Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Enan Chediak, Photo Editor

I am a senior interested in photojournalism and I am also minoring in music with interests in composition.

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Mariann Baratta (right) and Karen Frailey (left) stand by the steps of Congressman Mike Bost’s office as part of a protest held during one of the congressman’s telephone town hall meetings March 11, 2025 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Telephone town hall meeting spurs protest at Bost’s office

By Enan Chediak, Photo editor
March 12, 2025
Devion Mornett takes a dollar bill from a fan during her performance March 8, 2025 at the Sanctuary Lounge in Herrin, Illinois.

Herrin comes out to Sanctuary Lounge drag show

By Enan Chediak, Photo editor
March 9, 2025
Special Olympic athlete Valerie Densler emerges from the frozen water dressed in a polar bear onesie for the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge Feb. 22, 2025 at Campus Lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Donors dive into icy campus lake for Special Olympics fundraiser

By Enan Chediak and Lylee Gibbs
February 22, 2025
A participant in the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge dives into the water Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Members of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority run through the frigid water at the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Participants in the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge run into the water Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Renée Feather (left) and Bradndi Jo (right) other participants from Team RWG in the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge from the Feather Hill Winery run into the water Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Participants and spectators of the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge stand in the cold before many walk into the cold water Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Aidan Quinn (right) and a fellow teammate points to a teammate who said that they wouldn't be participating in the polar plunge Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Sydney Pogue shovels snow onto a fire pit to put it out after the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois. Pogue told the Daily Egyptian that she was hoping more SIU involvement at the event through the SIU special olympics because the event was moved to the SIU campus lake from Little Grassy Lake, which is currently being drained. "It's been really fun to see the program change a little bit," she said.

Jaedyn Beers helps move extra cases of soda to a trailer to be hauled away from the campus lake after the SIU Touch of Nature Polar Plunge Feb. 22, 2025 at the campus lake in Carbondale, Illinois.

Marcy Rosendale, center, holds a sign reading 'Doge Style!' as she stands with other anti-President Donald Trump and Elon Musk protesters on the corner of W. Walnut St. and S. Illinois Ave Feb. 17, 2025 at Civic Center in Carbondale, Illinois. "We've been particularly upset about what Elon Musk is doing, we don't know what Elon Musk is doing partially," Rosendale said. "I was wanting to get through graphically the idea that Trump is subservient to Elon Musk."

Protesters endure cold to oppose Trump, Musk on President’s Day

By Lylee Gibbs and Enan Chediak
February 17, 2025
Morgan Noyes, a junior at Murray State University, attempts a pole vault at the Don Denoon Invite Feb. 15, 2025 at the SIU Recreation Center in Carbondale, Illinois.

SIU hosts Don Denoon Invite

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
February 17, 2025
A visitor of the Love at the Glove art exhibition views the nude Shibari photo installation by photographer James Ferraro Feb. 14, 2025 at the 25th annual Love at the Glove art exhibition in Carbondale, Illinois.

SIU RSO Critical Forum hosts 25th annual Love at the Glove

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
February 17, 2025
Jaycee Davison, 19, laughs with her daughter Zara Feb. 7, 2025 at Herrin City Park in Herrin, Illinois. Davison, pregnant with her second child, was prepared to give birth at the end of February the same way she delivered her first -- in Carbondale with Heartland Women's Healthcare. Following the withdrawal of Heartland's labor and delivery services from SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, she had to find a new plan with her due date just weeks away. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto

Expectant parents left scrambling after Heartland Women’s Healthcare leaves SIH 

By Enan Chediak and Lylee Gibbs 
February 11, 2025
Protestors hold signs on the Carbondale City Hall steps in the rain and cold Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois.

[Photo] Carbondale rainbow cafe hosts rally in support of trans rights

February 5, 2025
Protestors hold signs on the Carbondale City Hall steps in the rain and cold Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois. Photos by Enan Chediak | @enanchediak

A protestor hold signs on the Carbondale City Hall steps in the rain and cold Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois. Photos by Enan Chediak | @enanchediak

A police car waits in the alleyway across from the Carbondale City Hall while Benito Goff speaks to the group of protestors that gathered for the Trans Unity Rally Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois. Photos by Enan Chediak | @enanchediak

Benito Goff speaks to the group of protestors that he led to the Carbondale City Hall steps during the Trans Unity Rally Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois. Photos by Enan Chediak | @enanchediak

The Trans Unity Rally crosses the street on their way to protest on the steps of the Carbondale City Hall Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois. Photos by Enan Chediak | @enanchediak

Protestors hold signs on the Carbondale City Hall steps in the rain and cold Jan. 30, 2025 in Carbondale, Illinois.

Carbondale rainbow cafe hosts rally in support of trans rights

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
February 5, 2025
Ty Lunn and other students practice their routine for ‘Phoenix’ Jan. 28, 2025 at Furr Auditorium in Carbondale, Illinois.

SIU Theatre and Dance honors Black lives through performance

By Lylee Gibbs and Enan Chediak
February 5, 2025
Justin Sexton, Refuge Manager of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge and Cyprus Creek National Refuge, poses for a portrait in front of Crab Orchard Lake Jan. 24, 2025 at the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Marion, IL.

Federal agency drains Little Grassy Lake to repair 81-year-old dam

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
January 28, 2025
A protester holds a Palestinian flag in front of the We Fight Back protesters’ march Jan. 20, 2025 that went from the Meridian Hill Park down 16th Street to DuPont Circle Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

We Fight Back protests Trump agenda with march in Washington D.C.

By Enan Chediak and Lylee Gibbs
January 20, 2025
A protester wears a Palestinian flag on their hat before the We Fight Back protest that went from the Meridian Hill Park down 16th Street to DuPont Circle Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Bryan Simmons and his daughter Cielo Simmons dance on the snow-covered hill to live music playing before a group of protesters marched from the Meridian Hill Park down 16th Street to DuPont Circle Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Protest signs line a stone wall for the We Fight Back march that went from the Meridian Hill Park down 16th Street to DuPont Circle Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Alex Brown holds a pride flag before a group of protestors marched from the Meridian Hill Park down 16th Street to DuPont Circle Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Helicopters fly over D.C. while the We Fight Back protest march proceeds down 16th Street from the Meridian Hill Park to DuPont Circle Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

A protester holds a Palestine flag during the We Fight Back march on 16th Street Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The protestors that showed up for the march chanted loudly to free Palestine as they traveled toward DuPont Circle.

Trump supporters wait in frigid weather and move through the line to enter Capital One Arena where a live stream of the swearing-in ceremony was shown Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump supporters endure cold weather conditions: thousands turned away from arena

By Enan Chediak and Lylee Gibbs
January 20, 2025
Connecticut native, Fred Basserman, sells trump-themed merchandise from his cart in the street to visitors who are waiting in line in hopes of attending the live viewing of the swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump-themed souvenirs sit on a table to be sold to visitors to the Capital One arena who had been waiting in line for hours in hopes of attending the live viewing of the swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Manuel Dominguez waves a Trump flag while waiting in line at the Capital One arena to see the live viewing of the swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Rebecca Belltran scales a barrier to use a porta potty, after waiting in line for 4 hours at the Capital One arena Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Belltran said that she drove from Connecticut to attend the live viewing of the swearing-in ceremony at the arena.

Congressman Mike Bost speaks in front of visitors to the Welcome Southern Illinois Reception, while Trump’s Rally at Capital One Arena plays on the television Jan. 19, 2025 at the Cannon House in Washington D.C.

[Photo] Southern Illinois goes east: Rep. Bost hosts inauguration reception in capital city

By Carly Gist, News Editor
January 20, 2025
Atir Sveska of Greenville, South Carolina wears a hand-painted red white and blue cowboy hat along with a poncho in the cold, winter weather on the eve of the inauguration Jan. 19, 2025 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.. Sveska drove nearly eight hours and arrived in D.C. on Saturday, Jan. 18 to show support of President-elect Donald Trump. “I love Donald Trump, I love what he’s done for our country,” she said. “I love America first policies and taking care of our own people before we take care of others.”

Gallery: Trump supporters celebrate amid weather woes

By Lylee Gibbs, Dominique Martinez-Powell, and Enan Chediak
January 20, 2025
“Trump 45-47” is written into the fresh snow Jan. 19, 2025 near the Cannon House in Washington, D.C.

A Trump supporter points at a LGBTQ+ speaker in the line that formed near the Capital One Arena for Trump’s MAGA Victory Rally Jan. 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

A fallen tree lies in the Trapani’s front lawn Jan. 6 2025 in Herrin, Illinois. The tree fell down during the winter storm that passed through southern Illinois over the weekend. While the city moved the tree from the road, the Trapani family will still have to deal with the tree. “We’re going to have a guy come and cut it and take it away,” Peggy Trapani said.

Winter storm leaves mark in Herrin

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
January 16, 2025
Visitors to the Lights Fantastic Parade watch the Lowe’s float as it passes Dec. 7, 2024 on the Strip in Carbondale, Illinois.

Lights Fantastic Parade kicks off the holidays

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
December 7, 2024
A man in a Santa Claus Costume waves at visitors to the Lights Fantastic Parade Dec. 7, 2024 on the Strip in Carbondale, Illinois.

A truck, decked with lights, drives down Illinois Avenue in the Lights Fantastic Parade Dec. 7, 2024 on the Strip in Carbondale, Illinois.

Visitors to the Lights Fantastic Parade watch a driver in a Grinch costume in the parade Dec. 7, 2024 on the Strip in Carbondale, Illinois.

The Eyedeal Eyecare float drives down Mill street in the Lights Fantastic Parade Dec. 7, 2024 in Carbondale, Illinois.

The Carbondale Middle School marching band walks toward the Carbondale strip from Mill street Dec. 7, 2024 in Carbondale, Illinois.

Visitors to the Lights Fantastic Parade walk toward the Carbondale strip and watch the parade from the street Dec. 7, 2024 on Mill street in Carbondale, Illinois.

Karen Lesniak (left) and Pam Jerreell (right) prepare celery for stuffing Nov. 26, 2024 at the Newman Catholic Student Center in Carbondale, Illinois. Lesniak has been volunteering at this event for 10 years, and this year and the last she has driven for five and a half hours from Chicago to volunteer. Jerrell has also been volunteering for 11 years and comes from Anna.

Volunteers prep for 56th annual Thanksgiving meal at the Newman Catholic Center

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
December 3, 2024
Snow melts from the top of the Coal Miners Memorial statue in Herrin as it stands in front of the Herrin House of Hope Dec. 1, 2024 in Herrin, Illinois.

Southern Illinois charities fight food insecurity

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
December 3, 2024
Circuit clerk Christian Hale (center) places his hand on his grandmother’s Bible, held by his wife Marsha Cascio-Hale (right) while being sworn into office by presiding judge Christy Solverson (left) Nov. 27, 2024 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro, Illinois.

[Photo] Taking the reins: three new faces sworn into Jackson County Offices

By Mylee Walker, Staff Reporter
November 27, 2024
Molten iron flies off of a cast that was freshly made Nov. 9, 2024 at the Art Foundry in Carbondale, Illinois.

Cast in Iron: SIU hosts annual Iron Pour

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
November 14, 2024
Martin Parsons, a veteran and SIUC alumnus, speaks at the Veterans Day Vigil Nov. 11, 2024 at the SIU flagpole in Carbondale, Illinois.

[Photo] SIU Veterans Day vigil reflects on the journey of service members

By Annalise Schmidt, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2024
Austin and Willow Black prepare to slingshot their pumpkin into the field ahead at the Carbondale Pumpkin Smash in Carbondale, Illinois. Nov. 9, 2024.

Where Pumpkins must fall: The Smashing of Pumpkins

By Daylin Williams and Enan Chediak
November 12, 2024

Gallery: Southern Illinois voters turn out in Jackson County

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
November 6, 2024
Dawn Tanner watches the television Nov. 5, 2024 at a watch party at the Grecian Steakhouse in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

Brandon Ross and Tammy Kincannon drink a beer and watch the polls at a watch party Nov. 5, 2024 at the Grecian Steakhouse in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

Jerry Ross drinks a beer and watches the polls at a watch party Nov. 5, 2024 at the Grecian Steakhouse in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Jerry Ross said that he voted for Trump and said, “everything he stands for I like.”

Jerry Ross (left) and his son Brandon Ross (right) drink a beer and watch the polls at a watch party Nov. 5, 2024 at the Grecian Steakhouse in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

[Photo] Southern Illinois Republicans gather to watch election results

November 6, 2024
Jerry Ross (left) and his son Brandon Ross (right) drink a beer and watch the polls at a watch party Nov. 5, 2024 at the Grecian Steakhouse in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

[Photo] Southern Illinois Republicans gather to watch election results

By Ryan Grieser, Reporter
November 6, 2024
Clarence Skurat (right) raises his fist for a photograph at the MAGA Trump parade Nov. 2, 2024 at the Dillard’s parking lot in Marion, Illinois. Skurat said that securing the border, putting a stop to crime, and the economy were policy issues that were important to him this election. “I did vote for Trump. Always have and always will.”

Trump supporters gather in Marion, Illinois

By Enan Chediak, Photo Editor
November 2, 2024
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