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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 2004
Page
1
Gov vetoes gun bill move dominates state page with mentions of arguments, court rulings on desegregation, and a weather note calling for showers and storms. Police case details hint at a fatal outcome from an argument.
Governor Blagojevich abandons his plan for a new education department and backs a compromise granting him sweeping control over public schools. The plan would allow him to appoint and dismiss an entirely new education board on July 1, centralizing policy over elementary and secondary education. If approved, the move would mark a radical transformation of the system, previously run by an independent board with overlapping terms.
More than 250 Southern Illinois business and community leaders attended the first Community Leaders' Breakfast at John A. Logan College in Carterville. Dennis DeRossett, publisher of Southern Business Journal and The Southern Illinoisan, said quarterly events will bring regional leaders together to discuss ideas for area renewal and economic progress.
Vaughn Vandegrift, a 30 year higher education veteran, will join Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as chancellor on July 1. He currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs and chief information officer at Georgia Southern University, succeeding retiring SIUE Chancellor David Werner.
Willie Childress became Shawnee Community College’s first security guard when the campus opened in 1967. Colleagues recall his calm, nonconfrontational approach that kept peace during a time of unrest. He died April 19 last year, leaving a lasting, gentle legacy. readers are urged to remember him on National Peace Officers Day.
SIU board of trustees will vote in June on seven student fee increases at SIUC. The decision comes amid opposition from Carbondale campus student representatives and follows discussions during a SEE SIU page 2A continuation.
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