Fee hikes approved for Saluki Way on SIU campuses
SIU Board of Trustees approved funding for the Saluki Way opening phase on the Carbondale campus via new student fees. A $54 per semester rise in athletic fees will help pay stadium and arena work, plus a $20 fee per semester for a new student services building. Tuition climbs include 9.4 percent for new undergrads and 12.5 percent for graduates. Trustee Sam Goldman opposed the measures, citing students limited finances.
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Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Saluki Way
Carbondale
SIUC
McAndrew
Sam Goldman
SIU
Illinois budget adds planes trains and cop cars part
The proposed state budget for downstate Illinois includes more air service between Midway and Marion, expanded Amtrak routes between Chicago Carbondale Springfield and Quincy, and replacement of up to 350 aging state police cars. It funds new aid for college students, with total new spending of 1.4 billion over the current year and higher school funding.
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Springfield
Illinois
Chicago
Midway Airport
Marion
Amtrak
Carbondale
Quincy
Donne Trotter
Yellowcard rocks SIU Arena on 18 city tour
Yellowcard from Jacksonville Florida headlined at SIU Arena as part of an 18 city trek. The pop punk five piece features Ryan Key Sean Macklin Pete Mosely Longineau Parsons and Ryan Mendez. Fans praised the band for its violin element and energetic set as lead singer Key prepares for vocal cord surgery delaying tour dates.
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Ryan Key
Yellowcard
Siu Arena
Sean Macklin
Jacksonville
Fla
Virgin College
Pete Mosely
Longineau Parsons
Ryan Mendez
Carbondale
Sarah Mason
Mason
Ocean Avenue
MTV
Charlie Bailey
Buffalo Grove
John Combs
Plainfield
Kindness of people saves Stubblefield renewed will to live
West Frankfort resident Kim Stubblefield, unemployed and battling throat cancer, describes a turnaround four weeks after a feature on her struggles. She gained emergency public aid, begins treatment, and plans May 17 surgery at Saint Louis University Hospital to remove a throat tumor and restore speech with a prosthetic device.
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Stubblefield
West Frankfort
Kim Stubblefield
Union Hospital
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