Grassroots allows students to showcase art and literature
By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
September 18, 2019
“We are here to show your work, to give you publishing credit basically to give artists and creative students on campus the opportunity to have their work published and get their work reviewed in a much more low-stakes way,” Matt Gordon, Grassroots Editor-in-Chief, said.
The Long History of Lost Cross
By Mitch Brown, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2019
“If you are a freshman, or haven’t found a place to fit in, Lost Cross might be the place.” Grant Kentala, a resident of Lost Cross, said.
SIU alumnus’ original play to be produced in Chicago
By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2019
Originally from Dixon, IL, Jason Hedrick knew from a very young age that the stage was his home.
SIU law students aid detainees at southern Illinois detention center
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
September 13, 2019
Three times a semester, SIU law students travel 35 miles south to Ullin and walk through a series of locking metal doors into a freezing room where they offer free legal counsel to detainees at the 240 bed Pulaski County detention center.
Movie Camera Movement elects first female president
By Tahereh Rahimi, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2019
Victoria Kuball, a senior double majoring in Cinema and Photography and Radio, Television and Digital Media, was elected as the new president of MCM in May.
From King Tut to the Blair family: The history behind the Saluki mascots
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
August 26, 2019
If you have ever been to a major sporting event at SIU or a student-oriented event, there is a chance you got to pet real salukis. This tradition started shortly after SIU changed their name from the Maroons to the Salukis in 1951. SIU purchased an 8-month-old Saluki pup named King Tut from Mr. and Mrs. Travaro from Farmer City.
Hiking 101: five hiking locations to check out in southern Illinois
By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
August 21, 2019
Southern Illinois boasts an array of conveniently close hiking locations that seem to be hidden from newcomers.
Column: What We Can Learn from our College Roommates
By Grace Schneider, Staff Reporter
August 20, 2019
While the majority of students on campus have their own room this year, a luxury that should not be taken for granted, there are some important experiences and lessons that can only come from sharing a living space with someone else.
A look inside the oldest buildings on campus
By Tahereh Rahimi, Staff Reporter
August 15, 2019
The castle-like building built 123 years ago is near the edge of South Illinois Avenue and Mill Street. The magnificent mansion is the home of the music department now.
The Big Ride for EB passes through Carbondale
By Emily Cooper, Editor in Chief
May 25, 2019
The Big Ride for EB 2019-2.0 started on April 24 in Yorktown, VA heading to Seattle, WA, and then back to Yorktown, according to the ride’s website. The ride is to raise awareness for Epidermolysis Bullosa, which is a generic connective tissue disorder according to Leslie Rader, a volunteer board of director at Debra of America.
How much has Gus Bode paid for his 63 years of tuition?
By Erin Douglas, Advertising Production Manager
April 30, 2019
Gus Bode, every Daily Egyptian reader's best friend, has been attending SIU for longer than most of us have been alive. So the question is, how much has he spent on tuition?
Zombies, climate change, nuclear war: What to pack when the world ends
By Kallie Cox, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2019
“Bugging out” is leaving most of your earthly belongings behind where they could be stolen, looted or destroyed. However, in order to survive you cannot leave everything behind, so what do you take with you?
