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The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Christine Wielgos, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Paducah poses for a portrait in front of a 1925 newspaper recording the aftermath of the Tri-state tornado that occurred March 18, 1925, projected on the screen on the stage during the tornado's 100th anniversary commemorative event at the Murphysboro High School March 15, 2025 in Murphysboro, Illinois. Wieglos was a speaker at the event and has worked at the National Weather Service in Paducah since 2000.

Murphysboro remembers: 100 years after the Tri-State tornado

By Annalise Schmidt, Staff reporter March 18, 2025

A century after the deadliest tornado in U.S. history tore through southern Illinois, the community of Murphysboro gathered to honor the lives lost and reflect on the devastation that reshaped the region.    On...

Ron Ferguson, left, and Carmen Adeoye, right, look out the window of the bus on a driving tour of Memphis historical sites March 13, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee.

The road to Memphis: southern Illinoisans tour Civil Rights history

By Lylee Gibbs and Dominique Martinez-Powell March 15, 2025

Connection weaved through the birthplace of rock 'n' roll and into the lives of several southern Illinoisans as a local nonprofit sparked conversation and healing on the Civil Rights Movement through...

Mariann Baratta (right) and Karen Frailey (left) stand by the steps of Congressman Mike Bost’s office as part of a protest held during one of the congressman’s telephone town hall meetings March 11, 2025 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Telephone town hall meeting spurs protest at Bost’s office

By Enan Chediak, Photo editor March 12, 2025

The sound of Congressman Mike Bost’s voice from a smartphone raised into the air was mixed with the sound of the chants of protestors and of passing cars.    The sun was setting, and warm...

Devion Mornett takes a dollar bill from a fan during her performance March 8, 2025 at the Sanctuary Lounge in Herrin, Illinois.

Herrin comes out to Sanctuary Lounge drag show

By Enan Chediak, Photo editor March 9, 2025

Music plays as DJ Cinnamon Dubois stands at one corner of the room, and the spotlight in the other corner draws all eyes to the stage as Blanche Dubois walks down the aisle in a simple, solid yellow fringed...

Head coach Scott Nagy listens to a question at the post-game interview following the Dawgs 70-52 loss to the Drake Bulldogs March 7, 2025 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Gallery: Salukis win, lose in Arch Madness tournament

By Lylee Gibbs and Emily Brinkman March 9, 2025

  Maroons, blues, yellows and reds – various shades of bright colors filled the stands of the Enterprise Center and a shiny, hardwood flooring covered the ice below. The bouncing of a bright,...

Drake's Isaiah Jackson (4) reaches around to swipe the ball from Saluki Kennard Davis Jr. (30) in the quarterfinal round of Arch Madness March 7, 2025 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Drake eliminated Southern Illinois with a final score of 70-53.

It’s a Dog eat Dawg world: Drake beats SIU, ends season

By Ryan Grieser, Sports Reporter March 7, 2025

The cold coming from the ice underneath the hardwood in the Enterprise Center seemed to seep into SIU Salukis’ offense.    Playing their season-ending 70-53 loss to the Missouri Valley Conference...

Special Olympic athlete Valerie Densler emerges from the frozen water dressed in a polar bear onesie for the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge Feb. 22, 2025 at Campus Lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Donors dive into icy campus lake for Special Olympics fundraiser

By Enan Chediak and Lylee Gibbs February 22, 2025

‘Let me win, but if I can not win, let me be brave in the attempt,’ the Special Olympics oath, rings out across the crowd before dozens of Polar Plunge participants jump into the frigid waters...

Saluki Con adds tattoo booth

By Will Elliott, Videographer February 20, 2025

Saluki Con 2025 brings in tattoo artists from Neon Tiger to do flash tattoos and piercings.

SIU students, left to right, Morgan Langendorf, Addison Rhode and Matthew Landreth snowboard down the hill near the Banterra Center on an inflated air mattress Feb. 19, 2025 at Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois.

Gallery: SIU students enjoy midweek snow day

By Lylee Gibbs, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2025

Another snow storm swept the southern Illinois region beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 18 into Wednesday, Feb. 19 bringing 5 inches of snow to the Carbondale area, according to the National Weather Service...

Marcy Rosendale, center, holds a sign reading 'Doge Style!' as she stands with other anti-President Donald Trump and Elon Musk protesters on the corner of W. Walnut St. and S. Illinois Ave Feb. 17, 2025 at Civic Center in Carbondale, Illinois. "We've been particularly upset about what Elon Musk is doing, we don't know what Elon Musk is doing partially," Rosendale said. "I was wanting to get through graphically the idea that Trump is subservient to Elon Musk."

Protesters endure cold to oppose Trump, Musk on President’s Day

By Lylee Gibbs and Enan Chediak February 17, 2025

Overcast skies, below-freezing temperatures and an impending snowstorm did not stop a large crowd from gathering on the corner of W. Walnut St. and S. Illinois Ave in front of the Carbondale Civic...

A visitor of the Love at the Glove art exhibition views the nude Shibari photo installation by photographer James Ferraro Feb. 14, 2025 at the 25th annual Love at the Glove art exhibition in Carbondale, Illinois.

SIU RSO Critical Forum hosts 25th annual Love at the Glove

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor February 17, 2025

This year marked the 25th annual Love at the Glove, an art show put on by Critical Forum, an SIU sculpture RSO, in the Surplus Gallery at the Glove Factory in Carbondale, Illinois.    Over...

Jaycee Davison, 19, laughs with her daughter Zara Feb. 7, 2025 at Herrin City Park in Herrin, Illinois. Davison, pregnant with her second child, was prepared to give birth at the end of February the same way she delivered her first -- in Carbondale with Heartland Women's Healthcare. Following the withdrawal of Heartland's labor and delivery services from SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, she had to find a new plan with her due date just weeks away. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

Expectant parents left scrambling after Heartland Women’s Healthcare leaves SIH 

By Enan Chediak and Lylee Gibbs  February 11, 2025

Just weeks away from the birth of her second child, 19-year-old Jaycee Davison was set to deliver her second baby the way she did her first – in Carbondale with Heartland Women’s Healthcare. She received...

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