Morality Crumbles under Multicultural Moderation
MONA CHAREN critiques modern liberal education and multiculturalism. She argues that students and the American establishment increasingly reject moral judgment, labeling Western self-criticism as chauvinism while failing to condemn practices like human sacrifice in other cultures. The piece links this moral drift to a broader decline in responsibility among young Americans and calls for clearer ethical discernment.
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Kentucky golf trek with thirteen men and memories
Gary Metro recounts a peer group golf trip to Kentucky with thirteen men, playing 90 holes over three days at Boots Randolph and Mineral Mounds courses. The piece covers rough lodging, a self supplied buffet, heavy beer, and the camaraderie, noting humor, banter, and lasting memories from the trip while hinting at home life.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Guidelines
Readers are informed letters must be signed and include a phone number for verification though numbers are not published. Letters address current issues and are limited to 250 words. The Southern Illinoisan reserves the right to edit, and libelous or personal attacks are not published.
Officials contact list for Illinois federal and state representatives
U S Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin along with U S Representatives John Shimkus and Jerry Costello, and State officials Mike Bost and David Luechtefeld are listed with multiple phone numbers and web or email references for public contact. The data includes district and office lines, alongside alternate numbers and emails.
Voice of the Reader urges faculty to boost enrollments
Professor Emeritus R Bono Dal argues SIUC should move toward performance centered operations and corporate style planning. He calls faculty to actively recruit students using College of Agriculture methods and ready access to online applications to drive enrollment and jobs.
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Golden Pen Award seeks 2011 reader winner
The Southern Illinoisan and thesouthern.com invite readers to vote through November 11 for the best October 2011 letter printed in the Golden Pen contest. Finalists include Myrtle Schluter of Anna, Ver Lynn Reiman of Ava, and Stephanie Wood of Carbondale.
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