College Basketball Upsets Highlight Saturday Card
NCAA results list notable upsets and blowouts across men and women games with Arizona Washington Connecticut Miami Oklahoma Colorado Illinois Wisconsin Florida Georgia Stanford Missouri Baylor Kansas Nebraska Kentucky South Carolina Louisville Saint Louis Kansas State Texas Tech Iowa Michigan results noted. Weather forecast predicts sun with cooler highs, light west winds, and increasing clouds into Monday.
Illinois governor grants blanket death row commutations
Governor George Ryan commuted all 167 death row sentences in Illinois to life in prison without parole, removing executions nationwide. He cited arbitrariness and error in the capital system while stating three cases will be reduced to less than life. The act marks a shift from a hardline stance to anti death penalty advocacy as he leaves office.
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Afghan brain surgery by phone links Carbondale doctors
In Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Joseph Rubelowsky faced a life saving brain injury case with no neurosurgeon at his base. He arranged a remote emergency operation by phone with Dr. Sameer Lal in Carbondale, using a complex relay across bases to guide the procedure.
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SIUC faces contract stalemate amid mistrust over past firings
SIUC negotiations between the Faculty Association and the administration have reached an impasse amid anonymous claims that 1973 firing decisions created deep mistrust and that the board favors SIU Edwardsville. A strike by Feb 3 could threaten the university, its students, and Carbondale’s economy for decades.
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SIUC faculty pact talks focus on balance urged by leaders
Morteza Daneshdoost, president of the SIUC Faculty Association, speaks for faculty during an 11 month contract negotiation. Chancellor Walter Wendler, in office a year and a half, stresses finding common ground between faculty improvements and university stability for the future.
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