Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Menu
All content by Jacob Wiegand
Illinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline

Illinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline

May 30, 2018
New associate chancellor for enrollment management: While there are challenges, I don’t see them as insurmountable

New associate chancellor for enrollment management: ‘While there are challenges, I don’t see them as insurmountable’

May 2, 2018
Chancellor Carlo Montemagno poses for a portrait Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Anthony Hall. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Deconstructing the reconstruction

May 2, 2018
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (TNS)

SIU administrators defend higher state funding allocation at senate budget hearing

April 25, 2018
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU names associate chancellor for enrollment management, a position vacant since 2014

April 23, 2018
Pulliam Hall. Daily Egyptian file photo.

Two faculty-proposed colleges created as counter-proposals to the chancellor’s reorganization plan

April 17, 2018
Montemagno’s Ingenuity Lab closes, employees blame his leadership

Montemagno’s Ingenuity Lab closes, employees blame his leadership

April 10, 2018
The Edmonton skyline in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 5, 2018. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo]

The Edmonton skyline in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 5, 2018. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo]

Daily Egyptian file photo

Green Fund Project to promote recreation at Campus Lake while helping ecosystem thrive

February 28, 2018
Chancellor Carlo Montemagno poses for a portrait Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Anthony Hall. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU chancellor used university money to move daughter’s home

February 20, 2018
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Carlo Montemagno gives the State of the University speech Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at Shryock Auditorium. Montemagno spoke on his vision for the university and the steps administration plans to take to increase enrollment numbers. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Carbondale chancellor plans to reimburse SIU after using moving expenses for two households

February 15, 2018
Natasha Zaretsky poses for a portrait with her book, Radiation Nation, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in her Faner office. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre) The book, focused on the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, was published this year.

[Photo] SIU history professor publishes book on nuclear meltdown

February 7, 2018
Newly appointed Southern Illinois University chancellor Carlo Montemagno speaks about shared governance at the university Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Anthony Hall. Shared governance is power – it provides the ability for access, Montemagno said. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Ethics inquiries into hiring of chancellor’s family members passed to state office

February 2, 2018
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Carlo Montemagno waves to the audience after his State of the University speech Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at Shryock Auditorium. Montemagno spoke on his vision for the university and the steps administration plans to take to increase enrollment numbers. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU president launches ethics inquiries into recent hirings related to the chancellor

February 1, 2018
Chancellor Carlo Montemagno poses for a portrait Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Anthony Hall. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

University hires chancellor’s daughter, son-in-law

January 30, 2018
Saluki junior center Kavion Pippen attempts to pass the ball around Sycamore freshman guard Tyreke Key during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

Gallery: Salukis defeat Indiana State, 82-77

January 25, 2018
Saluki head coach Barry Hinson exclaims after SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo] Dawg talk with Dodd: A semester in sports

May 3, 2018
SIU Chancellor Carlo Montemagno interacts with Grey Dawg during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo]

Saluki junior guard Marcus Bartley attempts to maintain control of the ball during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo]

SIU junior guard Marcus Bartley blocks Indiana State as he attempts to take the ball down the court during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo]

Alexa Maxwell, a junior from Grayslake studying pre-medicine, plays piccolo with the Saluki pep band during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo]

Saluki sophomore guard Aaron Cook and Sycamores junior center Emondre Rickman reach for the ball during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo]

Saluki junior center Kavion Pipper dunks the ball during SIUs 82-77 win against Indiana State on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at SIU Arena. (Anna Spoerre | @AnnaSpoerre)

[Photo]

Sophomore running back D.J. Davis runs the ball Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, during the Salukis 42-7 win against the Illinois State Redbirds at Saluki Stadium. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)

Gallery: Salukis ruffle Redbirds’ feathers with 42-7 Homecoming win

October 15, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Five things I wish I knew before my freshman year

August 11, 2017
(Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

Gaege Bethune released on bond in Varughese murder case

July 14, 2017
Photo of the Day: Remembering on Memorial Day

Photo of the Day: Remembering on Memorial Day

May 29, 2017
Winston Mezo, also known as the bagel man, shops for supplies Thursday, April 27, 2017, at Wal-Mart in Carbondale before heading to the parking lot of Pinch Penny Liquors to open his “Winston’s Bagels” cart for the last time. Mezo officially retired Sunday, though he was not able to sell his well-known snacks Friday or Saturday because of severe weather. The Herrin native has been a fixture in the community since 1983. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Video: Winston the Bagel Man retires after 34 years in Carbondale

May 16, 2017
Monsignor Ken Schaefer lights the candle of Braden Burris, of Energy, while Johnston City resident Blake Gualdoni, with cross, and Gavin Shramm, of Herrin, observe prior to a Lenten ceremony of Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Herrin. Born in Belleville and raised in the St. Clair County village of Millstadt, Schaefer was ordained a priest on June 8, 1974. The priest has presided over the southern Illinois parish since 1994. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Local priest reflects on faith, fellowship and his parish family

May 12, 2017
Gianluca Peter, 18, of Frankfurt, Germany, shares a moment with 14-year-old Alicia Martinez, of Málaga, Spain, and 15-year-old Berget Borowitz, of Carbondale, after the capsizing of Peter’s boat, The Chuckles, on Saturday, May 6, 2017, during the 44th Annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta at Evergreen Park in Carbondale. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Gallery: The 44th Annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta

May 6, 2017
Kennedy Baker, 7, of Goreville, rides Dauber with the assistance of Dallas Broeker, a senior from Chadron, Nebraska, studying nursing, during a session of Specialized Equine Services and Therapeutic Riding on Monday, May 1, 2017, at Giant City Stables in Makanda. The session marked the second time Baker was able to ride a horse without the assistance of another rider to support her. “It’s like when you first see your kid making the first two steps by herself,” said Santiago Tomas, barn manager at the stables who typically rides with Baker. “It kind of gives you pride.” (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Equine therapy helps kids take new steps

May 3, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Gallery: Rain floods parts of East Campus, closes University Hall

April 29, 2017
Winston Mezo, of Carbondale, hands a bagel to a customer on Oct. 30, 2016, as he stands behind his kart in the parking lot of Pinch Penny Liquors. Mezo has been selling bagels to the late-night crowds since 1983 and has since become a local legend. Mezo spends every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night satisfying late night cravings, weather permitting. “I’ve met some of the best kids I’ve ever met in my life right here at these bagel karts,” he said. Mezo got into the bagel business as a distraction from drinking. He’s been sober for as many years as he’s been serving bagels. This Thursday through Saturday is his last weekend selling bagels before retiring on Sunday. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Winston Mezo, Carbondale’s legendary bagel man, to retire this weekend

April 26, 2017
Mike Eli performs with the Eli Young Band on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at SIU Arena. The grammy-nominated group headlined the event. The NATU Band, featuring former SIU football player Natu Visinia, opened the show. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Gallery: SpringFest Concerts at SIU Arena

April 23, 2017
Sen. Dick Durbin answers a question Friday, April 21, 2017, during a town hall meeting in the universitys Lesar Law Building. About 140 people came to hear the senator discuss national, regional and state issues. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Sen. Durbin holds town hall at Lesar Law Building

April 21, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

University’s credit rating drops to junk

April 20, 2017
Joshua Thomas, 5, plays with bubbles Saturday, April 15, 2017, before the start of a Color Fun Run/Walk 5K around campus. Joshuas mother, Michelle Thomas, a teacher at Carbondale Community High School, said he was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old. The run was organized by the southern Illinois chapter of the Autism Society of America as a way to raise donations for autism research and awareness. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Gallery: Color Fun Run/Walk 5K

April 15, 2017
Amina Butt, of Carbondale, shows a series of white flags with sayings on them to her son, Yusef, on April 13, 2017, at Carbondale’s Gaia House. About 25 community members gathered at the Gaia House for a vigil as a sign of solidarity with Syria amid the country’s civil war. Butt is a member of the Carbondale Muslim Center and her father is president of the city’s Interfaith Council, a collaborative group of local religious leaders. Butt said she wanted to bring her children to the vigil to teach them about the world and help them understand the ongoing conflict in Syria. “It puts their blessed life in perspective for them,” she said. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: White flags for Syria

April 15, 2017
(Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Photo of the Day: Gymnastics outside the gym

April 14, 2017
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: Litany of landscapes

April 9, 2017
Senior Polina Dozortseva reacts to scoring a point Sunday, April 9, 2017, during her match against Bradley junior Aimee Manfredo at the University Courts. Dozortseva lost her match, but the Salukis beat the Braves 4-3. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Gallery: Saluki women’s tennis defeats Illinois State and Bradley

April 9, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Photo of the Day: Cycling through Giant City

April 8, 2017
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: Band-Aid on the bell tower

April 7, 2017
SIU President Randy Dunn speaks to interim Chancellor Brad Colwell on Thursday, April 6, 2017, during a recess of the SIU Board of Trustees meeting in the Student Center ballrooms. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Trustees delay declaration of financial emergency, SIUE loan

April 6, 2017
Illinois Sen. Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, speaks with district resident and retired SIU professor Steven Kraft on Saturday, April 1, 2017, after a town hall meeting at Carbondale Township Hall. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

State senators address concerns of budget impasse at Carbondale town hall

April 1, 2017
Amy Preston interacts with Izzy, a pit bull mix puppy, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at St. Francis CARE Animal Shelter in Murphysboro. Preston began working for the shelter as an event coordinator in January 2016. Izzy was adopted by a new family that day. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

At Murphysboro no-kill shelter, ‘They all come in with hard stories’

March 31, 2017
Barry Banks, a graduate student in curriculum and instruction, smokes medical marijuana from a glass pipe Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at his home. Banks receives the prescription for diabetic neuropathy and is currently participating in a statewide pilot program. Before he received medical marijuana, Banks was prescribed opiates that he believes has harsher side effects. I dont mind being part of the experiment, Banks said. I have a much better quality of life. (Daily Egyptian | Aidan Osborne)

Poll finds most Illinois voters favor marijuana decriminalization, legalization

March 28, 2017
Tim Beaty with his son Jacob. (Provided photo by Jessica Beaty)

Man pleads guilty to gun charge related to Easter Sunday killing

March 27, 2017
(Photo provided by Carbondale police)

Police arrest Carbondale man for assaulting officer

March 27, 2017
Justin Reed, of Littleton, Colorado, lies on the ground after the SIU men’s rugby 21-5 win against the Chiefs, a Chicago-based recreational team, on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the SIU Mens Rugby 27th Anniversary All Fools Rugby Classic. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Gallery: All Fools Rugby Classic

March 26, 2017
Gamecock junior catcher Hayden White high-fives teammates while he returns to the bullpen Saturday, March 25, 2017, after scoring a run against the Salukis. The Salukis beat the Gamecocks 5-4 during the second of a three-game series at Itchy Jones Stadium. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Gallery: SIU ties series at 1-1 with win over Jacksonville State

March 25, 2017
Saluki junior Athena Chrysanthou and senior Ana Sofia Cordero face off against their singles matchup opponents: Wichita State freshman Ting-Ya Hsu and senior Tanaporn Thongsing, respectively on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Garden Grove Event Center in Carbondale. The Salukis ultimately lost the match to the Shockers 5-2. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Gallery: Men’s tennis sweeps Eastern Kentucky while women fall to Wichita State

March 25, 2017
A shadow is cast on a projection screen during a scene of “Greyscale: Performing Across Difference” on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during rehearsal in Marion Kleinau Theatre. The show will be held in Kleinau at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $7 or $5 with a student ID. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Gallery: ‘Greyscale: Performing Across Difference’

March 24, 2017
Photo of the Day: Beach balls for free speech

Photo of the Day: Beach balls for free speech

March 21, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Gallery: Murphysboro St. Patrick’s Day celebration

March 18, 2017
Photo of the Day: Alone with a baritone

Photo of the Day: Alone with a baritone

March 9, 2017
Dean, a student in SIU’s Head Start program, and Alexandra Spillman, a student in the physician assistant program from Effingham, look at an X-ray of Curious George during a doll clinic March 8, 2017, at the Head Start center in Carbondale. Adam Guss, a student in the physician assistant program from Milan, said the kids pretend their dolls are their own children when they come to the clinic. “It just brings kids to light about making them more comfortable coming into the doctor’s office,” Guss said. “Seeing their dolls, or babies as we call them, be more comfortable then it makes them more comfortable coming into see us.” This is the fifth year for the doll clinic. Head Start requested the last names, hometowns and ages of children not be published. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: Checking up on Curious George

March 8, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Gallery: Day Four of the 2017 MAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship

March 5, 2017
Photo of the Day: This is what makes me happy

Photo of the Day: ‘This is what makes me happy’

March 1, 2017
Photo of the Day: Winter burn

Photo of the Day: Winter burn

February 28, 2017
Jacob Hayes, whose stage name is Veronica, performs on stage Friday, Feb. 25, 2017, during the Golden Gays Drag Show in the Student Center. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo] Gallery: Drag show colors the night

February 26, 2017
Peyton Kross of Little Rock, Arkansas, looks into the crowd while performing as Lady Boi on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 during the Golden Gays Drag show in the Student Center. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo]

Jacob Hayes, who performs as Veronica, puts on makeup Friday, Feb. 25, 2017, before the Golden Gays Drag Show in the Student Center. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo]

DaVeon Burtin, a senior from Chicago studying theater, applies makeup Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 before the start of the Golden Gays Drag show in the Student Center in which he performs under the name Rain Garnette Moore Foxx. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo]

Jacob Hayes applies makeup Friday, Feb. 25, 2017, before the Golden Gays Drag Show in the Student Center in which he performs under the name Veronica. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo]

Amber Neal, a qualified intellectual disabilities professional at Our Directions, embraces Roberta Dillon, a member of her Special Olympics team, the Honeybees, before the the Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at the Recreation Center. Neal said Roberta, 72, has been competing in Special Olympics events with her twin sister, Barbara Dillon, for the past 50 years. “Special Olympics is probably the number one event they look forward to every year,” Neal said. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo] Gallery: Polar Plunge and Donut Dash benefit Special Olympics

February 25, 2017
Mike Notaro, of Mike & Joe, plays a set with the band Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 at Copper Dragon in Carbondale. The Chicago-based cover band is on tour throughout Illinois playing in different cities each weekend until April 1, 2017. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Photo of the Day: Mike & Joe

February 25, 2017
Protesters gathered at the office of Republican Rep. Mike Bost on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, to demand he support the Affordable Care Act. Bost twice voted to repeal the act while former President Barack Obama was in office and has said he supports an alternative approach to providing health care for Americans. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Protesters demand Rep. Bost defend Affordable Care Act

February 22, 2017
Saluki sophomore guard Armon Fletcher attempts to maintain control of the ball from Shocker junior center Rauno Nurger and other players during SIU’s 87-68 loss to Wichita State on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at SIU Arena. Fletcher scored eight points in the game. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Gallery: Saluki men’s basketball falls to the Shockers

February 16, 2017
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: Dousing the engine

February 13, 2017
Photo of the Day: Melting iron

Photo of the Day: Melting iron

February 12, 2017
The “Desi Divas” perform during the International Festival Cultural Show on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in the Student Center ballrooms. The group was one of 12 representing different countries. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Gallery: International Festival Cultural Show

February 11, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Photo of the Day: Watchful Eyes

February 10, 2017
(Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Photo of the Day: The love of dance

February 7, 2017
Skip Starkey, Joe Roach, Eddie Gaines, Ashton Brewer, and Wayne Summers race radio controlled cars Saturday, Feb. 04, 2017 at the Alpha RC Raceways in Carbondale. The track is home to a group of radio-controlled car enthusiasts who meet on weekends to practice and race against one another competitively inside a large gymnasium owned by fellow racer Andy Wallace. The gymnasium houses two tracks for the sport — one off-road and one on-road — for different classes of cars. The off-road track is constructed mainly from plastic piping, wood and carpet. Wallace, the owner of the building, said the space is also used for community events. While competitive, Wallace said, the races essentially amount to grown boys playing with toy cars. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: Grown boys, toy cars

February 5, 2017
(Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Photo of the Day: The “Cadillac” of horse tricycles

February 3, 2017
Photo of the Day: A family business

Photo of the Day: A family business

February 2, 2017
Sean OBrien, of Elmwood Park, speaks on the phone while dressed as a polar bear Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, on West Cherry Street in Carbondale. The Polar Bear 2017 Facebook event had 1,500 marked saying they would be in attendance. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Polar Bear sees fewer citations, injuries in 2017

January 31, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photograph

Photo of the Day: Practice makes perfect

January 28, 2017
Jakob Guetersloh writes Polar Express on the side of his bus Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in the driveway of his Murphysboro home. The 19-year-old is owner of At Your Service, a party bus company that specializes in tours along the Shawnee Wine Trail. Guetersloh, a second-year student at John A. Logan College, bought the bus in November 2015 with the intention of doing tours, and offered a special deal during Polar Bear weekend, an annual party for SIU students, that jump-started the small business. He gave rides to people on the street who flagged him down for $1 apiece. The teenage business-owner said that he wanted to make sure no one mistook him for the Saluki Bus — an error some made in January 2016. “They were asking me where the swiping thing was and told them ‘It’s a dollar,’ he said. “It was just kind of funny though because they were so confused. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Party bus to give $1 rides during Polar Bear

January 27, 2017
Photo of the Day: Butchering the Bark

Photo of the Day: Butchering the Bark

January 25, 2017
(Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Photo of the Day: Breakfast at the Barn

January 24, 2017
Connie Hawley-Lowe stands with a sign during the Southern Illlinois Womens March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in front of the Carbondale Civic Center. This sign says it all, said Hawley-Lowe, who said after she heard the recording of President Donald Trump advising to another man to Grab ’em by the pussy, she cried for weeks. Its disgusting, she said. (Anna Spoerre | @Anna Spoerre)

[Photo] Gallery: Southern Illinois Women’s March

January 21, 2017
Hannah Baker, a senior at Carbondale Community High School, participates in the Southern Illinois Womens March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in front of the Carbondale Civic Center. Baker said she attended with about a dozen other members of the high schools womens leadership club. Were just supporting the cause, she said. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo] Carbondale women’s march draws hundreds in a show of equality, solidarity

January 21, 2017
Kayeleigh Sharp, a doctoral candidate in anthropology from Denver, holds a Rosie the Riveter sign Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, as she walks with other Southern Illinois Womens March participants down South Illinois Avenue. She said not one specific reason brought her out to the march, but instead some of everything, including her desire for SIU to become a santuary campus. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

[Photo] University commemorates Women's History Month

March 1, 2017
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: ‘Bingo!’

January 20, 2017
Load More Stories
Activate Search
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.