SIU students protest budget shift and university messaging
SIU students rallied against a 16 percent increase in the marketing budget funded through Lipman Hearne including the logo and admissions publications. Ashley Priddy of Herrin urged that faculty job security be protected and alleged the administration wastes money during a financial crisis. Kane welcomed student turnout despite rain, saying it shows care for the education received.
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Rita Cheng
SIU Board of Trustees
Lipman- Hearn
Ashley Priddy
Herrin
Priddy
Kane
Origins of Southern Illinois Geology and Basins
The piece explains how the Illinois Basin shapes Southern Illinois through 550 to 300 million year old sediments, its status as the basin’s southern limit, and the effects of the Illinoisan glaciation about 150000 years ago and a subsequent 15000 year event, along with fault systems like New Madrid and Wabash.
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Southern
Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Cache River
Illinois Basin
Conder
New Madrid
Wabash
Our History Today: From earliest times to Southern Illinois
A condensed timeline traces Southern Illinois from Cahokia and Kincaid Mounds to French British struggles and Lewis and Clark. It covers steamboats, railroads, Civil War era activity, industry, immigration, and modern events including SIU, WWI and Vietnam protests. The piece notes the Mississippi Embayment, paleozoic geology, peat formed coal, and ongoing oil and gas mining in the region.
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Cahokia
Kincaid Mounds
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark
Lewis and Clark
Southern Illinois
Lincoln
Illnois
Grant
Cairo
John A. Logan
Mound City National Cemetery
Illinois
CCC
Delyte
Morris and Siu
Carbondale
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Gulf Region
Cache River
Conder
Hearing on IYC closing sparks mixed testimony in Murphysboro
The Murphysboro hearing on closing the Illinois Youth Center drew both support and opposition. Proponents cited budget relief and jobs saved elsewhere. opponents warned of local economic collapse and job losses. State officials noted potential savings above four million dollars but uncertain costs to shutter the center and absorb workers. Local leaders stressed high unemployment and the need to protect the community.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Murphysboro
Ilinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Arthur Bishop
UC Murphysboro
Bishop
General Assembly
Illinois House
Senate
Pat Quinn
Quinn
IYC Murphysboro
Mike Bost
R-Murphysboro
Bost
David Vaught
Juvenile Justice
Brandon Phelps
Harrisburg
Ron Williams
Bryan Glecker
Luechtefeld
Rokanville
Illinois
Tonya Knust
Knust
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THE
Kane Kerley
Far Left
Rockford
Anthony Hall
SIU
Tern.com
Adam.testa
Thesouthern
Coa
Dave Luechtefeld
Dw.norris
Norris
Pnma Sau Cae
Ricuw
N. 14Th St
Hometown News
OS Plas
Yokohama Tires
Baere
WU Ek Eee
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