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Star View Vineyards, near Cobden, Ill., offers wine tasting flights displayed in a unique wine glass “tree.”

The Shawnee Hills Wine Trail is a fun getaway for fall

By Joei Younker, Staff Reporter September 27, 2023

With the faintest hints of fall in the air and family weekend at hand, it’s time to rethink a visit to the Shawnee area wine trail - one of the highlights of southern Illinois. Here is a virtual sampling...

SIU Entrance with Student Services Building

Correction to print edition of the Daily Egyptian

By Annie Hammock, Managing Editor September 27, 2023

The Daily Egyptian apologizes for an error in the Sept. 27, 2023 print edition in the story "Broken Promise: SIU's schools, departments lose autonomy over millions in key funds." A quote from Professor...

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Broken promise: SIU’s schools, departments lose autonomy over millions in key funds

By Daniel Bethers, Guest Reporter September 26, 2023

(Editor's note: In the print version of the Daily Egyptian, the quote by Professor Bill Freivogel was mistakenly attributed to Chancellor Austin Lane in a pull quote. The Daily Egyptian apologizes for...

A Saluki Pride mural is painted on the wall of the Mountain Valley Water Sept. 23, 2023 in Carbondale, Illinois

Saluki Pride Committee seeks to beautify Carbondale

By Alli Goering, Staff Reporter September 26, 2023

On the streets entering Carbondale, large paw prints inform travelers of SIU. These paw prints were created and are currently maintained by the Saluki Pride Committee. The committee is run by the Carbondale...

All invited to SIU’s Haunted Hollow 

All invited to SIU’s Haunted Hollow 

By Christi Mathis, SIU Communications September 26, 2023

What better way is there to celebrate the Halloween season than at the Haunted Hollow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s family friendly festival at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center on...

Professor James Franklin Sharp donates $1 million to SIU, honored with museum naming

Professor James Franklin Sharp donates $1 million to SIU, honored with museum naming

By Jeff Wilson, SIU Communications September 26, 2023

With a $1 million gift, Professor James Franklin Sharp has chiseled his name into Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s legacy. Now, the university will honor his generosity by renaming the University...

A member of a study abroad team from SIU demonstrates an eclipse image on a sun funnel. The group captured a unique image while viewing a total solar eclipse in Western Australia in April.

SIU team uses low-tech sun funnel to capture unique eclipse image

By Tim Crosby, SIU Communications September 26, 2023

Looking directly at the sun is almost never a good idea, but researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently used a safe, low-tech way that combines a common household item with a telescope...

Photojournalism professor’s work appears in prestigious publications around the globe

Photojournalism professor’s work appears in prestigious publications around the globe

By Annie Hammock, Managing Editor September 26, 2023

Photojournalism professor Julia Rendleman has amassed a considerable portfolio of professional publications since she began teaching in the School of Journalism and Advertising last year. Her work has...

NIL taking shape for student athletes at SIU

NIL taking shape for student athletes at SIU

By Howard Woodard, Sports Editor September 26, 2023

For more than a century, the NCAA’s use of the term ‘amateurism’ was a catalyst in preventing student athletes from profiting off of their name, image and likeness (NIL). But a Supreme Court decision...

Abdou Toure (70) holds the wheel up to the Dawg Pound in celebration as the Salukis claim the wheel at the very end of the fourth quarter Sept. 16, 2023 at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

On the front lines: What makes SIU vs. SEMO so special

By Brandyn Wilcoxen, Sports Editor September 26, 2023

Photo editor Lylee Gibbs and I went to the 91st War for the Wheel on Sept. 16. It was the second time we’d traveled to a Saluki game after going to Arch Madness back in March. This time, the destination...

What’s in a name: Faner Hall

What’s in a name: Faner Hall

By Christopher Allen-Muhammad, Guest Reporter September 26, 2023

There is a building on campus at SIU that is very well known as a maze, a labyrinth. The famous rumor states that you can’t go from one end of the building to the other without going outside, with many...

Apples, mazes and ziplines: Shawnee Hills offers much more than wine

Apples, mazes and ziplines: Shawnee Hills offers much more than wine

By Joei Younker, Staff Reporter September 26, 2023

Along with the infamous wine trail, there’s a long list of activities in southern Illinois Shawnee Hills to get you into the fall spirit. From pumpkin patches and corn mazes to orchards and festivals,...

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