18, 2019
Former SIU President Randy J. Dunn improperly hired late Chancellor Carlo Montemagno’s daughter and son-in-law as well as SIU’s vice president for academic affairs, according to an Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General report whose findings were obtained by the Daily Egyptian.
Spring 2019: SIU Carbondale on-campus enrollment drops under 10,000
February 20, 2019
“The percentage is slightly better than fall’s decline of 11.96 percent," said Rae Goldsmith, SIU Carbondale spokeswoman. She said the 11.63 percent decline is not an additional decline but simply reflects Fall’s enrollment numbers.
Pritzker removes Britton, Ryan from SIU Board of Trustees
February 19, 2019
Gov. JB Pritzker removed trustees Thomas Britton and Marsha Ryan from the SIU Board of Trustees Tuesday morning. The two trustees were on an "appointment" basis and were never formally approved by the Illinois Senate.
Missouri Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) filed a bill in the Missouri House on March 7 which would make it illegal for law officers to shoot suspects while surrendering, according to a Missouri Times press release.
President Donald Trump capped months of speculation and two years of failed negotiations over fortifying the southern border by declaring an emergency today, initiating almost certain legal challenges over the extent of his executive power as well as a new set of political risks.
By Isabel Miller, Photo and Multimedia Editor
Children climb over a plane’s wing inside a series of iron tunnels in the sky on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the St. Louis City Museum. Two planes are suspended 50 feet in the air in the museum’s interactive sculpture play land, MonstroCity. In this four-story playground, attendees can climb throughout firetrucks and airplanes and towers.
SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday which would require public schools to include lessons on prominent LGBTQ+ figures in history. House Bill 246, also called the Inclusive Curriculum bill, would go into effect July 1, 2020.
Comparing Illinois' financial morass to the challenges the state faced during the Great Depression, Gov. J.B. Pritzker used his first budget address Wednesday to lay out the initial stages of a multiyear road map that is ultimately dependent upon voters approving a graduated income tax.
