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Letter to the Editor: Response to Tuesdays LTE

Letter to the Editor: Response to Tuesday’s LTE

By SIU student Johnathan Flowers May 11, 2016

The first “letter to the editor” I wrote to the Daily Egyptian was a piece published February 2015, wherein I discussed the problems with the university’s “numbers” approach to diversity. The...

The DE will not print this summer

By Tyler Davis, @TDavis_DE May 10, 2016

After Thursday's edition, the Daily Egyptian will not publish a newspaper until August.That means you will not find our usual twice-a-week summer editions on newsstands. Our summer issues will not print...

Letter to the editor: Everyone should be equal

By SIU student Kirk Powell May 10, 2016

Dear all people,I’ve read the editorials from Mr. Alex Summers and Mr. Brandon Woudenberg, and I’ve heard from various voices about the problems facing students at SIU.Racism is an expression of hatred....

Kellen Lopez, of Long Beach, Calif., dries an overflowing glass of beer before serving it to a customer Thursday, May 5, 2016,  at Hangar 9 in Carbondale. Lopez has worked at Hangar 9 for two years and said he enjoys the diversity in Carbondale’s beer culture with respect to types of beer and the age-groups of drinkers. “I enjoy gaining experience from the older generation about why they enjoy the craft expansion of beer as opposed to just drinking your regular Bud Light, Busch Light,” Lopez said. “Right now my favorite beer is the Founders Mosaic Promise. Founders Mosaic Promise is a single hop beer and it’s delicious.” Hangar 9 is hosting the CarbondALE Brew Fest afterparty Friday night and granting free entry to all Brew Fest attendees.

The four-year bar veteran’s reflection

By Aaron Graff, @Graffintosh May 5, 2016

Asher Roth's song, "I Love College" says he loves college and loves drinking. That raises the question, where are the best places for the latter in Carbondale. I'm not a 10,000-hour expert, but after four...

College Cuisine: Pairing local beer and wine with easy meals

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE May 5, 2016

Southern Illinois is full of quality breweries and wineries that are great for afternoon outings, but you only need to go as far as your local liquor store to enjoy them in your own home. Here are...

Letter to the Editor: Dear fellow white people

Letter to the Editor: Dear fellow white people

By SIU student Brandon Woudenberg May 4, 2016

Dear fellow white people:"In plain English, to "discriminate" means to distinguish, single out, or make a distinction. In everyday life, when faced with more than one option, we discriminate in arriving...

Letter to the Editor: A Navy veteran’s response to Alex Summers

By Zach Martin, Graduate Student May 4, 2016

Mr. Summers, I come to you today during Teacher Appreciation Week in order to hopefully educate you on some facts you may be a bit unclear on.First, when you ask "what about the huge spike of violence...

Opinion: How to avoid being struck by a bike in 7 steps, according to this bicyclist

Opinion: How to avoid being struck by a bike in 7 steps, according to this bicyclist

By Tierra Carpenter, @Tierramc_ May 4, 2016

As someone who has ridden a bike on campus for the past two years, I have noticed a lot of hostility toward bike riders from pedestrians and motorists. Some students have even gone as far as saying people...

SIU President Randy Dunn speaks about Illinois budgetary issues and how they will affect the university while Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry looks on at a press conference held in the Stone Center. (Image by The Daily Egyptian)

SIU president writes about stopgap funding bill in newsletter

By SIU President Randy Dunn May 4, 2016

In his System Connection newsletter sent out Wednesday, SIU President Randy Dunn wrote about his daughter's upcoming wedding and a stopgap funding bill Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law last week. His...

Editorial: End the statute of limitations on child sex abuse

Editorial: End the statute of limitations on child sex abuse

By Chicago Tribune editorial board May 4, 2016

"As a 17-year-old boy, I was devastated. ... Today I understand that I did nothing to bring this on, but at age 17 I could not understand what happened or why."At 53, Scott Cross had waited more than three...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters aboard the USS Iowa battleship in Los Angeles on Sept. 15. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Q&A: How Senate Republican campaigns will handle Trump

By Alex Roarty, CQ-Roll Call May 4, 2016

Donald Trump is, for all intents and purposes, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. And his ascent to the top of his party's ticket carries big consequences for down-ballot Republicans.Here is the...

Letter to the Editor: Keep the Black Togetherness Organization the way it is

By SIU alumna Ivana Hill May 3, 2016

It has come to our attention that SIUC is making a move toward inclusiveness and diversity. The problem here is that there is no definition of what is or isn't "inclusive," instead the university uses...

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