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Rampage threat suspect argues note was rap lyrics

Johnny Cash sang about having shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. Bob Marley belted out that he had shot the local sheriff, but not the deputy.

Administrator's military record questioned in Ill.

A Southern Illinois University administrator who told the student newspaper vivid stories of his heroism during the Vietnam War has been accused of lying about his military record.

Universities step up their out-of-state recruiting

For 20 years, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's enrollment numbers have languished, proving so vexing it cost a top campus administrator his job in 2006.

Bond revoked for Ill. student charged with threats

A former Southern Illinois University student charged with threatening a Virginia Tech-like shooting rampage was ordered back to jail Monday after a judge found the man's attempt to buy a handgun online was "bad judgment."

Police: Students Used Cookies to Torture

Two students at Southern Illinois University in this St. Louis suburb kidnapped, paddled and burned a young man with freshly baked cookies after a drug deal went bad, prosecutors said.

University Leader Told to Update Papers

The Southern Illinois University president did not plagiarize parts of his 1984 doctoral dissertation but he should update its academic citations, a school review panel concluded Thursday.

Ill. Student Accused of Terrorist Threat

A college fraternity president and aspiring rapper who was accused of threatening a "murderous rampage" similar to April's deadly shooting spree at Virginia Tech pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

Cheerleader Injured During Routine

A cheerleader for Southern Illinois University fell on her head during a routine performed Sunday at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game between Southern Illinois and Bradley.

The Vine
Comets DIDN'T Wipe out Sabertooths, Early Americans?
Source: National Geographic

Are you kidding me? Now scientists say that there is no conclusive evidence that it was a comet strike that killed off the North American dinosaurs in the frigid Younger Dryas period.

Students Accused Of Battery With Cookies
Source: KCTV5.com

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Two students at Southern Illinois University kidnapped, paddled and burned a young man with freshly baked cookies after a drug deal went bad, prosecutors alleged.

When Deer Attack
Source: Chicago Tribune

Bambi and his mother are taking back the prarie ... or at least the Southern Illinois University Campus. From the article: Three times on Tuesday, a single white-tailed doe launched unprovoked attacks on passersby, including a campus police officer.

Nazis Scare Off Al Sharpton
Source: http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/antiracistlosers/200

Democratic Party Annoyance "Rev" Al Sharpton has reportedly cancelled a planned appearance scheduled for tonight at the Southern Illinois University at Evansville, after approximately 30 members of the National Socialist Movement (NSM) planned to protest the radical black activist

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