Gallery: Wanenmacher’s Gun Show portraits By Sophie Whitten, Monica Sharma, and Subash Kharel May 19, 2021
Gallery: Carbondale Women’s Center hosts ‘Take Back the Night’ event By Monica Sharma and Subash Kharel May 1, 2021
Two late game home runs lifts Southern over Murray State By Adam Warfel, Sports Reporter April 28, 2021
SIU Art and Activism class celebrates Earth Day with a funeral procession By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer April 22, 2021
SIU women’s swim and dive team finishes second overall in MVC Championships By Janae Mosby, Sports Reporter April 16, 2021
Bald Knob Cross welcomes over 2000 visitors for Easter Sunrise Event By Subash Kharel, Staff Photographer April 4, 2021
Carbondale community rallies for peace and justice, repeals AUMF By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter April 3, 2021
Gallery: SIU students try to avoid making a “pool” out of themselves By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer April 1, 2021
Wearing Multiple Hats: Working women and the COVID-19 pandemic By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi and Diksha Mittal March 31, 2021
Women finish first, men third in Bill Cornell spring classic By Ryan Scott, Sports Reporter March 20, 2021
Black Women’s Brunch hosted by Black Resource Center By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer March 17, 2021
Some indoor dining options open for Carbondale community amid COVID-19 By Elizabeth Hamilton, Staff Reporter March 15, 2021
A year later, southern Illinois remembers Breonna Taylor By Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, George Wiebe, Staff Reporter March 13, 2021
Samaritan Saturday: Carbondale non-profit empowers those in need By Elizabeth Hamilton, Staff Reporter March 13, 2021
Illinois Food Banks cope with unprecedented demand due to COVID-19 By Jason Flynn, Staff Reporter March 8, 2021
SIU Women’s basketball falls in final regular season game to UNI as offense struggles By Ryan Scott, Staff Reporter March 6, 2021
SIU women’s basketball falls in overtime to Valparaiso By Adam Warfel, Staff Reporter February 28, 2021
Salukis stay undefeated and keep winning streak alive By Ryan Scott, Staff Reporter February 28, 2021
International Student Feature: effects of cover crops By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer February 25, 2021
Salukis hold on in the ninth inning for the win after Panthers rally By Ryan Scott, Sports Reporter February 23, 2021
SIU women’s basketball snaps skid with two-point victory over Illinois State By Janae Mosby, Sports Reporter February 6, 2021
Photo of the Day: Civil Engineer graduate student worships before defending thesis By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer November 7, 2020
Photo of the Day: Celebrating Nepal’s largest festival away from home By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer October 30, 2020
USDA’s Farm to Table program hosts a Pandemic Relief Food Distribution By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer October 26, 2020
Photo of the Day: Staying active during COVID-19 By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer October 12, 2020
![Shree Krishna Tripathi, an international, master’s student in the Department of Civil Engineering, visits the Hindu Temple and Cultural Society of Southern Illinois on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. “I usually come here when I feel low and stressed out. Visiting here makes me feel calm and peaceful. Another big [Hindu] festival, Tihar, is coming up and I am really excited to celebrate it," Tripathi said. "I have my thesis defense today and visiting the temple and worshiping here gives me positive vibes and makes me more confident."](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC_0015-900x600.jpg)
![Bristi Poudel, an international, second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Physiology, celebrates Nepal's largest Hindu festival in her apartment Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. “I feel like missing home while celebrating the biggest festival, Dashain,” Poudel said. "Receiving blessings and tika from the elder ones and putting tika to the younger ones gives me immense joy when I think of it. Coming here to the U.S.A. and trying to cope in the different culture is challenging for me but I have not forgotten my values and culture even though I am away from home,” Poudel said. Dashain is one of the major national festivals of Nepal which comes every year during the month of October and lasts for fifteen days. It is the festival of giving blessings to the young and celebrating with friends and family by receiving tika [a mixture of vermillion powder, rice, and yogurt that is worn on the forehead] and jamara [barley sprouts that are often worn behind the ear] from the elder members of the family. By giving tika and jamara to the younger members of the family, they are bestowing good fortune, health, and long life upon them. In Hindu culture, not having jamara and tika during Dashain would be like not having a Christmas tree on Christmas. On this occasion, people wear new clothes, eat delicious food, invite relatives to play cards, and celebrate with love and happiness. Dashain symbolizes the victory of good over evil by representing the victory of the Goddess Durga. According to Hindu Mythology, the demon Mahidhasura created terror in the world where god lives but the Goddess Durga killed the demon. The first nine days symbolize the battle which took place in different manifestations of Durga and Mahishasura. The tenth day is the day when Durga finally defeated Mahidhasura.](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0242-900x600.jpg)
![Sudip Ghimire, SIU Computer Science major, plays soccer in a field near the Brookside apartment complex on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill., “Football [soccer] is my passion even COVID-19 cannot stop me playing football. I come here every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday to boost myself and try to be fit and happy,” Ghimire said.](https://dailyegyptian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0075-1-600x900.jpg)