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People with costumes and puppets march down North Glenview Drive in 2015 during the second All Species Puppet Parade in Carbondale. The focus is to raise awareness of the necessary coexistence of species. Lisa Barnes, a Beloved Puppetista and a local artist, said one goals of the All Species Puppet Parade is to show kids the relevance of having a sustainable earth. 

Puppet parade celebrates Earth Day

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE April 22, 2015

Hundreds of children and volunteers gathered at the Carbondale Life Community Center to start the second annual Earth Day "all-species puppet parade."They marched down Sunset Drive to the rhythmic pounding...

Excitement and frustration surrounds Springfest

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 22, 2015

Four packs of breath mints, one slab of brie cheese and a bag of Sour Patch Kids — these, along with $42,500, are what it took to snag an up-and-coming rapper for Friday’s Springfest in Shryock Auditorium.Jahron...

Salukis search for life on Mars

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE April 21, 2015

Mankind may soon know if we are not alone in the universe.NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan believes some form of alien life will be found in the near future.“I think we’re going to have strong indications...

First undergraduate behavior analysis major begins at SIU

By Jessica Brown, @BrownJessicaJ April 21, 2015

The College of Education and Human Services' new undergraduate major, behavioral analysis and therapy, will be the first of its kind offered as a bachelor’s program in the country.The program, administered...

Supercomputer soups-up research potential

Supercomputer soups-up research potential

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 21, 2015

In the age of information, data rules. A new supercomputer has been installed in the basement of the Wham Education Building to keep SIU on the cutting edge of technology.SIU is the second Illinois state...

Center for autism and spectrum disorders facing possible demise

Center for autism and spectrum disorders facing possible demise

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE April 21, 2015

April 2 was World Autism Awareness Day. It is typically a day of reflection, but this year, the day was celebrated by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s announcement to freeze funding for the cause.The announcement...

First open forum sets tone for chancellor search

First open forum sets tone for chancellor search

By Luke Nozicka, @lukenozicka April 21, 2015

The first of four open forum interviews for the chancellor vacancy began Tuesday morning with Susan Ford, the campus' interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.While six people representing...

Administrators: Grassroots activism to end sexual assaults

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 20, 2015

Top SIU administrators participated in an open forum Tuesday to urge students to be more active in preventing sexual assault on campus.The town hall style meeting was hosted by the It’s On Us student...

Budget cuts could eliminate programs

By Tyler Davis, @TDavis_DE April 20, 2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget cuts could diminish programs that give students professional experience and Carbondale residents affordable mental healthcare.Officials at SIU’s Clinical Center were asked...

Students gift flowers to save bees

Students gift flowers to save bees

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE April 20, 2015

April showers bring May flowers and habitat destruction is killing our bees.Some students are trying to increase awareness of dwindling wildflower populations in an effort to help restore bee communities,...

Art Auction displays local, foreign works

Art Auction displays local, foreign works

By Heather Cachola, Daily Egyptian April 20, 2015

Children supporting children is the underlying theme of the 15th Annual For Kids’ Sake art auction, which raises money for underprivileged children in Bangladesh. This year's closing ceremony is from...

Denton Giovenco, a senior studying Forestry, spits during the tobacco spit contest at Saturdays 63rd Annual Midwestern Foresters Conclave. We usually meet people [at the conclave] that you wouldnt normally meet unless you work with them, said Giovenco. We talk with people on the other team more than our own team. Giovenco also competed in the match split event in which the contestant uses an axe to try and split a match standing vertically on a log. 

Young lumberjacks showcase skills

By Evan Jones, @EvanJones_DE April 19, 2015

The sound of chainsaws cut through 3,100 acres of forest in Makanda on Saturday. The crowd roared as the last competitor finished the heat.Eleven colleges from across the Midwest gathered Saturday at the...

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