The International Festival has many events, one of which is a talent show featuring SIU’s most talented international students. This year, the event was held virtually Friday, April 9, 2021, allowing students to submit their entries by video or perform them live on Zoom. The range of talent was vast. So was the diversity of participants who came from countries in Latin America to Bangladesh to China. 

In 2010, the Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship began providing a space for high school students to build their own businesses while touring local companies and speaking with other businessmen and women through the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program. 

Out of 117 boats, the two came in first with a total combined weight of 19lbs and 11oz, earning them a prize of $2,000. 

The 85th Annual Easter Service organized by Bald Knob Cross welcomed over 2000 attendees from different parts of Illinois on Sunday, April 4, 2021.

In honor of April 1, Touch of Nature organized April Pools Day for SIU students and Recreational Sports and Services members to try slacklining over the pool at the SIU Student Recreation Center. 

Carbondale resident and SIU alumnus Kenneth Christensen has been on a wild ride with his mental, physical and emotional health. His journey of self-discovery has involved losses, wins and sacrifices all while working and going to school. 

Carbondale community members gathered outside the bodega in Lenus Turley Park March 21. to mourn in the wake of the Atlanta Ga. shooting.

St. Patrick was a man of Catholic faith that lived from 385 - 461 A.D. After being enslaved in Ireland as a young boy, St. Patrick studied theology in England before returning to Ireland to share the Catholic faith with its denizens. It was during his return trip to Ireland that his fame and notoriety blossomed via his efforts in teaching the Catholic faith and helping the needy through times of difficulty.  

Brews Brothers Taproom has been playing host to the celebration for the past five years, according to co-owner Rachel Fager, with this year’s festivities looking similar to the previous years’ with the added differences of social distancing and face masks.

“We are on the council that helps all the Black students on campus. We are actually a resource to them. There is a council on campus if you need any type of resources, completing your homework, a related scholarship, a place to hang out, but since COVID we cannot do gatherings in the common area," Avian Wilkins, one of the hosts and organizer said.

Dairy Queen creates a sense of nostalgia for many members of the Carbondale community. Many people remembered eating ice cream on the sidewalk with their friends and family when they were kids and watching the cars and floats during the Halloween parades pass by.

Contestants teetered on towers of milk crates as they attempted to construct the tallest one during the Rec Center's Spirit Week Crate Stack Tuesday March 16.