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Chris Bishop

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[Video] A girl’s love of animals kick starts her goat business

By Sophie Whitten, Staff Photographer
April 29, 2021
Nico Sánchez-Barberán and Gloria Inés Orozco Dorado play a duet Saturday, April 10, 2021 at SIU. Sánchez-Barberán and Dorado are professional musicians and play duets under the name The Two of Us. The duo has played in Mexico, the United States, and Columbia.

[Video] SIU’s International Festival Talent Show: Showcase of Gifts from around the World

By Chris Bishop, Staff Photographer
April 18, 2021
Tristan Peters (6) hits the ball in a game against Austin Peay State University Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at SIU.

[Video] Behind 7 RBIs from Archer, Salukis power past Austin Peay

By Adam Warfel, Sports Reporter
April 6, 2021
Kenneth Christensen, a resident of Carbondale, performs bicep curls on Sunday March 21, 2021 at the SIU Student Rec Center, in Carbondale Ill. Christensen believes working out every part of the body is very essential for maintaining physical health. “I copied routines of famous body builders and started working out to get in shape,” Christensen said.

[Video] A roller coaster cycle: Carbondale native shares fitness journey

By Sara Wangler and Riley Hemken
April 1, 2021
Nick Neville (9) slides into third base in game three against University of Arkansas Sunday, March 28, 2021 at SIU. Philip Archer (44) hit a single, allowing Neville to run home and score for the Salukis.

[Video] Salukis drop first series of the year to Little Rock

By Adam Warfel, Sports Reporter
March 28, 2021
Brian Piller, a senior in Industrial Design Program, works on his iPad Thursday, March 18, 2021 at SIU. Piller is expecting to graduate this Spring as SIU prepares for it’s in-person commencement ceremony. “An in-person ceremony is one last chance to be in the same place with your graduating class, and to look back on all that you’ve done together,” Piller said.

[Video] Commencement ’21: Seniors share thoughts on in-person plans

By Elena Schauwecker, Staff Reporter
March 25, 2021
Joe Gray takes a pan of cooked vegetables to add into his stew during the Irish Stew Cook-Off at the Murphysboro St. Patrick's Day Celebration on Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Murphysboro, Ill. This is Gray's third time competing in the cook-off. "We tied for first place our first year," Gray said. "You never know what will happen, it all depends on the judges."

[Video] Murphysboro St. Patrick’s festival represents ‘small town America at its best’

By Nick Galindo, Managing Editor
March 20, 2021
Beth and Linda Bivens wait for their ice cream at Dairy Queen March 11, 2021, in Carbondale, Ill. The two said their favorite memory from coming to Dairy Queen as a kid was sitting on the curb and eating ice cream as a family and watching parades as they went by.

[Video] Locals reflect on 70 years of Carbondale’s 1950s-style Dairy Queen

By Sophie Whitten, Staff Photographer
March 17, 2021
Marty Mansker of Marty’s Munchies organizes her money drawer Saturday, February 27, 2021, in Carbondale, Ill. “I guess you could say I try to make things you can’t buy at the store,” Mansker said.

[Video] Annual Carbondale community winter market continues despite COVID-19 restrictions

By Sara Wangler, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2021
Protestors march on East College St. through downtown back to the Carbondale Pavilion on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Carbondale Ill.

[Video] A year later, southern Illinois remembers Breonna Taylor

By Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, George Wiebe, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2021
Employees work on customers’ clothes on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Horstman’s Cleaners & Furriers in Carbondale, Ill.

Horstman’s, Carbondale’s last dry cleaner

By Chris Bishop, Staff Photographer
March 11, 2021
SIU junior, Anna Stephan, dives into the water in a meet against Missouri State University Saturday, Mar. 6, 2021 at the SIU Student Recreation Center.

[Video] Saluki men’s swimming and diving take home first place

By Janae Mosby, Staff Reporter
March 6, 2021
Madi Eberle (3) pitches in the game against Ball State University on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at Charlotte Softball Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. Eberle later scored the run of the season against Ball state University. SIU went on to win against Ball State with the score of 6-1.

[Video] Salukis stay undefeated and keep winning streak alive

By Ryan Scott, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2021
Kampus Kuts Barbershop and Salon Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Kampus Kuts is located just off of SIU Carbondale’s campus at 825 S. Illinois Ave. in Carbondale, Ill. Chris Bishop | @quippedmediallc

[Video] Kampus Kuts: a staple of the Black community

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
February 27, 2021
Gabby Walker (20) pushes past Missouri State University’s defense for a layup Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at the SIU Banterra Center.

[Video] Bears defeat Salukis in Wednesday night matchup

By Janae Mosby, Sports Reporter
February 24, 2021
Coach Miller instructs DeMarcus Funchess during practice Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at Carbondale Community High School. Miller has been the head coach of the Carbondale Terriers for 23 years.

[Video] CCHS Coach Jim Miller retires, leaves legacy of hard work and mental toughness behind

By Adam Warfel, Sports Reporter
February 22, 2021
Kathryn Creedon (17) battles for the ball in a game against Western Kentucky University Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at SIU.

[Video] SIU women’s soccer team defeated 4-0 in season opener to Western Kentucky

By Adam Warfel, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2021
Stephen Robinson Jr., senior pastor at Zion Temple COGIC church, closes out the service with a time of worship Sunday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Murphysboro, Ill. "Lesser persons would have crumbled and collapsed and would have withered away, but we come from a people that said 'I won't go out like that, I'll go out on my own terms.' They had a song that said before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave and go home to where I'm going to be free," Pastor Robinson said.

[Video] Gallery: Zion Temple COGIC church celebrates Black History Month

By Photo Desk, Daily Egyptian
February 10, 2021
Protestors hold signs at the Southern Illinois Peace Coalition's Monthly Peace and Justice Vigil Saturday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the corner of W. Main St. and Illinois Ave. in Carbondale, Ill. Due to Biden's announcement to end the U.S. support of the Saudi war in Yemen on Feb. 4, the Peace Coalition decided to dedicate their vigil this month to supporting the end of the war in Yemen.

[Video] Southern Illinois Peace Coalition protests U.S. involvement in war on Yemen

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
February 6, 2021
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