Year in review: The Daily Egyptian’s best news and feature photos of 2016 By Daily Egyptian photo staff December 31, 2016
![Kayelyn Jones, 4, of Carbondale, shares a moment with her grandmother, LaVell Hayes-Cox, as the pair prepare signs Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, before the beginning of the Southern Illinois Women's March at the Carbondale Civic Center. "We just want our voices to be heard," Hayes-Cox said. "I want [my grandchildren] to remember that they matter. Their lives matter. Their desires in life matter." (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/012117_March_08_WEB_MT-900x563.jpg)
![Thomas Birch, left, a junior who did not wish to disclose any additional information, marches in support of President Donald Trump alongside demonstrators Elena Cruz, a junior from Crystal Lake studying sociology, and Aster Arseneau, a sophomore from Carbondale, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in the Student Center during a protest of Trump's inauguration. "I came [to this protest] because I support the elected president and I want to show SIU that there are people here who support him as well," Birch said. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/012017_Protest_01_WEB_MT-900x617.jpg)
