The Daily Egyptian is saying goodbye to its faculty adviser and managing editor of 16 years. 

As of July 29, Gov. J.B. Pritzker released a notice that fall sports in schools, excluding those at the professional and collegiate levels, will have restrictions and be regulated due to COVID-19.

The Missouri Valley Conference announced Monday they are delaying the start of fall sports until Sept. 18. 

As spring flowers began to bloom, so did the coronavirus and with it came the disappearance of sports.  Four months later across the world, professional sports, like soccer and basketball, have resumed and now that the new semester is around the corner, we are seeing several universities announce their plans to participate in the 2020 fall athletic season.

A quality education doesn’t happen when people live in fear and feel unheard and coerced into working in-person when their jobs can be done remotely. Some people have a preference to be in-person in the fall, and we can still honor their preference. But under the administration’s proposed plan, the difference between those who prefer in-person not getting their preference, and those who prefer online not getting their preference, is monumental.

Staff writer Kyler Guebert analyzes the state of movies, theaters and moviegoing amid COVID-19.

As of July 29, Gov. J.B. Pritzker released a notice that fall sports in schools, excluding those at the professional and collegiate levels, will have restrictions and be regulated due to COVID-19.

Around 150 demonstrators gathered at the Illinois state capitol to voice their opposition to state guidelines requiring students to wear masks when they return to school. 

About 150 Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through the town to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and in the hopes of bringing more awareness to the issue of race relations in the United States, and especially the town of Anna. The demonstration marked the first of its kind ever in this area of Southern Illinois. Since the turn of the 20th century, Anna, IL has carried the grim reputation of being a "sundown town" - a product of the Jim Crow era, which meant African Americans weren't allowed after dark. Over time, A-N-N-A became known as an acronym that stood for: "Ain't No [N-word] Allowed." Present day Anna is still viewed as one of the more racist towns in Southern Illinois, however there seem to be enough residents that would like to overcome this reality and allow for positive change to arrive and flourish.

Protesters gathered at the Springfield Capitol building on Saturday Jun. 6 as part of the 'March for Justice' event.

Hundreds gathered at the Carbondale Civic Center on Friday to protest police brutality and demand justice for the death of George Floyd. 

"Blackout Tuesday " was created to show the effect the black community has on the economy.

“Making the decision to transition is asking for a life fraught with danger and pain,” Killman said. “Some of that pain might be physical, like the police brutality our sister Cat endured by CPD. But all too often, a deeper pain lurks beyond that. Cat’s identity, which all transgender women have to fight tooth and nail to maintain socially, was revoked from her by the Carbondale Police Department.”

By Danny Connolly, Guest Contributor

Guest contributor Danny Connolly documents Easter in Niles, Illinois.