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Chancellor candidate Carl Pinkert speaks at a forum on the morning of Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Guyon Auditorium. Pinkert currently holds the position of vice president for research and economic development at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Pinkert makes case for chancellor spot

By Abbey La Tour
April 27, 2017
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: Litany of landscapes

By Jacob Wiegand
April 9, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

SIU to pay MAP grants through spring semester

By Bill Lukitsch
October 10, 2016
Gov. Bruce Rauner talks at a press conference after speaking at the afternoon commencement ceremony. Rauner was invited to speak at the ceremony before proposing to cut funding to the university by $44 million. An online petition, which reached 2,700 signatures, was begun last month in an attempt to have him removed as the keynote speaker, stating that Choosing him as a keynote speaker is a slap in the face to SIU students and faculty who alreay deal with underfunded programs and facilties.

Opinion: Higher ed needs more realistic state funding

By Herald & Review editorial board
March 20, 2016

No Illinois mental health aid has patients and providers reeling

By Madeleine Doubek, Reboot Illinois
March 7, 2016
Wheres the outrage?

Where’s the outrage?

By Daily Egyptian Editorial Board
March 2, 2016
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Illinois budget impasse cuts food and transportation for vulnerable seniors

By Jesse Bogan and Kevin McDermott, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 15, 2016
Editorial: Have you thought of a visit to Mr. Madigan?

Editorial: Have you thought of a visit to Mr. Madigan?

By Chicago Tribune Editorial Board
February 10, 2016
Rauner: No good excuse for latest social service cuts

Rauner: ‘No good excuse’ for latest social service cuts

By Monique Garcia and Celeste Bott, Chicago Tribune
January 26, 2016
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

State universities: Illinois budget stalemate causing damage ‘beyond repair’

By Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune
January 20, 2016

Ministry fights to serve community despite budget impasse

By Cory Ray, @coryray_DE
December 8, 2015

CMS announces healthcare cutbacks. Here’s what that means

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_Lukitsch
September 16, 2015
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