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Jesse Miller paints a wall at Eurma C. Hayes Center on Saturday, Jan 23, 2021, in Carbondale, Ill. Subash Kharel | @pics.leaks

Carbondale community participates in Martin Luther King Day of Service

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor • January 23, 2021
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, SIU students spent the day helping community organizations on Jan. 23 by participating in a day of service. 
Trump tower is located at 401 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. It is the second tallest building in the country standing at 98-stories. Overlooking the Chicago River, the skyscraper houses the Trump International Hotel, condominiums and a retail space.

New Chicago ordinance could remove Trump Tower sign due to impeachment

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor • January 22, 2021
Due to Donald Trump's second impeachment, the city of Chicago attempts to remove the 'Trump' sign from Trump Tower with a new ordinance.
Trump hats sit in a bin at Doris Millers Trump merchandise stand in Vienna, Ill. An avid Trump supporter, Miller sells Trump merchandise to raise profits for Trump. We don’t even take our lunch money out of that, because we want every cent to go to Trump, Miller said Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.

A Trump supporter reflects on current events in the Capitol

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor • January 19, 2021
Doris Miller reflects on the 2020 election and the insurrection in the Capitol after she concluded her fundraising for President Trump with raising $8,350.
A National Guardsman stands at a road closure in front of East Capitol Ave on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in Springfield, Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker called 250 members of the Illinois National Guard out to keep watch over downtown Springfield after the FBI sent out a memo informing law enforcement agencies of potential riots at state capitols across the country leading up to President-Elect Joe Bidens Inauguration on Wednesday.

Gallery: National Guard keeps watch over Illinois state Capitol ahead of Inauguration

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer • January 17, 2021
It was another quiet day at the Capitol on Sunday with no protesters in sight, but the National Guard and State Police remained on high alert.
Lacey Miller, a Pre-K teacher, checks the temperature of her student, Camar M. Nov. 6 2020 at Parrish Elementary School in Carbondale Ill.

Learning through the lockdown-how one school district is handling the pandemic

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief • January 9, 2021
Students, teachers and staff members of Carbondale District #95 experienced their last normal day of school on March 6 when they left for spring break. Since then, the district moved to a remote learning plan and had to adapt, along with the rest of the world, to the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Molly Gabel and her dog, Amaya, pose for a portrait in her at home studio Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Carbondale Ill. Gabel said that she loves working from home because she is able to make her own schedule.

Meet the artist behind Carbondale’s butterfly jewelry

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor • December 20, 2020
If you are looking for a last minute gift idea for the holidays, ethically sourced butterfly jewelry might be a great way to add some color to your winter festivities.
One of the members of the Laborers Local 773, Mary Smith, loads a box of produce into a truck at Pandemic Relief Food Distribution event in front of the Banterra Center. Smith says, Weve been doing this food drive since April and were working off a grant from the US government...and were doing it until the grant runs out. Pandemic Relief Food Distribution event in Carbondale took place on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 at SIU.

Marion High School junior organizes Learning Center food giveaway

By Janae Mosby, Staff Reporter • December 10, 2020
Ta’Quan Adams is a junior at Marion High School and on Nov. 16 he organized the delivery of a large amount of food to the Learning Center in Marion. 
Glen Faith, the owner of Mermet Springs, poses for a portrait in one of the air tank refill stations on-site Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. “My ideas, if I was going to open up a quarry, I really wanted it to be a scuba destination where dive centers could come, instructors could bring their students, there was professionalism, there was adequate equipment for rental, and air fills were efficient,” Faith said, “We fill probably 3-4 maybe 500 cylinders this past weekend. No one waited more than 10 minutes for an air fill.”

Gallery: ‘Dive in first class’ in southern Illinois

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor • November 20, 2020
Twenty-four years ago, Glen Faith, retired secretary of police and owner of Mermet Springs, decided to start a 40-acre scuba diving destination facility just outside of Belknap, Ill.
Semester in Photos Fall 2020

Semester in Photos Fall 2020

By Photo staff, Daily Egyptian • November 18, 2020
With the end of the semester approaching, the Daily Egyptian photo staff reflect on and highlight some of the best images from the Fall 2020 semester.
Kenny Johnson, a retired Air Force veteran, looks upon a grave at Mound City National Cemetery during Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 in Mound City, Ill. Johnson has only been coming to the cemetery for the last couple of years, but says he finds it to be a peaceful place to go and walk down row by row, reading information from soldiers tombstones.

Gallery: Veteran’s Day 2020

By Photo staff, Daily Egyptian • November 11, 2020
The country honored its past and present veterans on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 with various parades and events across the nation.
Citizens of Carbondale march in support of social activism a day after the election Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. Several local activist groups attended, including For the People, a communist organization dedicated to helping those in need within local communities through various food and clothing drives.

Southern Illinois activist groups hold post-election protest

By Jamilah Lewis and George Wiebe • November 4, 2020
Following the unclear presidential election this Tuesday, southern Illinoisans gathered outside the town square pavilion in Carbondale in protest of what they felt was an unrepresentative election.
Brianna Suttles and Joevan Robinson pose outside of the poll at the Carbondale Civic Center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. I vote because my ancestors didn’t have a chance to, Suttles said. There’s a lot of people that died for me to have this right to vote and I will not disrespect them by not doing it, Robinson said.

Gallery: Voices from the polls

By Photo Desk, Staff Photographer • November 4, 2020
Polls have welcomed new and returning voters for the 2020 election. Some of these voters voiced their opinions after voting on Nov. 3.
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