‘What is it that America is failing to hear?’- Hundreds drive through downtown Springfield to protest police brutality
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 31, 2020
Hundreds of cars drove through the streets of downtown Springfield today to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd.
Board approves Lane as Chancellor of SIUC
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 29, 2020
The SIU Board of Trustees unanimously approved former Texas Southern University President, Austin Lane, as the new chancellor of SIU Carbondale at their meeting on Friday.
SIUC issues statement about racist comments made by former baseball player
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 29, 2020
SIUC has released a statement about a SnapChat video created by former Saluki baseball player Mason Hiser in which he repeatedly uses the N-word.
Board to consider appointing Lane as chancellor of Carbondale campus
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 27, 2020
The Board of Trustees will meet on Friday to consider appointing former Texas Southern University president Austin Lane as chancellor of SIU Carbondale. The appointment will be effective no later than July 6. pending board approval.
Letter from the Editor: This isn’t goodbye
By Rana Schenke, Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2020
"It’s a Daily Egyptian tradition for an outgoing editor-in-chief to write a farewell letter at the end of the semester," writes Editor-in-Chief Rana Schenke. "I’ve been trying to think for the last couple of weeks what I should write in mine. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that isn’t what we need right now."
SIU students could return to campus in the fall semester
By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
May 8, 2020
SIU students might be able to return to campus in the fall 2020-2021 academic year.
Social media fundraiser generates over $10k for local business Rainbow Ranch
By Brooke Buerck, Staff Writer
May 6, 2020
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Rainbow Ranch Petting Zoo owner Alan Blumhorst wasn’t sure how his business was going to come up with the funds they needed to cover animal feed and veterinarian bill costs.
Gallery: Fed up Illinoisans take to the state capital during the Reopen Illinois protest
By Jared Treece, Photographer
May 2, 2020
Protesters gathered at the Capitol on May 1 to protest the stay-at-home order in Illinois.
Kenneth Evans withdraws from SIUC chancellor search
By Rana Schenke, Editor in Chief
April 27, 2020
Kenneth Evans, SIUC chancellor search finalist and president of Lamar University, has withdrawn from the search.
SIUC Faculty Association recommends Stapleton, Lane for chancellor position
By Rana Schenke, Editor in Chief
April 25, 2020
The SIUC Faculty Association has recommended Austin Lane and Susan Stapleton as finalists for SIU's chancellor position.
“Our health is our wealth” Illinois NAACP hosts virtual town hall on COVID-19 in the African American community
By Danny Connolly, Contributing Writer
April 25, 2020
Over 100 members of the NAACP across Illinois joined in on a virtual town hall to get more information from health care officials and have their questions answered about COVID-19.