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Jordan Bardgett, an SIU MFA in the school of media arts, shows off the tattoo that inspired her piece called ‘Transistor.’ Feb. 3, 2024 at the Sharpe Museum in Carbondale, Illinois. “The story of this is it started off as a tattoo idea. Its actually tattooed on the back of my neck… Then I ended up making these prints by going ahead and converting the image of this little symbol I created, the transistor symbol, and running it through actual audio software to get these glitchy effects… Basically almost photo editing but with an audio program,” Bardgett said.

Sharp Museum showcases “Women’s Voices” with new spring exhibit

By Annalise Schmidt, News Reporter February 7, 2024

The Sharp Museum will be hosting an exhibition to bring visibility to creative women in the area and allow them to share their experiences. Teresa Fix, the guest curator of the exhibit, introduced the...

SIUs newly appointed chancellor, Austin Lane, sits for a portrait on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 in Anthony Hall at SIU.

SIU Chancellor considered one of the five finalists for New Mexico State president position

By Cole Daily, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2024

New Mexico State University announced a list of five candidates on Friday, February 2, who have the potential to be the university’s next president. Among those named was Southern Illinois University’s...

The statue of three Salukis stands proudly at the Saluki Alumni Plaza Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Oct. 15, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill.

Spring semester features yet another enrollment surge

By Cole Daily, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2024

Enrollment for the Spring 2024 semester at Southern Illinois University saw a 4% increase from the year previous, Spring 2023. Undergraduate enrollment is expected to be around a 4.39% increase, while...

Jackie’s Journey: From Saluki family ties to softball stardom

Jackie’s Journey: From Saluki family ties to softball stardom

By Ryan Grieser, Sport's Reporter February 1, 2024

When asked if there are any differences in her teammate Jackie Lis’s mindset this year compared to last, sophomore Erin Lee said, “I think she’s the same.” The rest of the MVC likely doesn’t...

NASA awards SolarSTEAM $2.6M grant to further heliophysics research

NASA awards SolarSTEAM $2.6M grant to further heliophysics research

By Annalise Schmidt, News Reporter January 31, 2024

In April, SIU will be partnering with NASA to gather vital data about the total solar eclipse that can be viewed at totality in Carbondale. NASA is giving a chief research group, SolarSTEAM Project, $2.6...

Local band hits all the right notes in returning to Carbondale

Local band hits all the right notes in returning to Carbondale

By Alli Goering, Staff Reporter January 31, 2024

A Murphysboro band will return to the local area to perform at Hangar 9 on Feb. 3. Murphy500 is a country music band that writes and performs original music and covers. “It's nice when you go to a...

A heavily used accessibility button sits outside of the front of the Communication Building on campus Jan. 29, 2024 in Carbondale, Illinois.

Disability needs for students not fully met despite university efforts

By Carolyn Dickte, Guest Contributor January 31, 2024

Southern Illinois University touts a long history of accessibility and accommodations around campus and in classes, even before the law required specific accommodations. But despite meeting federal requirements,...

Justyce Petty holds a photo of the bugs that accumulated in her dorm room over winter break Jan. 30, 2024 at Smith Hall on West Campus at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. “[The roaches] got solved kind of right away but not really because I had been not sleeping in my dorm for four days because I was like ‘what am I supposed to do while theres roaches in my room?’ So I slept in other peoples dorm rooms,” Petty said. Due to the maintenance request being put in right before the weekend, maintenance was not able to immediately fill the requests made by Petty.

Dorm maintenance issues raise concern on campus, bugs not a “priority”

By Carly Gist, Staff Reporter  January 31, 2024

The start of a new semester brings new faces, new experiences and new friends. But for some students, it brings new unwanted guests.  “I came back from winter break to a dozen dead roaches and a...

Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative to be highlight of eclipse viewing

Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative to be highlight of eclipse viewing

By Carly Gist, Staff Reporter January 25, 2024

The Southern Illinois Crossroads Eclipse Festival is less than four months away. Carbondale Public Library held an educational program on Jan. 16 to discuss the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative,...

Bringing a piece of community back

Bringing a piece of community back

By Jamilah Lewis, Sports Editor January 25, 2024

Janice Rusell, a longtime resident of Cario used to frequently drive across the river to Missouri to do her grocery shopping. Since a new grocery store opened in Cairo over the summer, she now has an...

Crumbling Campus

Crumbling Campus

By Grayson Bittner, Guest Contributer January 24, 2024

Many of the buildings that make up Southern Illinois University Carbondale are architectural gems. But these relics of the past are expensive to upkeep, and some are in serious disrepair.  An Excel...

A voter approaches the Jackson County Court House on Election Day 2020 in Murphysboro, IL, Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

A most unusual election with “profound” consequences: the 2024 presidential race

By Jamilah Lewis, Sports Editor January 18, 2024

The 2024 presidential election is months away with the first Republican caucus held in Iowa on Jan. 15 and the first primary in New Hampshire on Jan. 23.  According to the Associated Press, in the...

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