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Freshman Saluki golfer Alice Ho drives the ball Wednesday at Hickory Ridge Public Golf Center. Ho said Coach Mihelich is a good motivator and a reason why she chose to attend SIU. I came to visit , Ho said. I felt like it was a fit for me because it wasnt too big or too small. Jamie Eader • Daily Egyptian

Talented freshman joins Saluki golf

By Thomas Donley • August 20, 2014

When the time came for golfer Alice Ho to choose where she would continue her education, she had no shortage of choices.After considering her sister's school Ohio University and The Ohio State University,...

LEDs enlighten campus

LEDs enlighten campus

By Luke Nozicka • August 19, 2014

Students will soon be enlightened by the results of an about $1 million lighting project throughout the campus.Kevin Bame, vice chancellor for administration and finance, said the new LED lights being...

The return of Mikail McCall

The return of Mika’il McCall

By Tony McDaniel • August 19, 2014

Most people rarely get the opportunity to redo something in life they regret, but one member of the Saluki football team finds himself with that opportunity.Mika'il McCall's 2013 season was cut short after...

Salukis get iced for ALS

Salukis get iced for ALS

August 19, 2014

The SIU football team participates in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Tuesday at Saluki Stadium. The SIU softball team challenged the Saluki football team. As of August 19, the social media trend has raised...

A family affair

A family affair

By Jamie Eader • August 19, 2014

Deborah Barnett, left, a doctoral student in workforce education, her son Travis Barnett, middle, a senior studying geography and environmental resources, and Bryan Waldrop, a senior studying industrial...

Updated Dell tablets distributed to freshmen

By Clarissa Cowley • August 19, 2014

Michael Gossett remembers the tablet computer he got as an SIU freshman last year.“I don’t use it at all because it sucks,” the sophomore psychology major Michael Gossett said.His complaint was common...

Genie Schropp, also known as Vinyl Vixen, of Makanda, runs the afternoon show Independent Worm Hole Tuesday on WDBX-FM 91.1. Schropp has been with the station for nine years after a hiatus from her college broadcasting career. Its kind of like Im reliving my dream, Schropp said. WDBX has been in operation since 1996 and relies on community support to stay on the air. WDBX is trying to fundraise $20,000 through a Kickstarter campaign and listener donations to keep the station running. (Daily Egyptian File Photo)

Community radio station needs help to survive

By DE Staff • August 19, 2014

WDBX 91.1 FM has been broadcasting in Carbondale since 1996, but in a day when many people stream music online, the local community station is working to stay on the air.Last week the station appealled...

Carbondale police chief fired

By Tara Kulash • August 18, 2014

The Carbondale chief of police has been fired.City Manager Kevin Baity announced Monday in a press release that he is dismissing Jody O’Guinn from his position and naming Deputy Chief Jeff Grubbs as...

Two Salukis develop on enemy turf

By Aaron Graff • August 18, 2014

Two Saluki baseball players spent their summer calling a rival stadium home and calling eight other Missouri Valley Conference players their teammates.Collegiate baseball players have the opportunity to...

Housing opens doors to gender inclusivity

Housing opens doors to gender inclusivity

By Marissa Novel • August 18, 2014

Several students were welcomed into the university's first gender-inclusive residence hall last weekend, at the Campus Pride Living Learning Community in Mae Smith Hall.The LLC is a program through the...

SIU volunteers at Boys and Girls club

By Taylor Voegel • August 18, 2014

SIU students gave back to a program Friday that has served the community for 10 years.The Boys and Girls Club on North Springer Street, which provides after-school activities for children, received a visit...

Lewis Marien • Daily Egyptian Desmon Walker, left, a junior from Champaign studying business management and president of the Alpha Phi Alpha SIU student chapter, and JaPone Johnson, a senior from Chicago studying criminal justice participate in the Hands Up, Dont Shoot Rally Monday in front of Grinnell Hall. Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha organized the rally that featured guest speakers talking about the recent violence in Ferguson, Mo. We wanted this event to be peaceful and basically shed light on what happened and not necessarily the senseless things following after the rioting, Walker said.

“It could have happened here”

By Sarah Niebrugge • August 18, 2014

Nearly 100 students and faculty rallied Monday evening in front of Grinnell Hall to raise awareness of the crisis in Ferguson, Mo.At the event, organized by Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha, community...

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