Did anything really change
Nancy Weil analyzes SIU Carbondale reflections on the 1970 May demonstrations and their local impact. Interviews show split views on direct changes, noting a free speech forum and Springfest as tangible reforms amid broader national shifts, with governance and town university relations evolving over the decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Richard Nixon
Cambodia
Carbondale
Free Forum
SIUC
Paul Morrill
SIU
Delyte Morris
Siu-C
Morrill
C. Thomas Busch
Albert Somit
Busch
Roy Miller
Miller
Doug Diggle
Olde
Diggle
Helen Westberg
Richard Archer
SIU Design Department
Archer
Chicago World's Fair 1992 pitch faces funding hurdle
Southern Illinois leaders heard a sales pitch for the Chicago World’s Fair 1992 with promises of satellite sites and regional boosts. Officials pressed for upfront state funding while warning private funds alone won’t cover the project. The meeting drew about a dozen attendees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Tim Landis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Chicago
James Compton
John Kramer
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Kramer
Compton
Giant City State Park
du Quoin
the Fair Authority
Southern Illinois Inc
Bill Carney
Fair Authority
Downstate
Coracy
Corncy
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Steeleville
J.W. Zachies
Southern Illinois Mayors Association
Zachies
State General Assembly
Joe Satterfield
Mount Vernon
Pink revolution urged to sustain gains in higher ed
Murray State University president Kala Stroup told SIUC’s Women’s Caucus that increasing female leaders in higher education requires more than volume. She noted persistent discrimination, urged acceptance in groups like Rotary, and stressed practical steps, humor, and continued progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisand
Kala Stroup
Murray State University
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale Women’s Caucus
Stroup
Kentucky
Siuc Presint Albert Somit
Rotary
Kiwanis
Murray
Joe
Possie
Court halting longwall mining decision due soon
A court hearing on a temporary injunction to stop Old Ben Coal Co from longwall mining under the Phillipses’ Franklin County home is under advisement. Judge Loren P. Lewis plans a ruling within two weeks on the Phillipses Jack and Stacie Phillips, who seek the injunction until a trial on a permanent injunction. The case, filed February 1, argues violations of state mining rules and that the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals failed to enforce regulations.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Aesser
Loren P. Lewis
Jack
Stacie Phillips
Phillipses
Old Ben Coal Co
Liott
Old Ben
Ivan Elliott
Carmi
Franklin County
Lindell Sneed
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Brad Evilsizer
Elliott
Longwall
United States
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