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How past Homecomings might inform the future

By Joei Younker, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2023

Southern Illinois has been hosting Homecoming celebrations since the early 1920s, from football games to the annual parade and bonfire nights. But as the years have passed, the excitement and importance...

Homecoming football historically lives up to the hype

By Ryan Grieser, Sports Reporter • October 21, 2023

Homecoming, and the traditions that come with it, all center around one event: the football game. Over the last 20 years, the Salukis have put on entertaining shows for fans, playing in several thrillers,...

Carbondale’s rich history of women’s activism and protest

By Daniel Bethers, Staff Reporter • March 31, 2023

The year is 1968, and you’re a female student at SIU. You must attempt to wrestle success and financial independence from a male-dominated academic environment only just beginning to give women and people...

The man behind the mask: Anthony Greff

By McKenzie Johnston, Staff Reporter • October 28, 2019

For 13 years, unofficial Halloween has been a staple of Carbondale party life. Although it may seem at the surface to be an unplanned and spontaneous event, unofficial is actually a carefully curated event managed by one man: Anthony Greff.

A look inside 1969 at SIU

By Emily Cooper, Editor-in-Chief • October 18, 2019

After 150 years of doors being opened at SIU, formerly Southern Illinois Normal University, Oct. 19 homecoming will welcome home graduates of the 1969 class.

The history of Carbondale’s Fourth of July celebrations

By Tahereh Rahimi, Staff Reporter • July 4, 2019

Carbondale, like every other town and city in the States, has always celebrated the Fourth of July. By reviewing the Daily Egyptian archive, some books about Carbondale history and the photo archive...