SIUC study flags widening gender gap amid planning for 150th year
SIUC's 22,552 fall students show 55.5 percent men to 44.5 percent women, leaving 2,476 men unmatched by a female partner. Advisory committee for Chancellor Wendler's Southern at 150 project seeks peer benchmarks to guide a master plan through 2019, citing safety perceptions and rural location as possible causes alongside gaps in pay, student‑faculty ratio, federal grants, and graduate share.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIUC
United States
Walter Wendler
Wendler
Louisiana State University
University of Colorado-Boulder
University of Kentucky
University of Missouri- Columbia
Auburn
Iowa State
Kansas State
Ohio University
Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
Washington State
West Virginia
Glenn Poshard
Man's death ruled natural in Pope County
Indiana man Charles Smith, 43, of Mount Vernon, found dead by hikers near Jackson Falls in Pope County. Coroner says death from natural causes. body transported to Indiana for further examination. Sheriff A J Sparks notes responders found the body in a pickup bed. pathologist fax confirms natural causes.
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Pope County
Indiana
A.J. Sparks
Jackson Falls
Charles Smith
Mount Vernon
Ind
Sparks
Mark Aly
Smith
Aly Funeral Home
Golconda
Expulsion Case Heard In Union County Court
In Jonesboro Union County Circuit Court Judge Mark Clarke reviews school district expulsion of Matt Smith for alleged marijuana use on Nov. 30. Attorneys seek to lift the expulsion via restraining order while Reed’s findings underpin whether due process was followed. Smith plans to enroll at another high school or an expelled students program. good standing certificates may be affected by drug expulsions.
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Jonesboro
Matt Smith
Union County Circuit Court
Mark Clarke
William Ballard
Anna
Michael W. O’hara
Springfield
Joyce Smith
Anna- Jonesboro High School
William Schildknecht
Merry C. Rhoades
Smith
Clarke
Gerald Reed
Murphysboro
Reed
Ballard
Rhoades
Lekotek Program Supports Children with Special Needs
Thornburg describes Lekotek as helping not only the therapy child but siblings as well. The program trains parents, loans therapy toys, and conducts monthly visits to advance skills while coordinating with other therapies. State budget cuts threaten funding, risking loss of a nonprofit service serving 67 children under age five in Southern Illinois.
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Lydia
Thornburg
Lekotek
Samuel
Archway Services For Children
Department of Human Services
Janet Hanson
Archway
Carbondale
Illinois
Hanson
Thornburgs
Willis sings to education minded crowd across continents
Pope notes Willis teaches about 300 students weekly from kindergarten to high school. His talents span major venues such as St. Louis Basilica Guadalajara and St. Paul’s Cathedral. He once sang before Queen Elizabeth and aims to start a Nigeria music program while staying devoted to church choir work in Eldorado Illinois.
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St. Louis Basilica
Guadalajara
Mexico
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Queen Elizabeth
England
Southern Illinois
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Eldorado
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