Alum and activist returns to SIU for TED Talk: Q&A with Travis Washington
By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2020
Travis Washington, SIU alum, created the Hands Up Act in hopes of reducing police brutality.
Just a small town girl who wants to change the world
By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2020
A young business owner raises money to combat Australian wildfires.
Saluki swimming and diving finishes strong in home meet
By Brooke Buerck and Tamar Mosby
November 17, 2019
This weekend, Saluki Swimming and Diving dominated in the three-day meet they hosted at Shea Natatorium.
Nicole Martin: Bringing the intensity for Saluki women’s basketball
By Brooke Buerck, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2019
Teams the Saluki women’s basketball team will face this season will have eyes on senior Nicole Martin - prior to the start of their official season, Martin received Missouri Valley Conference Preseason accolades for the second year in a row.
SIU steps up to challenge in Virtual Reality ethics
By McKenzie Johnston, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2019
Two SIU professors, Dr. Shannon McCrocklin of the Linguistics department and Pinckney Benedict of the English department, are reimagining how we interface Virtual Reality technology with education.
Animal Report: Ink your body and help an animal
By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2019
Friday, Nov. 15, Artistic Mind Tattoos & Body Piercing will be raising money for St. Francis CARE Animal Shelter from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Illinois looks to ban flavored tobacco
By Nehemiah Abla, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2019
House Bill 3883, if passed, would ban the sale of flavors like chocolate, mint, honey and others.
The history of the African American History Museum
By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2019
The African American Museum of Southern Illinois has made its goal to “to identify, preserve and portray outstanding achievements in African American history and culture,” according to the museum's website.
Out with ye olde and in with the new, enrollment in English increases
By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2019
Virtual reality, podcasting lab and a flexible curriculum could be the cause increased enrollment in the English department.
Witches aren’t wicked, practitioners weigh in on the peaceful roots of paganism
By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2019
Green faces, black cloaks, pointy hats and curses are what we imagine witches as, not peaceful, spiritual beings as their historical roots would reveal. This image is especially prevalent near Halloween.
Hobby turned business, family-owned alpaca ranch provides fiber to community
By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2019
Rolling Oak Alpaca Ranch has been providing local products made from alpaca fiber to the southern Illinois community for the past three years.
Grave Hunting: SIU unearths lost historical cemetery on campus
By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2019
Just four years after Southern Illinois University was founded in Carbondale, the Jackson County Poor Farm opened its doors to residents just west of campus.
