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...

After five seasons as the head coach of the men’s basketball program, SIU and Saluki Hall of Famer Bryan Mullins have parted ways.  Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 was the first to report the news,...

Wednesday night against Murray State was Southern’s biggest test of its depth. Not only was the ever-reliable Clarence Rupert out with an illness, but the nation’s second-leading scorer Xavier Johnson...

As the holiday season gears up, gift shopping is on the top of everyone’s lists. Two stores in Murphysboro – Think Vintage, and Hometown Pride Gifts and Sweets – are eager to sell holiday products....

By Dec. 16, many SIU students will be making their way back to their families’ homes, and remain there for nearly one month. SIU athletes in swim and dive, track and field and basketball will not. Athletes...

Something that every student is familiar with when it comes to finals week is caffeine; more specifically in the form of coffee. The week leading up to finals is often made up of busy days of attending...