This live blog will track social media reaction to the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse as the path of totality sweeps across North America. Carbondale will enjoy four minutes of darkness starting at 1:59 p.m. If...

115-miles of cities in the U.S. are getting ready for up to four minutes of complete darkness Monday, April 8. Southern Illinois, however, is not just going to sit back and watch.    “We...

From demons eating the sun to eternal misery, several myths have been shared about the total solar eclipse. Some of these myths still inflict fear in people who are preparing to watch the eclipse on April...

Student fashion designers are putting the final touches on a vast array of garments to be featured in the Fashion Studies’ Student Showcase Fashion Show April 25 at  7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.    This...

When the moon starts to creep in front of the sun at 12:42 p.m. local time on April 8, Associate Professor Karla Berry and her students will be making sure people all across the globe can experience the...

Heliophysics, the study of the sun and its impact on the solar system, takes center stage as astronomers prepare for an extraordinary celestial event: the total solar eclipse. As the world awaits this...

One of the faculty members currently working to make the total solar eclipse a success is Associate Instructor Corey Tester. The School of Art and Design's Visual Resource Specialist is also a designer...

This year’s Carbondale Spring Fest may be the busiest yet, with traffic through southern Illinois increasing to view the total eclipse taking place on Monday, April 8 at the Washington Street Garden,...

As SIU athletic director Tim Leonard and Chancellor Austin Lane presented new men’s basketball head coach Scott Nagy with a Saluki jersey below a maroon and white balloon arch, confetti rained down with...

Wright State head coach Scott Nagy has been hired as the next head coach for the SIU Salukis, the university announced on Thursday afternoon. It was first reported on Thursday morning by ESPN’s Jeff...

In a weekend packed with empowerment and education, eight young women seized the opportunity to step into the world of firefighting. The Badd Axe Ladies job-shadowing program was not just about teaching...

  The Black Affairs Council (BAC), a student-led organization dedicated to promoting the culture and history of the African diaspora, recently hosted a Spirit Week from March 18-22. The week-long...