Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Updates for February 18, 2010

Sycamores Shut Down Salukis

By: Ray McGillis

SIU loses fifth consecutive game

Boys of Summer Back in Business

By: Ray McGillis

Salukis travel south for three-game set

Salukis at home for ESPN BracketBuster Saturday

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in sports on February 18th, 2010 at 10:12 pm

By: Stile T. Smith

Dawgs take on Western Michigan in annual mid-major contest

While neither team likely has a bracket to be busted, the men’s basketball team will face Western Michigan at 2:05 p.m. Saturday at the SIU Arena in the annual ESPN BracketBuster series….

SIU hopes to improve in Georgia

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in sports on February 18th, 2010 at 10:05 pm

By: Stile T. Smith

Team went 3-2 in Miami last weekend

The SIU softball team will look to see an improvement from the five games it played last weekend in the Combat Classic in Miami….

Administrators looking into book rental system

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in news on February 18th, 2010 at 9:05 pm

By: Ryan Voyles

Rentals would likely only cover core classes

Preliminary discussions have begun to formulate a book rental system to help students, said Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry Dietz. Dietz said the university has not been able to do a rental program because of its contract with the Follett Higher…

Student manages airplanes, helps veterans

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in entertainment on February 18th, 2010 at 8:31 pm

By: Travis Bean

Preparing to fly out of Iraq with 70 wounded soldiers, the oxygen line on Christopher Piha’s plane suddenly busted….

SIU to rest top athletes in Charleston

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in sports on February 18th, 2010 at 6:30 pm

By: Timothy Hehn

Last meet before MVC Indoor Championships

The SIU track and field team will participate in its last meet before the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships at the Friday Night Special in Charleston today….

Updates for February 17, 2010

Local schools address childhood obesity

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in news on February 17th, 2010 at 10:18 pm

By: Derek Robbins

SIUC hacked, more than 900 identities at risk

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in news on February 17th, 2010 at 9:58 pm

By: Ryan Voyles

Social Security numbers vulnerable after breach

Meagan Lewis said she never expected a Scantron to cost her so much. Lewis is just one of about 900 students whose identities are at risk after a breach in the SIUC computer system. She said there have been multiple attempts to open credit cards with her …

Recommendation sent for interim dean of Agricultural Sciences

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in news on February 17th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

By: Ryan Voyles

Awaiting approval by affirmative action, provost

A recommendation for interim dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences has been made by the college’s dean search committee and is waiting approval from the provost and the affirmative action board. John Groninger, a professor in the forestry dep…

Changes made to borrowing authority bill

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in news on February 17th, 2010 at 9:52 pm

By: Jeff Engelhardt

The university’s quest for short-term borrowing authority took an unexpected turn Wednesday. Dave Gross, spokesman for SIU, said the Senate majority leadership decided to combine the university’s borrowing authority proposal with a Medicaid bo…

Free throws continue to plague Dawgs

Posted from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in sports on February 17th, 2010 at 9:21 pm

By: Stile T. Smith

Team is tied for lowest FT percentage in MVC

With Tuesday’s 79-72 loss to Drake, the SIU men’s basketball team is now 6-10 in the Missouri Valley Conference, and a large part of that record is due to its performance from the free-throw line….

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