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Carson VanBuskirk

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Sam and Marshall Phinney, of Carterville, and Layla West, of Cobden, drive their boat to the loading dock on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, on Crab Orchard Lake.

Photo of the day: Cotton candy sky over Crab Orchard Lake

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
November 11, 2019
Colt and Josh Walden, Ryker Johnson, and Steven Beers walk along the side of Spillway Road collecting trash on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2019, during the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup.

Photo of the day: Crab Orchard clean-up

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
September 21, 2019
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram plays a guitar solo with his teeth on Thursday, July 18, 2019, during the Sunset Concert at Carbondale’s Lenus Turley Ingram is from Clarksdale, Mississippi and pulls inspiration for his music across genres.

Photo of the day: Sweet tooth solo

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
July 18, 2019
Guitarist Zach Lindsey of the the Josephines plays a solo on Thursday, June 20, 2019, during the Sunset Concert at Carbondale’s Lenus Turley Park. The Josephines from Bowling Green, Kentucky play alternative country.

Gallery: Country in Carbondale

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
June 20, 2019
Concertgoers dance and swing their arms together on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Sunset Concert outside of SIU’s Shryock Auditorium. Donovan Keith a singer from Austin, Texas sang a soul and rock n' roll during the concert.

Gallery: Sunset Concerts starts with a bang

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
June 13, 2019
Alaysia Brandy, a junior studying biological sciences from Chicago, poses for a portrait on Feb. 27, 2019, in a studio at Southern Illinois University. Brandy was one of three cheerledaers who knelt during the national anthem during athletics events last year to protest police brutality.

[Photo] Politics and protests make the university what it is today

By Kallie Cox, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
Stacy Bowles, owner of Buds 2 Blooms in Marion, goes back to the cooler to grab some flowers for a Valentine's Day arrangement on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. "This is where all the flowers are kept and I make the arrangements on a work bench," Bowles said.

Gallery: Valentine’s Day in Southern Illinois

By Jodee Harmon and Carson Vanbuskirk
February 12, 2019
International Students from India perform a dance on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at the International Festival Culture Show.

Gallery: 2019 International Festival Cultural Show

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
February 9, 2019
John M. Dunn, interim chancellor, parades across campus alongside Provost Meera Komarraju, Mayowa Olaoye, International Student Council Vice President of Finance and Andrew Carver, director for the Center of International Education on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, during the the SIU International Week kickoff in Carbondale, Illinois.

Parade of Flags kicks off 2019 International Festival

By Brian Munoz and Carson VanBuskirk
February 4, 2019
Alison Oakes, a fifth year senior majoring in electrical engineering at SIU, throws a jello shot into the crowd during a Polar Bear gathering on Saturday, Jan 26, 2019, on West Main Street in Carbondale. Oakes arrived at the party at noon and plans to stay at the party.

Gallery: Polar Bear 2019

By Isabel Miller and Carson VanBuskirk
January 26, 2019
Junior Juliana Carvalho, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, studying art, competes in the 100 yard backstroke alongside a competitor on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 at the SIU vs. Arkansas-Little Rock swim meet in the Dr. Edward J. Shea Auditorium. Carvalho placed fourth with a time of 1:01.61.

Gallery: SIU diving rolls past Indiana State, Arkansas-Little Rock

By Jodee Harmon and Carson VanBuskirk
January 19, 2019
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to inauguration attendees after being sworn into office on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony at the BOS Center in Springfield, Illinois.

Inauguration Day 2019: JB Pritzker sworn in as 43rd Illinois governor

By Isabel Miller and Carson VanBuskirk
January 14, 2019
Best costume contestants line up during The Great Carbondale Pumpkin Race to show off their costumes on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at Carbondale’s Halloween. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Photo of the day: The great pumpkin race

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
October 29, 2018
Montemagno memorial sits atop the stage on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, during the memorial service for Chancellor Carlo Montemagno at Shyrock Auditorium. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Photo of the day: A final farewell

By Nick Knappenburger and Carson VanBuskirk
October 23, 2018
Mike Gowen, of Murray, Ky., scales a rock wall in Giant City State Park near Makanda on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Gowen said he enjoys the physicality behind rock climbing and how it allows you to clear you mind from everything else, and focus on the wall. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Photo of the day: Climbing to a clearer mind

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
October 22, 2018
After some of the area’s trash services had no longer offered recycling, Andy Lamont, 27, of West Frankfort, has taken it upon himself to take in the communities recyclables. Lamont said that most of the things people throw out are recyclable, its important that people don’t let it all go to waste. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Photo of the Day: Do your part

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
September 13, 2018
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