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The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Administrators: Grassroots activism to end sexual assaults

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 20, 2015

Top SIU administrators participated in an open forum Tuesday to urge students to be more active in preventing sexual assault on campus.The town hall style meeting was hosted by the It’s On Us student...

Budget cuts could eliminate programs

By Tyler Davis, @TDavis_DE April 20, 2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget cuts could diminish programs that give students professional experience and Carbondale residents affordable mental healthcare.Officials at SIU’s Clinical Center were asked...

Students gift flowers to save bees

Students gift flowers to save bees

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 20, 2015

April showers bring May flowers and habitat destruction is killing our bees.Some students are trying to increase awareness of dwindling wildflower populations in an effort to help restore bee communities,...

Art Auction displays local, foreign works

Art Auction displays local, foreign works

By Heather Cachola, Daily Egyptian April 20, 2015

Children supporting children is the underlying theme of the 15th Annual For Kids’ Sake art auction, which raises money for underprivileged children in Bangladesh. This year's closing ceremony is from...

Denton Giovenco, a senior studying Forestry, spits during the tobacco spit contest at Saturdays 63rd Annual Midwestern Foresters Conclave. We usually meet people [at the conclave] that you wouldnt normally meet unless you work with them, said Giovenco. We talk with people on the other team more than our own team. Giovenco also competed in the match split event in which the contestant uses an axe to try and split a match standing vertically on a log. 

Young lumberjacks showcase skills

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE April 19, 2015

The sound of chainsaws cut through 3,100 acres of forest in Makanda on Saturday. The crowd roared as the last competitor finished the heat.Eleven colleges from across the Midwest gathered Saturday at the...

Police converse in April 2015 inside Lawson Hall. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

No evidence of gunfire found in Lawson Hall

By Aaron Graff and Luke Nozicka, Daily Egyptian April 17, 2015

Following reports of gunshots in Lawson Hall just before 9 p.m. on Friday during a talent show, SIU police did not find evidence of shots fired.University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith could not confirm gunshots,...

String of auto thefts hit Carbondale

By Tyler Davis, @TDavis_DE April 17, 2015

Five vehicles on the east side of the city were stolen in a 24-hour period starting Monday night, according to the Carbondale Police Department.Sgt. Corey Kemp said three motorcycles and two vans were...

Board of Trustees approves tuition and fees increase

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE April 16, 2015

Incoming freshmen and transfer students will hand over more money to attend the university next semester.The SIU Board of Trustees approved a 5 percent tuition increase Thursday at its meeting at the Edwardsville...

SIU announces Student Employee of the Year

By Shawn Bowen, @ShawnBowen_DE April 16, 2015

Every April, the Financial Aid Office sponsors an award to recognize the accomplishments of a student whose work extends beyond the classroom.Kathreen Cayo, a senior from Smithboro studying agribusiness...

Tearing down gender constructs

By Jessica Brown, @BrownJessicaJ April 15, 2015

Gender policing — the imposition of “normal” gender expressions on an individual who does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth — has become an issue within the LGBTQ community...

Grill started ‘Animal House’ fire, fire department says

By Tyler Davis, @TDavis_DE April 15, 2015

A grill that was insufficiently extinguished has been deemed the cause of a fire that destroyed the structure at 208 W. Hospital Drive, a home known as the “Animal House.”“It was due to misuse of...

Student task force takes on sexual assault

Student task force takes on sexual assault

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 15, 2015

From the Pope to the president, people are talking about sexual assault. This Monday is no different, as SIU administrators are prepared to answer questions regarding the topic.  The It's On Us student...

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