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A group of alpacas approach the camera to get their picture taken Jan. 27, 2022 at Rolling Oak Alpaca Farm in Makanda, Ill.

A girl’s love for crocheting develops into a farm of more than thirty alpacas

By Sophia Rogers and Sophie Whitten, Photographer and Photo Editor • February 16, 2022

Opening nearly a decade ago, Morgan Stevenson and her mother, Judy Hoepker, have grown the Rolling Oaks Alpaca Ranch in Makanda, Ill. from a herd of three alpacas into a farm of more than thirty alpacas,...

Two girls drift across the snow on a hill at the Banterra Center Feb. 4, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU Snow Day Gallery

February 7, 2022

Cheryl Vincent clears off a picture of her and her son that was found in the aftermath of the Dec. 10 tornado Dec. 19, 2021 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky.

Small finds, small joys: Discovering remnants of possessions lost to the Kentucky tornado

By Sophie Whitten, Photo Editor • January 3, 2022

The walls and roof of a Kentucky storage unit had been torn off by the Dec. 10 tornado, stirring everyone’s possessions into a stew of mud, books, toys and furniture on the concrete slabs where the units...

SIU freshman defender, Kylie McDermott, goes head to head with a Knight player during the Salukis game against Bellarmine University, where the Knights won 2-0 against the Salukis on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex at SIU.

Semester in Photos: Fall 2021

By Sophie Whitten, Photo Editor • December 2, 2021

Chris Bishop Chris Bishop is a senior at SIU and the multimedia editor of the Daily Egyptian. He is in the cinema department and is graduating in December 2021. He is originally from St. Louis...

Carbondale’s Annual Great Pumpkin Race

By Julian Castillo, Staff Photographer • November 3, 2021

If you happened to be walking downtown on Mill Street underneath the overpass this Saturday, October 30th you may have seen a large crowd full of kids and adults holding custom pumpkins with wheels.  This...

Jodie Santana comes to the stage during the Spooktackluar Halloween drag show on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at the Varsity Center in downtown Carbondale, Illinois.

Drag Show Spooktacular sells out Varsity Center

By William Box, Staff Reporter • November 3, 2021

Fabulous costumes and performances drew in crowds from across the Southern Illinois region to the historic Varsity Center for a night of games and entertainment. The Varsity Center in Carbondale hosted...

Emma Ruemmler draws back the bow and waits during a match at their practice. SIU Medieval Combat Club is a full contact combat sport that is medieval fantasy inspired where participants engage in different combat style games with a variety of boffers, also known as foam weapons on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 northeast Morris field at SIU.

SIU Medieval Combat Club in Full Swing

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer • October 30, 2021

If you happen to be walking around Morris library on a weekday evening and see a group of people hacking away at each other with foam weapons between Faner Hall and Morris Library, that would be SIU’s...

SIU wide receiver Hunter Milligan, middle, runs onto the field with the SIU football team during the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 at Salukis Stadium at SIU.

SIU Homecoming 2021 Gallery

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer • October 19, 2021

John T. Soden in the late 1970s.

Alum John T. Soden reveals unpublished works from the 70s during his time at SIU

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief • October 15, 2021

At the height of the era that promoted peace, love, sex and drugs in the 70s; in the midst of the effects of the draft and Vietnam War on the American people, John T. Soden was an SIU student looking to...

Savannah Bain buys small mushroom decor from Heather Hammers, owner of The Crooked Spruce and vendor at the Makanda Mushroom Festival Oct. 2, 2021 in Makanda, Ill. “I’m really looking forward to the Tree ID hike,” Bain said.

Flyway Family Farms brings Mushroom Festival to Makanda Illinois

By Dominique Martinez-Powell, Staff Photographer • October 7, 2021

Rain or shine, the Makanda Mushroom Festival took place during the rainy weekend of Oct. 1-3, 2021.  The Makanda Mushroom Festival was located at Camp Manitowa at Cedar Point in Makanda, Ill. The event...

Activists listen to speakers at the March for Reproductive Rights while holding a sign that reads STOP THE BANS! Oct. 2, 2021 at the Carbondale Civic Center in Carbondale, Ill.

People of Carbondale march against the attack on reproductive rights

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter • October 2, 2021

The Women’s Center hosted a March For Reproductive Rights on Saturday, Oct. 2 in response to the bills being passed in states limiting abortions including Texas, Florida, Missouri, ect. The event...

Joe Gomez, age 55, carries the American flag as he sprints toward the finish line of the Superhero 5K Sept. 25, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. Gomez finished the race in 33 minutes and 46 seconds as part of team Red, White and Blue. [The team is] an organization started to create positive vibes through physical activity, Gomez said.

Community races For Kids’ Sake

By Sophie Whitten, Photo Editor • September 28, 2021

For Kids’ Sake hosted their annual Superhero 5K this Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at Turley Park in Carbondale, Ill.  This year, racers were also given the option to run virtually. They had from Sept....

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