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All content by Janiyah Gaston
Homecoming Court 2023 poses for a group photo at Student Center Oct 15, 2023 in Carbondale, Ill.

[Photo] Ten finalists contend for Saluki royalty

By Carly Gist, Staff Writer
October 19, 2023
Carbondale Fire Department empowers women with its Badd Axe Ladies Program

Carbondale Fire Department empowers women with its Badd Axe Ladies Program

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
March 25, 2023
Black women struggle with sexual health, double standard

Black women struggle with sexual health, double standard

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2023
Black Students share their opinions about sex education in the Black community

Black Students share their opinions about sex education in the Black community

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2023
Tim Wilkime meets with actress/SIUC alum Melissa McCarthy and actress Allison Janney on the set of "The Late, Late Show with James Corden." Photo by Terrance Patrick.

From SIU to SNL: Alum Tim Wilkime shares his path from alt.news to popular sketch show

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2023
What Black History Month means to SIUs Black Community

What Black History Month means to SIUs Black Community

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2023
Black RSOs share how they celebrate Black History Month

Black RSOs share how they celebrate Black History Month

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2023
Why Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Honors Dr. Martin Luther King with its annual MLK march

Why Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Honors Dr. Martin Luther King with its annual MLK march

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2023
BAC highlighting Black Excellence with Mr. and Miss BAC and the upcoming Ebony Ball

BAC highlighting Black Excellence with Mr. and Miss BAC and the upcoming Ebony Ball

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2023
How Black Students at PWIs and HBCUs are handling their mental health while in college

How Black Students at PWIs and HBCUs are handling their mental health while in college

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2023
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. introduces a chilling addition to its fraternity with its Neophyte Presentation

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. introduces a chilling addition to its fraternity with its Neophyte Presentation

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2022
RSOs share how they celebrate the holidays

RSOs share how they celebrate the holidays

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2022
Sigma Gamma Rho celebrates 100 years 

Sigma Gamma Rho celebrates 100 years 

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2022
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity closes Kappas week with its Black Diamonds event

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity closes Kappas week with its Black Diamonds event

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2022
The Friends of Carbondale Dog Parks brings its first ever Howl-O-Ween to Carbondale 

The Friends of Carbondale Dog Parks brings its first ever Howl-O-Ween to Carbondale 

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2022

Brehm Preparatory Academy celebrates 40 years of educating Carbondale community

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2022
Touch of Nature’s Haunted Hollow gets Carbondale in the Halloween Spirit

Touch of Nature’s Haunted Hollow gets Carbondale in the Halloween Spirit

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2022
Class of 1972 poses for a photo Oct 14, 2022 at University Museum in Carbondale, IL.

Alumni Associations honors graduates of 1972 with annual Medallion Awards

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2022
Black fraternities and sororities step up with step show

Black fraternities and sororities step up with step show

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2022
Finding love while Black: The difference for Black men and women at PWIs and HBCUs

Finding love while Black: The difference for Black men and women at PWIs and HBCUs

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2022
Black Affairs Council and NACWC wrap the Black experience with a bonfire

Black Affairs Council and NACWC wrap the Black experience with a bonfire

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 7, 2022
Guests listen to a monologue at the masquerade ball hosted by the Africana Theater Lab Sept. 23, 2022 at the SIU Student Center Ballroom in Carbondale, Ill.

Africana Theater Lab hosts its first Masquerade Ball

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 30, 2022
SIU faculty and staff get salary increase

SIU faculty and staff get salary increase

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2022
A 26 year-old cow known as Sugar, greets guests as they arrive Sept. 10, 2022 at Angie’s Farm in Pomona, Ill.

Annual Farm Crawl gives residents a close up look at local farms

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 19, 2022
Culture Column: Dave’s Bagels brings flame-grilled flavor to Southern Illinois

Culture Column: Dave’s Bagels brings flame-grilled flavor to Southern Illinois

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2022
The SIU pack shrinks overall, but the first-year class is the largest in six years.

The SIU pack shrinks overall, but the first-year class is the largest in six years.

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 15, 2022
Black RSOs coming together for Black students

Black RSOs coming together for Black students

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2022
Person attacked by multiple people on campus 

Person attacked by multiple people on campus 

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2022
Members of National Association Of Colored Women Clubs Inc speak with students interested in their organization Aug. 25, 2022 at Faner Plaza Involvement Fair in Carbondale, Ill. “We are the most active Black organization on campus,” Jessica White said.

SIU kicks off the year with annual Weeks of Welcome

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 1, 2022
Entertainment Column: New Wave released for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Entertainment Column: New Wave released for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
August 28, 2022
Resident Assistant Carson Doty and other Thompson Pointe reisdents play Jenga to de-stress before finals on Sunday April 10, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

“The Final Countdown”: Students destress as finals week approaches

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
SalukiCon hosted many community cosplayers and fans April 16, 2022 in the SIU Student Center in Carbondale, Ill. The event offered a space for fans of all sorts of franchises to assemble. The event offered vendors, panels, and various gaming tournaments for attendees to watch and participate.

SalukiCon making a comeback

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
April 21, 2022
Visitors gather in the SIU Communications Building to play videogames on Thursday, April 7, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill. This event was held by SalukiGames and live streamed on playingforpets.com, Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.

SIU Communications department host first ever Playing for Pets fundraiser

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
April 20, 2022
Sexual education then and now

Sexual education then and now

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
April 7, 2022
Mario kart 8 deluxe bringing back your favorite tracks

Mario kart 8 deluxe bringing back your favorite tracks

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
April 7, 2022

PAR program at UIS mentoring the new generation of journalists

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to the Editor
April 4, 2022
Daily Egyptian wins big at annual ICPA conference

Daily Egyptian wins big at annual ICPA conference

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
March 23, 2022
YDSA Student Debt Protest

YDSA spreading awareness about their upcoming student debt protest

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
March 16, 2022

Second Black majorette team coming to SIUC

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
March 4, 2022
SIU Ukrainian student, Diana Butsko, speaks at the Support Ukraine Rally with the Ukrainian flag draped over her shoulders March 3, 2022 at Faner Plaza in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU showing support for Ukrainian and Russian students, faculty and staff

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
March 3, 2022
Diana Butsko, a Ukrainian masters student at SIU, poses with the Ukrainian flag March 2, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU students showing support for Ukraine

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
March 2, 2022
Members of SIU’s Delta Phi Delta Dance Sorority dance while the fashion show contestants change into their “Celebrating Our Melanin” inspired attire on Feb. 27, 2022 at Morris Library in Carbondale, Ill.

Afro-Centric fashion show celebrates Black Beauty

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
March 2, 2022
Signs and decals remind students to wear a mask and practice social distancing to reduce the spread/contraction of COVID-19 on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 in Kellogg Hall.

SIU changes mask policy; will make masks optional in some areas but not classrooms

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to the Editor
February 24, 2022
The statue of three Salukis stands proudly at the Saluki Alumni Plaza Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Oct. 15, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU closes campus due to freezing rain

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 23, 2022

String of HBCU bomb threats throughout the U.S

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 23, 2022

Ahmaud Arbery killers found guilty of hate crime

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to the Editor
February 22, 2022
Mariah Hendrickson paints a picture of a tree in the form of a DNA strand at the Project Human X paint night Feb. 19, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

Black Law Student Association and Project Human X celebrate Henrietta Lacks

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 21, 2022

The Black college student experience: PWIs vs HBCUs

By Janiyah Gaston and Oreoluwa Ojewuyi
February 21, 2022
Red Cross facing their worst blood shortage in ten years

Red Cross facing their worst blood shortage in ten years

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 13, 2022
Term paper uncovers the dangers of working at the Koppers site

Term paper uncovers the dangers of working at the Koppers site

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 11, 2022
Peace Coalition protestors stand on the side of the road to speak out against U.S. involvement in the Russia and Ukraine conflict Feb. 5, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

Peace Coalition protest United States involvement in the Russian and Ukraine conflict

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 10, 2022

Job and Internship fair coming back to Carbondale

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 5, 2022
Cassandra Jett clears snow and ice off of her car Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU extends campus closing through Friday

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 2, 2022

Black organizations get ready to celebrate Black History Month

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 2, 2022
Charles Ruffner opens Saluki Service Day by discussing safety precautions with the student volunteers on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 at Touch of Nature in Makanda, Ill.

Touch of Nature and Green Earth celebrate MLK through volunteer work

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
January 26, 2022

Local garden programs providing communities with accessible produce

By Janiyah Gaston, Editors' Assistant
January 14, 2022

Contaminated Wood Treatment site still hurting Carbondale community 100 years later

By Janiyah Gaston and Jamilah Lewis
January 14, 2022

Environmental Organizations fight back against environmental racism

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant Editor
January 13, 2022
SIU student, Jazmin Vazquez, stares at chancellor Lane as he exits Anthony Hall during the 'die-in' protest held by SIU Student Safety Initiative on Dec. 1, 2021 at SIU.

SIU students protest gun violence 

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2021
Students practice their performance for the play, “Hay Fever,” at the McLeod Theater Nov. 11, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. “It's a comedy, of course I want people to laugh. But I'm confident in my cast. I'm confident in my design team and their ability and what they've put forward in bringing this production to life,” Director Rion Towery said.

Theater Department Bringing the Fever to SIU

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2021
RSOs left with “basically no money” following fundraising rule change

RSOs left with “basically no money” following fundraising rule change

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2021

RHA making Residence Halls more inclusive

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2021
Students craft and color during Dawg’s Nite Out at the SIU Student Center Nov. 6, 2021 Carbondale, Illinois. “Doing stuff like this really makes you feel like you're actually in college and you're having fun with fellow students,” SIU junior Emma Lagerhausen said.

Salukis going wild for Dawgs Nite Out

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2021
SIU Housing Office putting housing staff safety last

SIU Housing Office putting housing staff safety last

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2021
How Lower Level Schools can Address Racial Bias in the classroom

How Lower Level Schools can Address Racial Bias in the classroom

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2021
BTO and other Black organizations bringing a Spooky Surprise to SIU

BTO and other Black organizations bringing a Spooky Surprise to SIU

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 24, 2021
Students practice their dances for the Miss Eboness Pageant in the Student Center Oct. 3, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale Ill. The pageant is hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha at Shryock auditorium for Southern Illinois University’s homecoming week which takes place Oct. 11-16, 2021 in Carbondale Ill.

Sororities and Fraternities Get Ready For SIU Homecoming

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 15, 2021
SIU students reactions to the new COVID-19 Policies

SIU students reactions to the new COVID-19 Policies

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2021
Radio Free Honduras performs music to a field of concert attendees Sept. 24, 2021 at the Off the Rails concert series in Carbondale, Ill.

Off The Rails coming back to Carbondale

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2021
SIU-C is implementing a “restorative justice” process to address long standing racial disparity in punishment

SIU-C is implementing a “restorative justice” process to address long standing racial disparity in punishment

By Jason Flynn and Janiyah Gaston
September 27, 2021
SIU cheerleaders run across the field holding flags that spell “SALUKIS'' during the beginning of the game against Illinois State University Sept. 25, 2021 at the Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

Family Weekend making comeback to SIU

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2021
Vice President of the Women for Change organization, Deborah Woods, speaks during the introduction of the Women for Change march Sept. 18, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill.

March for Unity brings southern Illinois community together

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2021
Teacher’s Assistant, Christivel Zulu, starts a zoom session before class in order for students to have access to remote learning Sept.17, 2021 at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale. “I am using zoom, so I decided to just make sure to send the zoom link during class time and out of class via email or zoom and we can talk about it like if they are trying to catch up…” Zulu said.

COVID exposures and quarantine are a logistical quagmire for teachers and students

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2021
Neighborhood Co-op Farm Crawl tours sustainable agriculture in Southern Illinois

Neighborhood Co-op Farm Crawl tours sustainable agriculture in Southern Illinois

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2021
The solar panels collect energy outside of the Carbondale Public Safety Building Sept. 1, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. The panels are courtesy of the Solarize Southern Illinois Program. Saxon Metzger, the director of the program said, “When you look at the math for the amount of available electricity from the sun, especially in a place like Southern Illinois, it is the most viable renewable energy resource that we have to be able to fuel the advanced economy that we have.”

SolarizeSI’s group buy effort part of long term plan to benefit the environment and workers

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 12, 2021
Andrew Banks reaches to pet a hog on the Five Hen Farm near Lick Creek, during the Annual Neighborhood Co-Op Farm Crawl on Saturday, Sept. 15 2018.

Neighborhood Co-op’s Farm Crawl connects southern Illinoisans to sustainable farming

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2021
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SIU hosts Diversity Week to highlight unique campus experiences

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2021
Jada Brown, a freshman majoring in cinema, does her homework in Kellogg Hall Aug. 27, 2021, in Carbondale, Ill.

Students weigh the pros and cons of living on or off campus

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2021
A vocalist and saxophone player for The People vs. Hugh Deneal plays at Off the Rails on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Carbondale, Ill. "I really love the big old saxophone they play, but it is really one-of-a-kind 3 piece band," West said.

Off the Rails Concert Series Coming to Carbondale

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2021
The Carbondale Resilience Fair panel discusses Justin Schoof’s presentation, An Overview of Climate Science (and implications for Southern Illinois), Aug. 28, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. “We have choices...We’re locked into some impacts from climate change but we have great choices in front of us about how serious those impacts have to be,” Justin Schoof said.

Carbondale Community Resilience Fair introduces environmental changes to the community

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2021

SIU-C COVID exposures a motivation for petition for vaccine, testing mandates similar to other universities

By Janiyah Gaston and Jason Flynn
August 25, 2021
(Pictured from Left to Right) Kylen Lunn, Sara Davis, Hannah Friedman, Ara J. Rice, Brock Mills, and Devin Welchman; the six staff members of Alt News 26:46 sitting in the Alt News editing space called The Loft located in the Communications building at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale.

Journalism RSO’s are putting student creativity into production

By Jamilah Lewis, Janiyah Gaston, and Staff Reporter
August 19, 2021
Student workers perform balancing act between work and school

Student workers perform balancing act between work and school

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
August 19, 2021
Carbondale Christmas Store gives back to the community during COVID-19

Carbondale Christmas Store gives back to the community during COVID-19

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2020
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