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Photo of the Day: Daredevil defies dangerous heights

Photo of the Day: Daredevil defies dangerous heights

By Brian Munoz August 25, 2017
Daredevil Cyrus Nock, of Sarasota, Florida, balances on a wheel prop Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, during a performance of "The Nerveless Nocks Daredevil Circus," at the DuQuoin State Fair.
Photo of the Day: Hoop there it is

Photo of the Day: Hoop there it is

By Ryan Michalesko August 23, 2017
Nicyah Hastings-Atkins, 9, right, plays with a basketball as Malachi Suggs, 10, center practices his moves and A'Niyah Black, 13, watches outside of the Eurma C. Hayes Center on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Carbondale.
Photo of the Day: Black sun, black ink

Photo of the Day: Black sun, black ink

August 19, 2017

Johnny Davis, of Carbondale, gives a permanent reminder to Anne Millard, of Champaign, of the 2017 solar eclipse at Artistic Mind Tattoo and Body Piercing Saturday. "I decided I don't want a little...

Photo of the Day: Remembering on Memorial Day

Photo of the Day: Remembering on Memorial Day

By Jacob Wiegand May 29, 2017

Barbara Scott, of Pulaski, carries flowers while walking among gravestones Monday at Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City. Scott made the Memorial Day trip to the cemetery with her husband, Ray...

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Photo of the Day: Last minute cramming

By William Cooley May 10, 2017

Conrad McLaughlin, a senior from Vienna studying criminal justice, spends the last few minutes cramming before his terrorism class final Wednesday in Morris Library. "I have an hour to learn all this...

From left: Sawyer Schrader, a graduate student from Sterling studying engineering;  Lady, a mixed breed rescue dog from the St. Francis Care Animal Shelter in Murphysboro and Katy Stoughtenger, an alumni from Carbondale, spend a morning playing with Lady’s companion Bennie, Katy’s three year old boxer (not pictured) on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Stehr Field.

“There are no good dog parks in Carbondale that are open to the public,” Sawyer said. “Since this used to be a dog park it’s nice. It’s open, fenced in and we keep it clean. It’s great.”  (William Cooley | @Wcooley1980)

Photo of the Day: A day with the dogs

By William Cooley May 7, 2017

Katy Stoughtenger, a SIU alumna from Carbondale, and Lady, a mixed-breed rescue dog from the St. Francis CARE Animal Shelter in Murphysboro, share a moment while playing Sunday morning at the university's...

From left: Juliette Makara, a senior from Arlington Heights studying sports administration; Caroline Bush, a junior from Germantown, Tennessee, studying university studies and physical therapy; and Clair Bammann, a sophomore from Pontiac studying civil and environmental engineering, perform a piece titled “Helium” on April 29, 2017, during the Southern Illinois Dance Company’s spring concert in Furr Auditorium. “We had a great group this semester,” said Montana Taylor, president of the SIDC and a junior from Atlanta majoring in accounting and sports administration. “Everyone was really dedicated to making sure we had a strong, diverse concert that showed people our passion for dance and commitment to improving our technique and versatility as dancers.” (William Cooley | @Wcooley1980)

Photo of the Day: ‘Our passion for dance’

By William Cooley May 1, 2017

From left: Juliette Makara, a senior from Arlington Heights studying sports administration; Caroline Bush, a junior from Germantown, Tennessee, studying university studies and physical therapy; and Clair...

After exploring the flooded fields adjacent to Pleasant Hill Road in their canoe, A.J. Kimble, a senior from Jerseyville studying marketing, and Jace Munselle, a senior from Fairfield studying finance and accounting, carry the canoe back to their car April 30 in Carbondale. “This is usually the road I take to Giant City,” Munselle said. “Yesterday I was just driving around and saw it was flooded and blocked off. I haven’t been canoeing in a while so we decided to go.” The pair said they canoed for about two miles in the surrounding fields. “These are some of the most beautiful places to canoe,” Kimble said. “We saw a baby owl,” Munselle added.

Photo of the Day: Canoeing in the flood

By Morgan Timms April 30, 2017

After exploring the flooded fields adjacent to Pleasant Hill Road in their canoe, A.J. Kimble, a senior from Jerseyville studying marketing, and Jace Munselle, a senior from Fairfield studying finance...

(Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Photo of the Day: Fishing in the rain

By Morgan Timms April 21, 2017

Matt Pinkston, of Carterville, reels in a crappie while fishing in the rain Friday at Crab Orchard Lake in Carterville. "Everybody has daily frustrations," Pinkston said. "Some people drink coffee,...

Amina Butt, of Carbondale, shows a series of white flags with sayings on them to her son, Yusef, on April 13, 2017, at Carbondale’s Gaia House. About 25 community members gathered at the Gaia House for a vigil as a sign of solidarity with Syria amid the country’s civil war. Butt is a member of the Carbondale Muslim Center and her father is president of the city’s Interfaith Council, a collaborative group of local religious leaders. Butt said she wanted to bring her children to the vigil to teach them about the world and help them understand the ongoing conflict in Syria. “It puts their blessed life in perspective for them,” she said. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: White flags for Syria

By Bill Lukitsch April 15, 2017

Amina Butt, of Carbondale, shows a series of white flags with sayings on them to her son, Yusef, on Thursday at Carbondale’s Gaia House. About 25 community members gathered at the Gaia House for a...

(Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Photo of the Day: Gymnastics outside the gym

By Branda Mitchell April 14, 2017

Kevin Goeke, a senior from Peotone studying languages, cultures and international studies, flips over a ledge Thursday outside of the Engineering Building. Goeke said he and his friends were taking...

 (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Photo of the Day: When species meet

By Morgan Timms April 12, 2017

Brown Dawg shares a moment with a 6-month-old white labrador named Raegan on Tuesday during Saluki baseball's 4-2 win against Southeast Missouri at Itchy Jones Stadium. Raegan is owned by Haley Robertson,...

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