Mary Weeks, of Alma, visits with SIU President Glenn Poshard Monday at the Stone Center. Weeks, a 104 year-old alumna of SIU, told her son Charles that she wanted to meet with Poshard and tell him about...

Milton Hughes, right, of Guatemala, squeezes out excess dye from his tie-dyed t-shirt Monday while Dawson Shremp, of Carbondale, watches at the Student Center Craft Shop. The tie-dye class is part of the...

Wilson Franklin, of Memphis, Tenn., tries to keep cool under Carbondale’s city pavilion Tuesday. Franklin said he is semi-homeless, but is staying with a friend. “There is a lot of things that God...

Courtney Self, an SIU alumna from Carbondale, performs during a dress rehearsal for the stage production of Chicago Tuesday at McLeod Theater. The production is one of four shows performed by the McLeod...

Shari Sweeney, of Carbondale, helps move a tomato trellis at her Greenridge Farm. Sweeney waters her organic vegetables from a nearby pond, but because of the drought the water level is well below average....

Sophomore forward Dantiel Daniels takes a jump shot Monday during a practice at SIU Arena. Daniels has been working to improve his free throw technique with a new practice routine set up by head coach...

Senior thrower Kim Fortney prepares for a practice throw Monday at the Saluki Track and Field Complex. Fortney said the team’s training regimen for the summer tends to be heavier than during the school...

Kyle Hamby, of Carbondale, fights off the opposing team during a Dagorhir match Sunday at Evergreen Park in Carbondale. Hamby said he has been participating in the live action role play organization for...

Aaron Connor, a senior from Murphysboro studying exercise science, admires his catch Monday at Kinkaid Lake in Murphysboro. Connor, president of the Saluki Bassers fishing team, said he tries to make it...

Joyce Addison, of Carbondale, trims her dead leaves and stalks from her garden Wednesday at her home. Addison said the greatest hassle of the dry weather is that she has to drag the hose around more often...

Torrey Taylor, of Murphysboro, left, watches Chef Bill Connors dics vegetables Tuesday at Kite Hill Winery in Carbondale. Dawn Taylor, Torrey’s mother and Kite Hill employee, invited Chef Bill to teach...