SIU Athletics Budget Soars Amid Funding Shifts
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports a 121.6 percent rise in SIU athletics spending over five years. In 2010 subsidies exceeded $14 million per USA Today. The 2009 10 operating budget surpassed $23 million with student fees funding 40.81 percent, contributions 20.44 percent, and direct institutional support 14.66 percent.
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Fracking Debate draws Southern Illinois focus
Landmen and energy firms sign leases in Saline Edwards and Hamilton counties for natural gas exploration in the New Albany Shale using hydraulic fracturing. Experts weigh future impacts on energy security and environment as readers consider the controversial method.
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Fracking Process Explained In Depth
Hydraulic fracturing uses water sand and chemical additives pumped into a deep well with a cemented casing. The fluid fractures shale and sand props keep fractures open allowing gas to escape. More details follow on page 4A.
Foster care contracts stay amid court ruling in Illinois
Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois will continue to administer foster care for abused and neglected children after Sangamon County Judge John Schmidt granted a temporary injunction. The ruling preserves contracts for Springfield, Peoria and Joliet Catholic Charities programs pending an August hearing, despite letters from the state saying contracts could not proceed under a new civil unions law. The Belleville program affiliated with the diocese was not a plaintiff. The state could not immediately say if the ruling affects the Belleville contracts.
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