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The Daily Egyptian

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The Daily Egyptian

Campus Spring 2014

Broken promise: SIU’s schools, departments lose autonomy over millions in key funds

By Daniel Bethers, Guest Reporter September 26, 2023

(Editor's note: In the print version of the Daily Egyptian, the quote by Professor Bill Freivogel was mistakenly attributed to Chancellor Austin Lane in a pull quote. The Daily Egyptian apologizes for...

Professor James Franklin Sharp donates $1 million to SIU, honored with museum naming

Professor James Franklin Sharp donates $1 million to SIU, honored with museum naming

By Jeff Wilson, SIU Communications September 26, 2023

With a $1 million gift, Professor James Franklin Sharp has chiseled his name into Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s legacy. Now, the university will honor his generosity by renaming the University...

Photojournalism professor’s work appears in prestigious publications around the globe

Photojournalism professor’s work appears in prestigious publications around the globe

By Annie Hammock, Managing Editor September 26, 2023

Photojournalism professor Julia Rendleman has amassed a considerable portfolio of professional publications since she began teaching in the School of Journalism and Advertising last year. Her work has...

NIL taking shape for student athletes at SIU

NIL taking shape for student athletes at SIU

By Howard Woodard, Sports Editor September 26, 2023

For more than a century, the NCAA’s use of the term ‘amateurism’ was a catalyst in preventing student athletes from profiting off of their name, image and likeness (NIL). But a Supreme Court decision...

Abdou Toure (70) holds the wheel up to the Dawg Pound in celebration as the Salukis claim the wheel at the very end of the fourth quarter Sept. 16, 2023 at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

On the front lines: What makes SIU vs. SEMO so special

By Brandyn Wilcoxen, Sports Editor September 26, 2023

Photo editor Lylee Gibbs and I went to the 91st War for the Wheel on Sept. 16. It was the second time we’d traveled to a Saluki game after going to Arch Madness back in March. This time, the destination...

What’s in a name: Faner Hall

What’s in a name: Faner Hall

By Christopher Allen-Muhammad, Guest Reporter September 26, 2023

There is a building on campus at SIU that is very well known as a maze, a labyrinth. The famous rumor states that you can’t go from one end of the building to the other without going outside, with many...

Defensive tackle Kam Bowdry (96) of Southern Illinois stares down offensive lineman Jalen Armstrong (55) of Austin Peay as they wait for the play to begin Sept. 2, 2023 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

The game inside the game on the gridiron: one-on-ones in football

By Howard Woodard, Sports Editor September 19, 2023

If you were standing at the line of scrimmage on the sideline at a football game, you would have the best view in the house of the sport’s beauty. Your eyes might lock onto the supreme display of power...

What’s in a name: Morris Library

What’s in a name: Morris Library

By Jonathan Warda, Guest Reporter September 13, 2023

The Morris Library is not only a prominent landmark on campus, it is a tribute to the lasting legacy of its namesake: Delyte W. Morris. SIU archivist Matt Gorzalski said, “I think the school would...

Barbenheimer: The cinematic yin-yang that revived theater culture

Barbenheimer: The cinematic yin-yang that revived theater culture

By Cole Daily, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2023

Christopher Nolan’s thriller about the construction of the atomic bomb and Greta Gerwig’s heartfelt message to women displayed through the lens of a children’s toy could not be more different. Yet...

COLUMN: Finding quiet - The best places to study on campus

COLUMN: Finding quiet – The best places to study on campus

By Sophie Whitten, Staff Writer August 30, 2023

College courses move quickly. Your first day is a syllabus day—it might even be shorter than the assigned class time—but by the next class period, you’ve already been assigned three chapters of the...

What’s in a name: Pulliam Hall

What’s in a name: Pulliam Hall

By Cole Daily, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2023

Its clock tower stretches high over trees scattered across Southern Illinois University’s campus. The building sits atop a small hill and a statue of three sprinting Salukis welcomes you at the bottom. Pulliam...

It’s sooooo hot; here’s why and what you can do to beat the heat

It’s sooooo hot; here’s why and what you can do to beat the heat

By Ryan Grieser, Staff Writer August 30, 2023

Dripping sweat and flushed red faces are not the best look for the start of the school year, but they’ve been the norm as record heat greeted students, faculty and staff back to campus. Stephon, a...

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