Student leaders say chancellor isn’t open to input, particularly from women and minorities By Marnie Leonard November 1, 2017
Forum gives SIU community chance to voice concerns about Montemagno’s academic shake up By Marnie Leonard October 25, 2017
Dunn says system priorities this year are diversity, administrative cost-saving, supporting K-12 in region By Marnie Leonard October 18, 2017
‘We were very much numb’: SIU alumnus was across the street from Las Vegas mass shooting By Marnie Leonard October 2, 2017
Dunn says universities should be ‘guardians of free speech’ in politically divided times By Marnie Leonard September 20, 2017
Undocumented students say other Illinois universities are being more supportive than SIU By Marnie Leonard September 20, 2017
University administration is not being supportive, DACA students say By Marnie Leonard September 7, 2017
Solar eclipse is totality wicked in So. Ill. By Marnie Leonard, Gabby Pettyjohn, Kitt Fresa, Jacob Selsor, and Samantha Keebler August 21, 2017
After years of planning, university and city officials ‘confident’ going into eclipse weekend By Marnie Leonard August 9, 2017
Illinois budget impasse ends, which Dunn says returns ‘stability’ to SIU By Marnie Leonard and Brian Muñoz July 7, 2017
Recruitment becoming more difficult amid budget cuts, university officials say By Marnie Leonard April 26, 2017
‘My job as chancellor is to be a cheerleader for the university’: Hynd makes case for chancellor spot By Marnie Leonard April 19, 2017
Proposed cuts to University Press make closure ‘a very valid fear,’ director says By Marnie Leonard April 6, 2017
GPSC discusses chancellor search, administrative salaries, academic program prioritization update By Marnie Leonard April 5, 2017
In Carbondale’s city elections, low voter turnout is a historical trend By Marnie Leonard March 31, 2017
Proposed cuts to Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center would make SIU less attractive, director says By Marnie Leonard March 22, 2017
GPSC discusses academic prioritization, travel funding, chancellor search By Marnie Leonard March 21, 2017
Clinical Center director says loss of state funding ‘would be the end of us’ By Marnie Leonard March 8, 2017
GPSC discusses chancellor search, student trustee election, USG investigation By Marnie Leonard March 8, 2017
GPSC discusses Diversity Council survey results, USG investigation update By Marnie Leonard February 22, 2017
GPSC discusses possible student health insurance increase, student activity fee redistribution By Marnie Leonard February 8, 2017
Two freshman southern Illinois senators weigh bipartisan budget proposal By Marnie Leonard January 25, 2017
GPSC members discuss women, gender and sexuality studies, mental health on campus By Marnie Leonard January 25, 2017
Carbondale women’s march draws hundreds in a show of equality, solidarity By Marnie Leonard January 21, 2017
If the budget crisis is not resolved by July, SIU will be ‘running on fumes,’ university president says By Marnie Leonard January 17, 2017
Southern Illinoisans prepare to march for equality, social justice By Marnie Leonard January 17, 2017
SIU President Randy Dunn to co-chair Illinois bicentennial commission By Marnie Leonard January 13, 2017
Carbondale residents raise concerns over lack of student involvement in community By Marnie Leonard January 10, 2017
GPSC votes to revise letter of support for SIU students in DACA program By Marnie Leonard November 30, 2016
SIU housing proposal would tear down towers, construct low-rise dorms By Marnie Leonard November 20, 2016
Service project calls for plastic bag donations to help the homeless By Marnie Leonard November 20, 2016
GPSC members discuss student activity fee disbursement, graduate assistantship resolution By Marnie Leonard November 16, 2016
How will the loss of longtime higher education legislators affect SIU? By Marnie Leonard November 15, 2016
Election dissection: SIU experts weigh in on Trump, Republican state legislative wins By Marnie Leonard November 11, 2016
Race for Senate District 59: Q&A with Forby, Fowler on higher education By Marnie Leonard November 3, 2016
Race for Senate District 58: Q&A with Simon, Schimpf on higher education By Marnie Leonard November 3, 2016
Race for House District 118: Q&A with Phelps, Kasiar on higher education By Marnie Leonard November 3, 2016
Race for House District 115: Q&A with Griffin, Bryant on higher education By Marnie Leonard November 3, 2016
Pagans of southern Illinois celebrate the new year, remember lost loved ones By Marnie Leonard October 30, 2016
Paul Simon Institute director and political reporting ‘legend’ retires from SIU By Marnie Leonard October 27, 2016
Presidential election holds significant consequences for women, SIU experts say By Marnie Leonard October 25, 2016
New interim associate chancellor for diversity plans to create a more welcoming campus By Marnie Leonard October 13, 2016
SIU pundits talk third party influence on 2016 presidential election By Marnie Leonard October 3, 2016
SIU student leaders to host town hall meeting with Illinois senator By Marnie Leonard October 3, 2016
Graduate assistantships at SIU have been on a decline for years. Here’s why students say that’s a problem. By Marnie Leonard September 28, 2016
Courtroom drama asks SIU audience to examine social issues, prejudices By Marnie Leonard September 22, 2016
Eating disorders — possible causes, warning signs and treatment options at SIU By Marnie Leonard September 16, 2016
SIU implements changes to sexual assault policies under new Illinois law By Marnie Leonard September 12, 2016
GPSC discusses program cuts, university transparency at first meeting By Marnie Leonard September 7, 2016
Salukis for sustainability: Dining halls strive to reduce environmental impacts By Marnie Leonard August 31, 2016
SIU community reacts to lifting of Illinois tampon tax: ‘This is a proper step’ By Marnie Leonard August 23, 2016
![From left: Dennis Connolly, of Alto Pass, Jay Simpson, of Murphysboro, and Mike Janulis, of Coben, applaud a musical performance Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, during Frack Free Fest at Alto Vineyards in Alto Pass. “It’s going to be tough [fighting fracking in southern Illinois]," Simpson said. "It’s going to take everybody to say that we’re not going to allow it.” (Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE)](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/082816_01_frackclap_WEB_AS.jpg)
![Harry Treece, of Carbondale, looks through a telescope Monday during the Transit of Mercury Public Astronomy Observation on the roof of Neckers Building. Treece, who previously worked in information technology at SIU, said he works closely with the physics department and the Astronomical Association of Southern Illinois to put on astronomy observations every month. "What's going on here is a transit of Mercury across the face of the sun," Treece said. "Mercury and Venus are the only two planets we can see between us and the sun because their orbits are closer to the sun than ours." He said Mercury can be seen in the morning and evening skies during most of the year. "I think some of the transits [when a planet passes between the Earth and sun] are the most exciting things I've seen so far." He said his interest in space started in grade school. "Looking at all the vastness in the night sky and all the beautiful things that are out there — nebulas, clusters of stars — it's just amazing," Treece said. — May 9, 2016, Carbondale, Ill. (Autumn Suyko | Daily Egyptian)](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/966219a650667a3708da358f43cf10ae.jpg)