Dunn says he’ll put students first as SIUC interim chancellor
By Brian Munoz, Editor in Chief
December 14, 2018
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John M. Dunn, incoming interim chancellor, believes it is important to keep students in mind while tackling issues surrounding the Carbondale campus, he said during a press conference Friday.
Dwayne Moore Jr., first person to bowl two perfect games in the Student Center
By Jeremy Brown, Campus Editor
November 28, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Showcase
Dwayne Moore Jr. is the first person to bowl two perfect games in the university’s Student Center, and the first ever to bowl two 800 series. Moore is a graphic designer, graduate student and TA in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, but he’s been bowling on campus for eight years. He got his first perfect game at SIU in 2014, and his second in 2017.
Gallery: Veterans Day memorial service
By Corrin Hunt, Staff Photographer
November 11, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, Photos, Showcase
President Trump addresses Pittsburgh synagogue attack, endorses Bost at rally
By Claire Cowley, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2018
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Upon a late arrival, President Donald Trump said at a midterm election rally that American hearts are filled with grief following the killing of Jewish people at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “This evil and anti-semitic act was an assault on all of us [...] it’s a assault on humanity,” Trump said. “It will require all of us working together to extract the hateful position of anti-semitism from our world.”
Montemagno says many of reorganized schools are in final steps of approval at Board of Trustees meeting
By Kallie Cox, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2018
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SIU Carbondale Chancellor Carlo Montemagno said half of his reorganization plan’s proposed schools had been approved at the SIU Board of Trustees meeting Thursday.
SIU Athletics rescinds activism ban, legal experts weigh in on Code of Conduct addition
By Brian Munoz, Staff Reporter
August 30, 2018
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SIU Athletics has rescinded new language in the Student Athlete Code of Conduct that said any displays of activism will not be tolerated and could lead to the individual’s removal from their respective program. “It is a privilege and not a right to be a student-athlete, cheerleader or spirit member...
SIUC, Carbondale community give testimony on funding and future of university system
By Brian Munoz, Staff Reporter
August 21, 2018
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SIUC administration, students and Carbondale community members provided testimonies to a legislative panel headed by the Illinois House Higher Education Committee chair, Emanuel “Chris” Welch, regarding the university, university system and higher education in Illinois on Monday. The panel cons...
SIU Board of Trustees moves forward with allocation study, approves Buys and Balkansky as interim deans
By Brian Munoz, Staff Reporter
August 14, 2018
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The SIU Board of Trustees will be moving forward with a request for proposals on a system funding allocation study using an informal process that gives the board and the university more input.
Database: 2017-2018 SIU System Salary Bank
By Staff Report
May 7, 2018
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The following salary databases have been compiled and obtained by Daily Egyptian staff through the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Click on the following attachments to view/download each campus' database. [aesop_document type="pdf" src="https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2017-2018-SIUC-Salary-Database.pdf"...
SIU administrators defend higher state funding allocation at senate budget hearing
By Anna Spoerre, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2018
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During a Senate budget hearing, members of SIU’s administration defended an appropriation of $198.8 million in state funds be allocated to SIU for the next fiscal year compared to $179.9 million proposed by the state.
Nurses at Student Health Center unionize in hopes for fair wages
By Kitt Fresa, Features Editor
April 19, 2018
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Seventeen nurses at the Student Health Center are forming a union with the hopes of receiving fair wages, as some nurses believe they are the lowest paid in the state.
US fires missiles at Syria in retaliation for suspected poison gas attack
By Bob Drogin and David S. Cloud
April 14, 2018
Filed under National, Showcase
U.S. and allied warships and warplanes in the eastern Mediterranean launched a fiery barrage of missiles at multiple military targets in Syria to punish the Russian-backed government in Damascus for its alleged use of poison gas against civilians last weekend, President Donald Trump announced.
