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Carbondale Fire Department empowers women with its Badd Axe Ladies Program

Carbondale Fire Department empowers women with its Badd Axe Ladies Program

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter March 25, 2023

The Carbondale Fire Department is hosting its second annual Badd Axe Ladies program on March 21, 24 and 25. Badd Axe Ladies will allow women to learn from women firefighters about what it means to be a...

DE article prompts SIU response on distance education funding

DE article prompts SIU response on distance education funding

By Daniel Bethers, Staff Writer March 24, 2023

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...

Column: Spring break opens up with a drag show at the Varsity

Column: Spring break opens up with a drag show at the Varsity

By Mo Collar, Staff Columnist and Photographer March 24, 2023

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...

How to avoid hopelessness when talking about climate change

How to avoid hopelessness when talking about climate change

By Isaac Ludington, Staff Writer March 13, 2023

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...

The Last of Us

The Last of Us

By Breanna Gallagher, Staff Writer March 13, 2023

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...

Daily Dawgs: Rufus on patrol

Daily Dawgs: Rufus on patrol

By Erica Loos, Staff Writer March 12, 2023

Hi guys! It’s me, Rufus! Spring has almost sprung! This is my favorite time of the year because all the birds and woodland creatures start to emerge, which means lots of good smells to sniff in the yard!...

When to stop shopping? 

When to stop shopping? 

By Aaron Elliott , Staff Writer March 12, 2023

There is always that all time stupid question: If a tree falls alone in the woods, does it make a noise? I don't know, but if the pole holding all of your clothes in the closet snaps, I promise it does....

SIU Entrance with Student Services Building

Confusion prevails around distance education money

By  Daniel Bethers, Staff Reporter March 11, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of SIU dollars earmarked for everything from scholarships to equipment to student travel is suddenly at the center of a mystery, with department directors and faculty wondering where...

A Daily Egyptian retrospective: the 2007 Sweet Sixteen

A Daily Egyptian retrospective: the 2007 Sweet Sixteen

By Ryan Grieser, Staff Writer March 11, 2023

Jamaal Tatum. Randal Falker. Tony Young. Matt Shaw. Bryan Mullins. Chris Lowery. If you’re a longtime Daily Egyptian reader, many of these names are a bit of a blast from the past. It’s been 16...

From Curaçao to Carbondale: The story of Kaeber Rog

From Curaçao to Carbondale: The story of Kaeber Rog

By Howard Woodard, Sports Reporter March 10, 2023

Being one of many hopeful young kids in Curaçao, Salukis infielder Kaeber Rog just wanted to play baseball. “The baseball environment in Curaçao is very big…there you play baseball games for fun,”...

Carbondale Public Library hosts Japanese maple informative meeting

Carbondale Public Library hosts Japanese maple informative meeting

By Mo Collar, Staff Reporter and photographer March 9, 2023

The Evergreen Garden Club held an informative program on pruning Japanese maple trees March 4 at the Carbondale Public Library’s Japanese Garden. Not only were club members attending this meeting, but...

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