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The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

GPSC elects next year’s officers

By Sarah Niebrugge April 15, 2014

The Graduate Professional Student Council elected Matt Ryg as its president Tuesday evening.Ryg, current vice president of Administrative Affairs, defeated Patrick Hunn and Amanda Barnard.“I speak collectively...

Students aim to guide explorers’ paths

By Kyle Sutton April 15, 2014

One of the 2014 Saluki App Competition winners might help students find their own trails, or at least ones they never knew about.The second annual competition concluded April 7, with the grand prize going...

Training heats up

Training heats up

By Cory Bergstrom April 15, 2014

University of Illinois Field Instructor Mark Clapp, left, shows a local firefighter where to correctly aim the hose Monday during a propane fire training session at the Carbondale Regional Training Center....

USG allocates for fiscal year 2015

By Luke Nozicka April 15, 2014

The Undergraduate Student Government approved every allocation for umbrella organizations for the first period of fiscal year 2015 at its Tuesday meeting.Umbrella organizations are groups that oversee...

College of Business student revamps traditional recipes

By Kia Smith April 15, 2014

Many students can eat what they want without worrying about the ingredients, which on a college budget might come in handy.But there are those who do not have that luxury.Alex Hutchinson, one of two winners...

From rehab to fast recovery

From rehab to fast recovery

By Remy Abrought April 15, 2014

Pam Madden, patient relations coordinator for Allied Physicians and Rehabilitation of Southern Illinois, reacts Tuesday to a guest successfully finding their trigger point during a free workshop held at...

Lineup could take the biggest hit

Lineup could take the biggest hit

By Alyssa Soler-Hutchinson April 15, 2014

The Saluki baseball depth chart may see some adjustments after starting hitters struggled in the past week.Even though freshman middle infielder Connor Kopach has the lowest batting average on the team...

A voice for the impaired

A voice for the impaired

By Remy Abrought April 14, 2014

Joyce Metcalf, a worker at Morris Library, volunteers to read local news Monday at the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service in Carbondale. SIRIS is a public broadcasting service, which provides...

Saluki basketball faces changes

Saluki basketball faces changes

By Tyler Dixon April 14, 2014

Following coach Hinson's advice, guards Fillyaw and Balogun pursue other optionsThe Salukis will be without two guards next season; both played valuable minutes in the run to the Missouri Valley Conference...

Petition for Pravin continues to grow

By DE Staff April 14, 2014

Calls for a special investigation into the death of SIU student Pravin Varughese are growing quickly.Lovely Varughese, Pravin’s mother, started the Justice for Pravin campaign as a means of finding out...

Safety first

Safety first

By Matt Daray April 14, 2014

Carbondale firefighter Matt Wozniak, talks about fire safety with a group of fifth graders Monday outside of Lewis School. Students displayed their knowledge from fire safety classes earlier in the year....

Aaron Connor, a senior from Murphysboro studying human nutrition and dietetics, fishes Sunday during the fifth-annual Saluki Bassers Veterans Appreciation Fishing Tournament at Lake of Egypt in Marion. Connor, a veteran of the U.S. Army and member of the Saluki Bassers, was one of several student veterans who participated in the tournament. He said it was great to be back on the water again. I love it, Connor said. I spent 10 months overseas and the closest thing I got to water was a dam. The Saluki Bassers meet every week at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Campus Lake boat docks. LEWIS MARIEN • DAILY EGYPTIAN

Bassers give school national recognition

By Tyler Davis April 14, 2014

Not many sport clubs can say they have a professional athlete who once competed for their team, but SIU's Saluki Bassers, the school's bass fishing team, holds that distinction.The club debuted in 2004,...

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