Southwestern Illinois College is accepting applications for the full-time position of Academic Services Specialist. For on-line application and details, visit our website at www.swic.edu/employment/. Human Resources Office Southwestern Illinois College 2500 Carlyle Avenue Belleville, IL 62221 SWIC is an EEO/AA Employer/Educator and is strongly committed to excellence through diversity.
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COORDINATOR OF SUCCESS CENTER
GRANITE CITY CAMPUS Southwestern Illinois College is accepting applications for the full-time position Coordinator of Success Center, Granite City Campus. For on-line application and details, visit our website at www.swic.edu/employment/. Human Resources Office Southwestern Illinois College 2500 Carlyle Avenue Belleville, IL 62221
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2005 U. City High grads rake in $2.3 million in scholarships
Among its 215 graduates, the University City High School Class of 2005 can claim among its ranks one U.S. Presidential Scholar, seven valedictorians, one salutatorian, and a bevy of National Merit Scholarship program finalists and commended scholars. The class, which held its commencement on May 31 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has also received […]
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Pattonville High steps up
Steppin’ with Style brings diversity to school By Tyrone Farley For the St. Louis American Last year at Pattonville High School, students started a dance group to better appeal to the African-American students and recognize cultural diversity. Pattonville High students Katrina Moore, Rachael Cherry, Tamika Mosley, Brandy Lockridge and Ashley Bonner formed the group Steppin’ […]
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North County youth sports opportunity
The Bates-Toliver Community Learning Center and Boys and Girls Club is a new non-for-profit organization in North County. Its main objective is to assist in keeping youth off the streets through structured activities. The club is forming youth football teams to play in the St. Louis Junior Football League this upcoming season. It seeks youth […]
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Why did Mayor Slay fire Kenny Jones?
An article in Tuesday’s Post-Dispatch reported that on Friday Mayor Francis Slay fired Kenneth Jones from his job as director of the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency (CREA). The report went on to say that Jones was one of Slay’s first African-American allies who helped Slay win the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2001 and earn […]
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IDOT, black contractors on road to agreement
$5 million commitment to worker training By Alvin A. Reid Of the St. Louis American Instead of sitting on a highway in protest, more black contractors and workers could soon begin helping construct the vital thoroughfares. Three weeks after publicly threatening to disrupt I-64 traffic in Illinois, a group of minority contractors said Tuesday it […]
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Destiny unfulfilled
In a surprise announcement from the stage during a show in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday night, the members of Destiny’s Child told fans they will disband at the conclusion of their current Destiny Fulfilled … And Lovin’ It Tour. DC member Kelly Rowland made the revelation before 16,000 fans at the Palau Sant Jordi, explaining […]
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Tyson gutless since 1990
Two-time heavyweight champ “Iron” Mike Tyson melted to the canvas in the sixth round Saturday night after absorbing a seemingly soft punch from podgy Irish pugilist Kevin McBride. “My career has been over since 1990,” a subdued Tyson told the packed news conference inside Washington, D.C.’s MCI Center after quitting in the sixth round of […]
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We must get mobilized
The Republican congress has been pushing the corporate lobbies’ agenda: help credit card companies collect against families in distress (so-called bankruptcy reform), protect big companies from citizen suits for negligence (so-called tort reform), lavish subsidies on oil companies already making record billions in profits from high gas prices. All these went through without much citizen […]