On January 17, 2022 from 1-3 p.m. the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Southern Illinois University (SIU) hosted a Martin Luther King Jr.Day March.
“This is our annual MLK March. We did this last year,”...
Chancellor Austin Lane has announced via email the first week of Spring semester classes at SIU will include hybrid classes- a mix of both virtual and face to face sessions. To ensure the health and safety...
The walls and roof of a Kentucky storage unit had been torn off by the Dec. 10 tornado, stirring everyone’s possessions into a stew of mud, books, toys and furniture on the concrete slabs where the units...
By Jason Flynn, Managing Editor
• December 22, 2021
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recorded 16,581 positive cases of COVID-19 on December 22.
Public Information Officer Cristobal Martinez confirmed the number is the second highest single-day...
In the cold and miserable rain, Mickey Fowler worked tirelessly out of his restaurant, which had been torn apart by tornado damage, to feed the volunteers coming to Mayfield’s aid.
“I had a lot...
The Southern Illinois football team (8-5; MVC 6-3) headed out on the field for the last time on Saturday, Dec. 4, as they played the MVC champion, North Dakota State Bison (11-1; MVC 7-1), in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. SIU ended its season with a 38-7 loss.
Head Coach Nick Hill knew ahead of time, the players would have a tough task ahead of them knocking off the Bison.
Chancellor Austin Lane confirmed plans to award posthumous degrees to students who have lost their lives this semester during his presentation of plans to the school’s Board of Trustees.
Chancellor...
On December 1, 2021 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and faculty marched from Faner to Anthony hall, where the chancellor and provost offices are located, to protest the ongoing gun violence...
The Southern Illinois football team (7-4; MVC 5-3) traveled to Vermillion, South Dakota, to compete against the Coyotes of South Dakota University (7-4; MVC 5-3) on Saturday.
SIU managed to get the...
By Annie Hammock, Managing Editor
• November 21, 2021
Yet again, students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) are mourning the loss of one of their own. Biological Science student Daniel Fernando Lobo, 22, was shot and killed in Gurnee, Illinois,...
The Southern Illinois football team (7-3; MVC 5-2) traveled to Terre Haute, IN to matchup against the Indiana State Sycamores (4-6; MVC 2-5). The Salukis won 47-21.
The Sycamores received the ball to start the game. They managed to drive the ball down into Salukis territory, but freshman cornerback David Miller intercepted the ball with 12:24 left in the first quarter.
By William Box, Staff Reporter
• November 13, 2021
The Big Muddy Film Festival RSO is allowing students to begin prescreening independent film submissions for their festival in February. The prescreening began Sunday, Nov. 7 and continues at Southern Illinois...
