I always wondered how artists forgot the lyrics they wrote when performing. I mean, they wrote them. How could they forget?    Among all the commotion at the Rock Roulette showcase, performance...

I almost got stranded in Costa Rica.    After a week of sunshine and coffee and pure life – probably one of the best weeks of my life – my sister Sydney and I found ourselves tearing apart...

The bloodroots were up, and mayapples were already shrouding the forest floor with a swath of green. But I wasn’t after them.    I was maybe 11 or 12 years old, hiking the woods with my family...

After that headline, let me diffuse the tension a little bit.   It’s highly unlikely that the 2024-25 SIU men’s basketball team will win Arch Madness. I’m not wearing rose-colored glasses...

As a train chugs along the track heading a little over five hours north from Carbondale to Chicago, eight of us staff members from the Daily Egyptian are excitedly waiting to reach the windy city for the...

Head Saluki football coach Nick Hill will never be a maligned face in southern Illinois.    Much like his former counterpart, Bryan Mullins, Hill is a product of SIU and will always be remembered...

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When you read an article, what is the first question you ask yourself? Do you think of the potential bias? Do you fact check? In the age of artificial intelligence and fake news it is even more important...

In Act One of “The Lightning Thief,” audiences learn that normal is a myth.    The message is delivered gently through song by Israeli Jones in the role of Sally Jackson. She’s singing...

In the past couple of years, I’ve been in my head about what I call the “rock band documentary” phenomenon. Essentially, it seems cliche for a rock band documentary to begin with a group of folks...

The hardwood at Banterra is where some of you may have heard my name. Others may not know me at all. This note, however, is still to you because you go to school here, serve in the restaurants, greet patients...

The 2023-24 SIU men’s basketball season didn’t exactly go according to plan. Between confounding losses and a highly disappointing end to the season, culminating in the departure of former head...