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Ross Gentile files suit against SIUE
The article by the Intelligencer 's Steve Horrell says Gentile alleges that "for more than a decade the university's Board of Trustees intentionally misclassified his employment status to keep from paying him pension, health insurance, vacation, holidays and other benefits." Gentile started at WSIE in 1993; he has had some health problems in recent ...
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Race on to get designs for Arch grounds
Moving quickly after years of talk, leaders of the effort to make the Gateway Arch grounds busier and more accessible opened a design competition Monday with plans to announce a winner in October.
Wilkerson nominated for spot on Glen Carbon board
Mayor Robert Jackstadt will nominate Donna C. Wilkerson to fill the Village Board vacancy left by the recent resignation of Trustee Joe Micheletto.
SIUE opens doors wider to high-achievers
High-achieving students in eastern Missouri will soon be able to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for nearly the rate in-state students pay.
Gov. Pat Quinn demonstrated Wednesday that he really digs the new Science Building Complex at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Madison County's top prosecutor wants a judge to sanction a lawyer for giving the court an altered copy of a note written by a former SIUE student who allegedly attempted to make a terrorist threat.
Cooks, drivers, servers and baggers Thursday completed the well-oiled machine that is the Community Hope Center's annual Thanksgiving dinner preparation and delivery.
Guest artists lend perspective on jazz
Rick Haydon of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville works with pianist Alyssa Morrow and other rhythm section members during a Essentially Ellington Jazz Clinic at Wauwatosa East High School on Nov.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville employees receive paychecks from state
Employees at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville will be paid this December, according to a report in the Belleville News-Democrat, but funds are looking short for the new year.
SIUE may not be able to make payroll in coming weeks
Paychecks may go missing as early as December for faculty and staff at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Tavern found liable in death of teen
An Eldred tavern should pay more than a half million dollars to the family of a teenager who died in alcohol-related accident, a Jersey County jury has determined.
Journal explores community-based learning
Indiana State University has published the inaugural edition of The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education.
SIUE Could Have Trouble Paying Workers
That's how much money the Southern Illinois University campuses are owed by the State of Illinois.
SWIC musicians jazz up the room
The joint will be jumping Sunday when Southwestern Illinois College's Jazz Band and Chamber Choir fills Fischer's Jubilee Room with a rousing afternoon of jazz.
Copy of evidence appears altered
Someone, apparently on the defense side, altered a copy of a note that is a key piece of evidence in the case against a former SIUE student, a police officer testified Thursday.
Rap Lyrics or Deranged Terrorist Threat? You Decide
An Illinois judge is left to fill in the blanks. a Not that rap lyrics are required to rhyme, but we here at Daily RFT are having the darndest time imagining the following sentence as musical verse: If this account doesn't reach $50,000 in the next 7 days then a murderous rampage similar to the VT shooting will occur at another highly populated ...
State's nonpayment to universities leaves SIU system $115 million in the hole
The state's troubles are leading to cutbacks at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Calling Dr. Kiss: Pathologist by day, super Kiss fan by night
In her final year of a three-year residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Amanda Baldwin is concentrating on anatomic pathology.
Hearing Thursday will examine: Was ex-SIUE student just rapping about murder?
Bob Marley sang about shooting the sheriff. Johnny Cash sang about shooting a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
a Guys and Dolls Jr.a comes to Alton Middle School
Middle school students take on the intricate story of "Guys and Dolls" for their fall musical.
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