Winter bar blowouts worry cops and educators
Law enforcement and SIU officials fear safety risks as the Polar Bear Party at Pinch Penny Pub and events at Cali's Saluki Bar and Stix draw crowds. Police will boost patrols as bars open at 10 a.m. and run cheap drink specials, potentially keeping doors open 16 hours.
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SIU Faces $90 Million Shortfall in State Aid for 2012
SIU system reports seven months into fiscal 2012 about 90 million dollars behind in state appropriations. About 68 million owed to SIU Carbondale and 22 million to SIU Edwardsville. President Glenn Poshard says regular monthly payments from the comptroller are helping, while fiscal 2013 will bring performance based funding.
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Enrollment steady with slight spring dip at SIU Carbondale
SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng says enrollment is not expected to change much from fall to spring. Last fall showed a drop from 2010, and a similar decrease is anticipated for spring 2011 versus spring 2010. Some positive signals are noted in the College of Science and Radio/Television.
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Defense attorney seeks withdrawal in mother's murder case
Benton scene reports attorney Eric Dirnbeck has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Mary Zumwalt Jophlin 29 charged with first degree murder concealment of a homicidal death and obstructing justice in the death of her daughter Alexus Nicole Smothers. Dimbeck
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Court allows appeal in local murder case
Illinois Supreme Court grants leave to appeal in a Jackson County murder case involving Elijah S. Lacy. The ruling follows an appeals court decision that dismissed the charge, allowing arguments to proceed in the state’s highest court. The case centers on Carbondale and the local murder accusation.
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