At the height of the era that promoted peace, love, sex and drugs in the 70s; in the midst of the effects of the draft and Vietnam War on the American people, John T. Soden was an SIU student looking to...
Luke Horton sits at a table in front of the coffee shop at Morris Library. He is still wearing an orange tie-dye wristband that says “EmSettStrong”. He’s back on the campus where he and his girlfriend Emily Settle met in 2015. His eyes look like they are ready to tear up at a moment’s notice. It’s been thirteen days since Settle’s five and a half year long battle with cancer finally ended.
Around 9:45 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 19, Settle took her final breath surrounded by her parents Mike and Sandy Settle, her sister Paige Palmer, and her boyfriend of five years Luke Horton. In her final month, Settle set up a fundraiser with her family to help raise money for travel costs and day to day needs for cancer patients in her home state of Indiana.
After being down 20-0 in the second quarter, SIU football (5-1, 3-0 MVC) managed to upset #2 ranked South Dakota State (4-1, 1-1 MVC) by a final score of 42-41 in Overtime.
The Salukis traveled to Macomb, IL and beat Western Illinois University 31-30 in overtime on Saturday.
The Salukis started the game with an interception by senior linebacker Bryce Notree at 13:34 in the first quarter. SIU capped off the interception with a 32 yard touchdown pass to sophomore quarterback Nic Baker to senior wide receiver Landon Lenoir.
The Women’s Center hosted a March For Reproductive Rights on Saturday, Oct. 2 in response to the bills being passed in states limiting abortions including Texas, Florida, Missouri, ect.
The event...
After nearly two years without shows, Lost Cross celebrated its 35th anniversary Sept. 24-25 in Carbondale. Bands from all around played shows at The Lost Cross House, The Hangar 9, PK’s.
The Lost...
By Joel Kottman, Staff Reporter
• September 26, 2021
This fall, SIU-C has experienced a 4.5 percent increase in enrollment of new students leading to the largest Saluki freshman class in five years.
While freshman enrollment increased for the second...
By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
• September 21, 2021
The “Justice for J6” rally took place Saturday Sept. 18th at 12:00pm in Union Square, in Washington, D.C. with a lower turnout than expected, and a small lineup of speakers talking about Americans’...
The SIU football team (2-1) cruised to a relatively easy win Saturday Night against Dayton. The Salukis were favored by roughly 30 points to win and certainly lived up to expectations with a 55-3 final score.
The Salukis were strong in all areas throughout the night. On offense the Salukis were led by sophomore quarterback Nic Baker. Baker put up 235 passing yards with 16 completions on 21 attempts and threw three touchdown passes. Freshman quarterback Stone Norton also came in for relief during the fourth quarter to throw a touchdown pass of his own with two completions on four attempts.
By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
• September 17, 2021
The conservative political organization Look Ahead America is hosting a rally on Saturday, Sept. 18th called “Justice for J6” in support of the insurrectionists arrested for the Capitol Riot on Jan....
By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
• September 17, 2021
Delta Airlines is recruiting prospective pilots at Southern Illinois University Carbondale through the Propel Pilot Career Path Program, according to an Aug. 24 announcement.
Established in 2018,...
By Janiyah Gaton, Staff Reporter
• September 16, 2021
Women for Change is hosting a March for Unity motorcade Saturday, Sep. 18.
Women for Change, was founded in 2017 after a shooting incident near the Eurma Hayes Center.
Ginger Rye-Sanders, the president...
