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SIUE Tackles Student Housing Insecurity with the Help of Illinois Board of Higher Education Grant

9 months 2 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - In Spring 2023, food insecurity, housing insecurity and/or homelessness were reported among 52% of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students who responded to a national Basic Student Needs Survey, conducted by the Hope Center at Temple University and administered by SIUE’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Now, Student Affairs is addressing this growing problem with the help of the recently awarded Illinois Board of Higher Education’s $200,000 End Student Housing Insecurity (ESHI) grant, according to Assistant Dean of Students Mindy Dilley, EdD. Writing and bringing the grant to SIUE were Dilley, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students Rony Die and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Miriam Roccia. “Over the past two years, SIUE has worked to expand awareness, eliminate barriers, and scaffold support for students who are faced daily with barriers to securing critical basic needs,” said Roccia. “To expect

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Missouri House committee votes to legalize video slot machines

9 months 2 weeks ago
Torch Electronics and other purveyors of unregulated video slot machines that pay out cash prizes would have up to 18 months to convert to regulated lottery games or shut down under a bill approved Monday in a Missouri House committee. By an 8-5 vote, with several members saying they voted “yes” with reservations, the House […]
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Tuesday, Feb. 4 - Her false confession could help free others

9 months 2 weeks ago
Sandra Hemme served 43 years in a Missouri prison for a murder she did not commit. One key detail in her exoneration was her false confession. Reporter Sam Zeff checked in with her attorney, Sean O’Brien, to talk about how that detail sets the stage for future exoneration cases.