Journalism is not a cheap industry. It never has been.  Between constantly paying for employees to travel to cover stories and paying the employees to work, newsmakers have always had to deal with...

Scholastic Journalism Week (SJW) has been celebrated for the last 100 years to highlight the importance of journalism and the student journalists bringing news to the public.  SJW is being celebrated...

The Survivor Empowerment Center is asking the southern Illinois community to collect donations for the domestic violence shelter.  On Sunday, the center posted on Facebook, “There has been a significant...

Southern Illinois University students and staff members from the Daily Egyptian attended the annual Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) two day conference this past weekend in Chicago, Illinois and...

SIU men’s basketball (17-10, 9-7) pulled off one of the best upsets in years on Saturday night, taking down No. 23 Indiana State (22-5, 13-3) at a packed Banterra Center for the team’s first ranked...

Three Southern Illinois organizations rallied together on Tuesday, asking the Carbondale City Council to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Members of the Southern Illinois Chapter of Democratic...

Ten years ago, Reece “Coach” Alexander and a friend attended an open-mic comedy show at Hanger 9 on the Carbondale strip. They were only there to watch but his friend issued him a dare: go onto the...

If your major is anything within the science field, chances are you have taken a class or two in Life Science II. This building is home to much of SIU’s scientific research and study, where both students...

While some people would be concerned by the lack of veterans on SIU’s baseball team, don’t count Lance Rhodes among them. Rhodes, who is entering his fifth season as the head coach at SIU and recently...

In a harmonious celebration of diversity and unity, SIU hosted its annual International Festival, a week-long event featuring a vibrant parade of flags, a melting pot of international cuisines and cultural...

Delays and a precipitous drop in the number of applications are plaguing the Education Department’s system for handing out federal student aid. In a conference call with reporters late Monday, Education...

Freshman Maddia Groff said her nerves calmed after her first inning of work. She was making her debut for Saluki softball on opening day against a team just a 20-minute drive away from where she grew up....