During this season of award ceremonies, you might’ve heard some familiar names such as Brendan Fraser or Ke Huy Quan, but why are these names so familiar? For most college-aged students, there is a strong...

Electric vehicles are taking over in the media. It’s rare these days to turn on the TV and not see a commercial for a new futuristic-looking EV. Every major brand in the automaking world is either...

Sometimes I get so bored in my biology lecture, my mind starts to wander and my attention starts to fade, and I catch myself looking around the room for no reason other than to distract myself from my...

Hi guys! It’s me Rufus! Guess what I got to do last week! I got to go to Striegel Animal Hospital for a visit to meet Dr. Doggett! It was so much fun! I got lots of pets, scratches, good treats, and...

The year is 1968, and you’re a female student at SIU. You must attempt to wrestle success and financial independence from a male-dominated academic environment only just beginning to give women and people...

Nuroz, also known as Nowruz, is the Persian New Year that is celebrated on the first day of spring, which usually falls on March 20 or 21. This ancient holiday has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years...

Hi guys! It’s me Rufus! Everyone thinks their dog is the best, and Mom says none of them are wrong. I know she’s probably joking, because I’m the best good boy out there, but I don’t get jealous...

There is very little in the world that sparks such joy in me as the sight of a sign with the words “free” written across it, sitting amongst a pile of junk on the curb. That is a good way to cause...

Just two days after a Daily Egyptian story about confusion over distance education (DE) funding, SIU sent a memo to the university’s deans seeking to clarify what is happening with the money. “We...

With spring rolling in, the Varsity Center presented the first drag show of the season with many local drag performers ready to take the stage. Southern Illinois’ Godmother of drag Blanche DuBois opened...

Few issues present a greater impact to the future of college-aged people than climate change. However, learning about the problem and its impacts can often create feelings of hopelessness. To keep these...

I don’t know about you, but originally when hearing about the “Last of Us,” I thought it was going to be another bad video-game-to-movie adaptation but, like many others, I took notice when it started...