Frat suspension ends Kappa Karnival tradition at SIU
SIU Carbondale suspended Kappa Alpha Psi for breaking rules and owing 18000 in rent, ending the Kappa Karnival after nearly 30 years begun in 1951. Debts include 1299 to Herald Printing, 2062 to the SIUC Arena, 1736 to Grand Stage Company, with hearings planned for involved members.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Kappa Alpha Psi Greek
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Kappa’s
Carbondale
Kappa Alpha Psi
SIUC
Nancy Harris
Kappa
Siu-C
SIU
Student Life Office
Will Travelstead
Herald Printing
Chicago
Grand Stage Ae Company
Harris
Betty Pate
Herald Painting
George Tervalon
Tervalon
Kappa Karnival
Warm sun draws students from indoors to playful noon
Bob Hingtgen, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale student living in Lewis Park Apartments, enjoys a sunlit paper session with a friend and drinks while shirtless. His friend Bob O'Brien from Dubuque encourages the scene as temperatures approach the low to mid 60s, with similar warmth expected for another day.
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Bob Hingtgen
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Lewis Park Apartments
Bob O’brien
Dubuque
Girl faces tests as dog bite prompts new dog-control law
Six year old Amy Imhoff of Royalton is treated at Carbondale Memorial Hospital for dog bites. whirlpool tests will show tendon damage before a possible home release. Two dogs owned by Tom Shafer mauled her. the incident spurs Franklin County officials to draft a leash law with countywide rabies tag use and fines for unvaccinated dogs.
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O.R. Walley
Amy Imhoff
Royalton
Carbondale Memorial Hospital
Bennie Nix
Nix
Tom Shafer
Shirley Domineck
Shafer
John Tedeschi
Franklin County
Kevin Zook
Route 1
Macedonia
Tedeschi
Benton
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Christopher
Sesser
Jackson district names Steven Nelson Conservation Teacher of the Year
Steven Nelson, science teacher at De Soto Grade School, was named 1981 Conservation Teacher of the Year by the Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District. A plaque will be given at 6 p.m. Tuesday during the district meeting at Murphysboro High School. Nelson, a 1976 Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate, has three years in the De Soto District 86 and teaches science to sixth to eighth graders and coaches boys basketball.
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Steven Nelson
de Soto
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Nelson
Murphysboro High School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jean Ness
Higher
Carbondale
Southern — Illinoisan
Freeport Journal Standard
Illinois
Siu-C
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Giant City climber, 17, survives fall in park
A 17-year-old youth, Michael Meyers of Carbondale, fell 20 to 30 feet while climbing in Giant City State Park's Devil's Stand Table area when his rope allegedly broke or untied. He was listed in stable condition at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale after friends sought help and responders reached him quickly.
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Giant City State Park
Jackson County
Jerry Cameron
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Michael Meyers
Cameron
Devil's Stand Table
SIUC chancellor keeps options open over budget cuts
SIUC Chancellor Kenneth Shaw said he will keep all options open to meet a reduced state budget, including tuition hikes and cuts in personnel, utilities, and support costs. He awaits IBHE Director Wagner’s plan to distribute a $60 million increase, while Thompson proposed 8 percent salary raises and 2 percent catch‑up. Shaw warned it will be a tough year and urged waiting on final budget details before committing to cuts.
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Jean Ness
Southern
Shaw
Thompson
Wagner
SIUC
Enrollment decline put SIU on steady course through decade
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale faces a projected ten percent enrollment drop by the mid 1980s as high school graduates shrink. Officials estimate 21,000 students from 23,400, with annual declines of one to two percent, while IBHE cautions these are estimates amid volatile economy and tuition hikes.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Kenneth Shaw
Siu-C
Shaw
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Paul Lingenfelder
IBHE
Lingenfelder
John Guyon
Guyon
Albert Somit
Somit
State University
Chicago State
Ilinois
Governor’s State
Western Illinois Rs
Illinois State
Northern Illinois
Sangamon State
U of I
U of I-Medical Center
U of I-Champaign
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Trevalon
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Insurance
Kappas
Jerry Lower
Franklin
Jackson Conservation Unit
Steven Nelson de Soto
S/IUC
SIU Board of Trustees
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