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Electoral board removes Reed, Rye Sanders from Carbondale City Council election

By Morrigan Carey, Staff Reporter December 11, 2024

The Carbondale Municipal Officers Electoral Board decided on Dec. 10 to remove sitting Councilwoman Ginger Rye Sanders and candidate Ryan Reed from the ballot for Carbondale Consolidated Election April...

Visitors to the Lights Fantastic Parade watch the Lowe’s float as it passes Dec. 7, 2024 on the Strip in Carbondale, Illinois.

Lights Fantastic Parade kicks off the holidays

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor December 7, 2024

The annual Lights Fantastic Parade was held December 7, 2024 in Carbondale, Illinois. Visitors to the parade lined the Strip and watched the Christmas decoration, bands, and the festivities during the...

Ebenezer Scrooge (Sawyer Richman) looks around as he leaves his business to go home Dec. 4, 2024 at McLeod Theater in Carbondale, Illinois.

A Christmas in Cairo: SIU’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ brings a new twist to an old classic

By Dominique Martinez-Powell, Managing Editor December 7, 2024

Charles Dickens's holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol," is well known to audiences everywhere. The work has been adapted time and time again, and SIU School of Theater and Dance brings a new take set...

Oriana Y. Mobley. Photo provided.

SIU student located safe after reported missing Tuesday evening

By Daily Egyptian Staff December 4, 2024

Oriana Mobley, a student of the SIU School of Theater and Dance, was located safe early Wednesday morning, nearly 12 hours after being reported missing late Tuesday evening.    Mobley was reported...

Column: Hill's seat heating up after rough 2024 season

Column: Hill’s seat heating up after rough 2024 season

By Ryan Grieser, Sports Consultant December 3, 2024

Head Saluki football coach Nick Hill will never be a maligned face in southern Illinois.    Much like his former counterpart, Bryan Mullins, Hill is a product of SIU and will always be remembered...

Saluki Food Pantry volunteers Quinn Sammarco (left) and Emma Carl (right) organize and count
food donations during the Thanksgiving food drive on Nov. 19, 2024 in the SIU Student Center
in Carbondale, Illinois.  @libbyphelpsphotography

“It’s really helping out a lot of people:” Saluki Food Drive gives students options

By Alli Goering, Staff Reporter December 3, 2024

On Nov. 19, the Saluki Food Pantry held a food drive in the Student Center on campus. They set up a booth and were accepting various food to stock up the pantry for students staying on campus during break.   “It’s...

Illustration by Yarauseth Zavala

Compensation 2030 forums reveal faculty pay disparities and recommended adjustments 

By Annalise Schmidt, Staff Reporter December 3, 2024

Faculty and staff gathered at open forums in November to hear the latest updates on SIU’s Compensation 2030 initiative, a project Chancellor Austin Lane described in an email sent to all faculty and...

Snow melts from the top of the Coal Miners Memorial statue in Herrin as it stands in front
of the Herrin House of Hope Dec. 1, 2024 in Herrin, Illinois.

Southern Illinois charities fight food insecurity

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor December 3, 2024

When 94-year-old Bob McKnight entered the Herrin House of Hope in the morning, the volunteers were preparing for the day’s service. He’s a well-known figure in Herrin, serving as a pastor in a Baptist...

"Gun violence has impacted the rest of my life and all my family. The death of my daughter is still something that does not seem real but affects me every minute," Boyd writes.

In the shadow of a bullet: the lasting impact of gun violence

By Lylee Gibbs, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2024

Gun violence casts a long shadow across America. It kills some, injures more and leaves ripples of torment on the lives touched. The numbers tell the story: Gun violence kills 45,738 and injures 96,935...

Circuit clerk Christian Hale (center) places his hand on his grandmother’s Bible, held by his wife Marsha Cascio-Hale (right) while being sworn into office by presiding judge Christy Solverson (left) Nov. 27, 2024 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Taking the reins: three new faces sworn into Jackson County Offices

By Mylee Walker, Staff Reporter November 27, 2024

After a long and historic race in Jackson County, Marsha Cascio-Hale, Christian Hale and Amy Wilson-Dallas were sworn into office on the morning of Nov. 27, 2024 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro,...

Keontez Lewis (1) rushes towards the end zone as Amari Wansley (8) of Murray State tries to block Nov. 23, 2024 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale Illinois.

Salukis blank Murray State on Senior Day to close out 2024 season

By Nick Pfannkuche, Sports Reporter November 23, 2024

Not many people expected Michael Lindauer to break a school record when he hit Bradley Clark for a touchdown in the first quarter, including himself.   “I haven’t really processed it...

File Photo: Concert attendees sit and drink as Isabella plays their metal music on the stage below July 23, 2022 at Hangar 9 in Carbondale, Illinois.

Hangar 9 set to close Jan. 1

By Lylee Gibbs, Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2024

Hangar 9, a beloved bar and live event venue located on The Strip, is set to close its doors on Jan. 1, 2025.    Sally Carter, who’s owned the venue since the 1980s, announced the closure...

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