Illinois tuition debate sparks foreign student concerns at SIU
A reader rebuts Dr. Shaw on tuition free higher education, arguing Illinois funds attract foreign and out of state students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The letter notes foreign students often receive grants or stipends, paying no local taxes, and may return home after graduation, questioning benefits to Illinois taxpayers.
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Graduate students from other states may receive tuition waivers
The letter by Daniel M. Ostendorph argues Illinois residents should not subsidize nonresidents, noting many graduate students come from abroad or other states with guaranteed stipends. He questions taxpayer accountability and suggests residency rules impact education funding and local job markets.
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Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission under fire
Southern Illinois questions suggest more work on the FEPC is cynical politics. The Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission flounders under its current workload with a year to begin any investigation. Some lawmakers consider extending the commission to cover discrimination against homosexuals and older workers, but this requires more staff to be meaningful. The commission is overwhelmed by complaints and lacks adequate staffing.
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The Battle Over Environment and Industry Deepens
An analysis argues against simple stereotypes of industrialists and environmentalists and highlights three National Environmental Industry Award winners. It notes their use of standard pollution controls plus innovations and calls for funding to empower the Fair Employment Practices Commission to fulfill its duties.
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Doonesbury strip loses reader’s loyalty in Carbondale
Normagene Warner of Carbondale laments Doonesbury’s political lampooning in the February 13 issue, saying the strip’s humor fails to uplift and leaves her unable to smile. She praises Tiger’s satire and declares she will not continue following Trudeau’s strip.
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Carbondale group faults Southern Illinoisan for poor grant coverage
The Carbondale Citizen's Community Development Steering Committee criticizes the Southern Illinoisan for scant reporting on 1.837 million in federal block grant funds. A Nov 7 public hearing and Nov 28 council meeting highlighted funding details, but coverage was deemed inadequate and biased toward unrelated Halloween news.
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After Half-Century Of Foreign News Norm Icy We Revisit Self Focus
Joseph C. Harsch argues in the Christian Science Monitor that after decades dominated by international events the U S returns to domestic concerns The piece notes tensions in the Middle East Northern Ireland Rhodesia and Sino Soviet borders while US politics address inflation unemployment and the 1980 nomination race with Carter at center The author compares present calm with 1920s normalcy and warns that foreign news could return if economic crises arise
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National Conference marks memorable first 90 years
The organization helped curb quota systems in law and medical schools for Jews and blacks and aided integration efforts with groups like the Urban League and NAACP. Its actions pressured the Ku Klux Klan to drop a suit, underscoring a push for religious harmony and civil rights over nine decades.
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