SIUC alumnus donates 4.5 million to university
Wittmann, SIUC graduate from Town and Country Missouri, gives 4.5 million to the university after a long friendship with Kenny Troutt. He says the gift honors teammates and helps students, noting their teamwork shaped his drive and career. Athletics director Kowalczyk calls students the real winners.
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SIUC to start construction of Trautt-Wittmann Center
SIU Carbondale athletics director Paul Kowalczyk announced that paperwork is in process to begin the Trautt-Wittmann Academic and Training Center funded entirely by alumnus Thomas P. Wittmann with a $4.5 million gift. The two story, 10 000 square foot addition to Lingle Hall includes a large fitness center and study facilities. Construction aimed for 2004 with opening hoped in 2005 pending board approval.
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Pete” Wittmann
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Juror recounts deliberations in Cunningham trial mistrial
Juror David Condon a former SIU baseball player said after about two hours of deliberation 11 of 12 jurors believed Cunningham guilty. He said the room’s debate grew heated as he pressed the law over emotion. Counselor Wepsiec intends retrial likely between May and July, possibly away from Jackson County.
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Renzaglia
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Wepsiec
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Christenson
Cairo
White County
Jackson County Jury Commission
Jennifer Godzinski
Weber confirms next Illinois coach amid transfer and contract talks
Weber confirms he will coach Illinois returning to the Big Ten after SIU success. He notes no formal contract offer to Altman and that Self recently extended at Illinois. SIU’s Kowalczyk has a short list for Weber’s replacement while Weber eyes Villanueva and keeps McClain. Willis hints at a playful candidacy.
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Illini
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Charlie Villanueva
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Willis
Three rescued after cave ordeal in Saline County
Three young men entered a Saline County cave about 3:30 p.m. Monday and were found safe after a 10-man rescue drawn from local agencies and miners. Rescue teams used nylon rope to navigate 30 to 40 foot crevices and brought all three outside after about three hours of searching.
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Gilbert DeCoursey
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Herod
Miles
Robert Wyman
Harrisburg
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Illinois
Tony Mayville
Mayville
Saline County
Ed Miller
State math titles disputed for Johnston City and Herrin
A Tuesday Page 1 headline should have credited Johnston City and Herrin high schools with state math championships in their respective divisions. The correction notes inaccuracies in the original report and provides hotline details for notifying the newspaper.
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