Carly Gist, News Editor
I am a second-year student from southern Indiana pursuing two degrees: a BS in journalism (with a specialization in news editorial) and a BS in social work. Writing has been my passion for longer than I can remember. I hope to continue improving as a journalist throughout my future career, whether that be working for a national or local publication, multimedia or print platform, and covering general or entertainment news.
![Justyce Petty holds a photo of the bugs that accumulated in her dorm room over winter break Jan. 30, 2024 at Smith Hall on West Campus at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. “[The roaches] got solved kind of right away but not really because I had been not sleeping in my dorm for four days because I was like ‘what am I supposed to do while there's roaches in my room?’ So I slept in other people's dorm rooms,” Petty said. Due to the maintenance request being put in right before the weekend, maintenance was not able to immediately fill the requests made by Petty.](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240129191143__H3A0009-1200x800.jpg)
