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BOT approves increases
Despite a 9.5 percent increase in tuition for next year's incoming freshman class approved by the board of trustees, Western Illinois University will continue to be a comparatively affordable university in Illinois. According to John Maguire, assistant vice president for University Relations, this increase ranks in the middle compared to increases at other state schools.…
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Big Brother is watching
Abuse of printing privileges and overabundance of music and porn downloads will soon come under close scrutiny when new login procedures become effective in all Western Illinois University labs.
New computers and new software mean new accountabilities for students.…
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Lecture covers global issues
A crowd of nearly 200 people showed up Monday night in the Western Illinois University Union Heritage Room to listen to a speech about the No Child Left Behind Act and Global Trends.
Professor Joel Spring of Queens College spoke at the event, which was called "Globalization, Multiculturalism and Education.…
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Quad-Cities campus renovation under way
Western Illinois University's Quad Cities Riverfront Campus will likely start to see big changes in the coming year thanks to a large amount of funding for renovation.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich recommended $2,339,000 to renovate the brick building that was formerly the John Deere technology research center on River Drive.…
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