Daily Egyptian January 14, 2013

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Click here to view the semester in photos!Daily Egyptian StaffClockwise, starting from top left: Steve Matzker, Lynnette Oostmeyer, Genna Ord, Sarah Gardner, Nathan Hoefert, Pat Sutphin and Isaac Smith.Click...

The future of Carbondale’s old National Guard Armory could affect the city's rehabilitation of the northwest neighborhood.The Illinois Department of Military Affairs is selling the facility, and it  ...

When I took over as editor of the Daily Egyptian in the summer of 2011, I could not have imagined the First Amendment lessons that lay ahead – the university’s stonewalling DE reporters, its refusal...

The managing editor and I had high hopes for the first paper of the semester. We introduced “The Grind,” dedicated a page to presenting the editorial board and wrote a “Words of wisdom” editorial...

De McKinnes, of DeSoto, fills a bucket with water Tuesday at Jerry’s Flower Shoppe in Carbondale. McKinnes said the shop gets busy during the holiday season and has winter plants such as poinsettias...

The state still owes the university $52 million for the current fiscal year, SIU President Glenn Poshard said Tuesday.Poshard told the SIU Board of Trustees Wednesday the state had paid the final $22 million...

Mayor Joel Fritzler and city officials spoke about the issues facing Carbondale as well as its recent accomplishments at Tuesday’s State of the City Address.“The last seven months have been a very...

Maggie Weinstein had never heard of a website called The Dirty until her friends said her photo and negative personal information about her had been posted on the site.The website, TheDirty.com, asks viewers...

As school shootings increase, more universities are looking to increase the effectiveness of emergency notification systems, including the one at SIUC.Russ Thomas, a SIUC police officer, said the Virginia...

The Salukis' trip to Hawaii during Christmas break will be strictly business as they compete in the ESPN Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.The three-day tournament starts Dec. 22 and offers a field...