By Sophie Whitten and James Allen
March 3, 2021
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Gavin Topp, a mixed-race American, posted on Facebook that his neighbor painted a racist statement on the side of his shed. In the previous post, Topp said, “I’m in need of some help. I have a dangerous neighbor who keeps harassing, stalking, and making threats on the lives of everyone who lives with me. He’s even gone as far as to say he’ll kill the unborn child of my brother’s.”
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Gavin Topp, a mixed-race American, posted on Facebook that his neighbor painted a racist statement on the side of his shed. In the previous post, Topp said, “I’m in need of some help. I have a dangerous neighbor who keeps harassing, stalking, and making threats on the lives of everyone who lives with me. He’s even gone as far as to say he’ll kill the unborn child of my brother’s.”
For the second time in two years H.R.5, popularly known as the “Equality Act,” has passed through the House of Representatives, but is predicted to lose in the upcoming Senate vote.
On March 2, 2021 Carbondale organized a City Council Candidate forum. Early voting for the Carbondale City Council starts on March 22, 2021 the official election day is on April 6, 2021. Three out of five candidates will be elected for a four year term in the city.
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher A. Wray called the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol an act of “domestic terrorism” and defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence in the days before a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed past police and threatened the lives of lawmakers.
I donated blood for the first time last month. While preparing to stick a needle in, the nurse said to me, “You’re a really good candidate for donating blood.” I laughed a little to myself while putting my earbuds in, queueing up my playlist and squeezing the stress ball.
The killing was seven years ago on a Monday afternoon. On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old African American, was shot dead by former police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.
The Southern Illinois baseball team (8-0) earned a victory on Tuesday to remain undefeated on the season with a 9-1 win against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-3).
Bradley claims second game against Salukis
The Saluki volleyball team (2-10, 1-9 MVC) fell 3-1 in the second game of the series against the Bradley Braves (7-3, 7-3 MVC) on Mar. 1.
Track and field brings home second, sixth place in MVC championship
This past weekend, the Southern Illinois University track and field program competed in the MVC track and field championship, which took place...
SIU women’s basketball falls in overtime to Valparaiso
After being up as much as 11 points in the second quarter, a 8-2 run by Valparaiso at the beginning of overtime helped lead them to a 70-63 win over the Southern women’s basketball team.
The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, also known as the “Equality Act,” Thursday Feb. 25.
Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), has been a vocal detractor of former President Donald Trump following the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6th, he was one of only ten Republicans to break party lines and vote in favor of impeachment.
For the second time in two years H.R.5, popularly known as the “Equality Act,” has passed through the House of Representatives, but is predicted to lose in the upcoming Senate vote.
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher A. Wray called the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol an act of “domestic terrorism” and defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence in the days before a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed past police and threatened the lives of lawmakers.
“I was inspired to open up a hat store to reinvent myself to show the incarcerated that they don’t have to depend on nobody to open up a business. I have been incarcerated myself,” Qualls said.
For over 15 years, Kampus Kuts has serviced the people of Carbondale in all of their hair cutting needs.
By James Allen, Staff Photographer
“We grow and harvest and sell our own CBD flowers. This is just one of the beginning phases of it. We’ve had the place since February but COVID affected us pretty hard as far as getting the doors open. We didn’t really open the doors until July and ya know we’re just now starting to see an uptick in sales as people are finding out we’re here,” Bucknam said.
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By Danny Connolly, Staff Reporter
I donated blood for the first time last month. While preparing to stick a needle in, the nurse said to me, “You’re a really good candidate for donating blood.” I laughed a little to myself while putting my earbuds in, queueing up my playlist and squeezing the stress ball.
Uncoiling the Black hair struggle
March 2, 2021
Black hair is almost as complex to understand as it is to maintain. It is not only versatile, kinky and beautiful but it’s also been frowned upon, deemed as unprofessional or just “too much” by a world that does not understand it.
Grandmother of Chance the Rapper reflects on civil rights movement in Chicago
February 22, 2021
Jann Bennett is a Chicago-based activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and boycotted with Rev. Willie Barrow at the A&P grocery stores in Chicago. But, Bennett says she’s a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother first.
Milton McDaniel: life of a southern Illinois trailblazer
February 17, 2021
When Milton McDaniel began his career in 1967 as the first Black fireman and engineer on the Illinois Central Railroad, Carbondale and the rest of the nation was a different place for Black Americans than it is today.











