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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 2011
Page
1
Emergency crews in Yamagata and at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant deploy helicopters, fire trucks, and water cannons in a bid to cool overheated reactors. Three units report partial meltdowns as wisps of steam rise from the damaged facility. Public online poll prompts reader input.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale to host a three day fundraiser next week to aid survivors of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese Student Association will run the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday near the north end of the Student Center first floor by the television lounge.
SIU President Glenn Poshard, a former congressman, educator and soldier, expresses pride in the university system’s growth while noting enrollment declines at the Carbondale campus. He recalls his 1966 student days, long tenure with SIU, and a career that includes the boards and administration, plus a brief gubernatorial bid.
Illinois Senate Republicans proposed a $6.7 billion package to trim funding for schools health care and local governments. The plan seeks to roll back the 66 percent income tax hike and erase unpaid bills within two years by freezing pay and shifting costs to workers retirees and local governments. Leader Kyle McCarter called the plan bold and responsible while Shane Cultra highlighted reductions from state cell phones to car allocations and the elimination of lieutenant governor funding.
In Carbondale, defense attorneys challenged prosecution witnesses during cross examinations in the murder trial of Trevis S. Thompson and Patrick A. Greene for the Nov 20 brawl that killed 34 year old Orlando Lamont Clark. The trial resumes at 9 a.m. at Jackson County Courthouse as attorneys dispute statements and witness attire details.
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