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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

Oreoluwa Ojewuyi

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Letter to the editor: We don’t talk about the quarter life crisis enough

Letter to the editor: We don’t talk about the quarter life crisis enough

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Guest columnist
August 16, 2022
Screenshot taken from Chancellor Austin Lane's statement on the SIU Facebook page.

Vigil to honor SIU students who died in crash

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2022

Letter from the Editor

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2022

Letter from the Editor

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
February 25, 2022

The Black college student experience: PWIs vs HBCUs

By Janiyah Gaston and Oreoluwa Ojewuyi
February 21, 2022
COVID-19 prompts SIU to change how spring classes will start; many to go temporarily virtual

COVID-19 prompts SIU to change how spring classes will start; many to go temporarily virtual

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
January 6, 2022
A poster filled with photos of Jacob Jurinek during the vigil on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Faner Plaza at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. Jurinek, a junior at SIU, was one of the eight victims of the Astroworld festival tragedy on Nov. 5 in Houston.

“Larger-than-life” Jacob E. Jurinek: SIU campus mourns the loss of another student 

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor in Chief
November 8, 2021
Jacob Jurinek appears in a Daily Egyptian video just weeks before he was killed in the Astroworld tragedy.

Astroworld tragedy, where SIU student died, prompts lawsuits, criminal investigation

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2021

Forgotten Bodies: Missing White Woman Syndrome

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2021
John T. Soden in the late 1970s.

Alum John T. Soden reveals unpublished works from the 70s during his time at SIU

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2021
Spectators flip off Brother Matt, a campus evangelist, as he records them while speaking out against members of the community Oct. 4, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.

Preacher on campus: “LGBT is going to get barbecued in hellfire”

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor in Chief
October 6, 2021

SIUC faculty and staff are receiving a long-awaited raise.

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2021
Athletic Director Liz Jarnigan congratulates players after the game on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 after the Salukis' 76-65 win against the Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagles.

Athletic Director Liz Jarnigan fired amid alleged abuse cover-up on women’s swim and dive team

By Ryan Scott, Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, and Nick Karpinski
September 15, 2021
Photo of the wreckage of the twin towers which fell after the attacks on 9/11.

9/11: The domino effect lingers 20 years later

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor in Chief
September 11, 2021
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The Visiting Artists Program hosts Nigerian artist, Dayo Laoye

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor in Chief
September 10, 2021
A group comfort each other during a vigil was held for Keeshanna Jackson, a SIU freshmen who was shot and killed early Sunday morning. The vigil was held in front of Davies Hall on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at SIU.

“A beautiful soul with a bright future”: Honoring the life of Keeshanna Jackson

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
August 25, 2021

Carbondale Police Department identifies three other victims injured at shootout

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-in-Chief
August 23, 2021
Keshanna Jackson pictured on the SIU campus. Photo provided by Kaszcha Jackson

SIUC Freshman fatally shot; investigation underway

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor-In-Chief
August 22, 2021
Johnathon Phillips,41, dashes into Campus Lake. Phillips won second place overall at The King Tut Strut.

SIU holds first triathlon: The King Tut Strut

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi and Joey Bernard
June 5, 2021
Mel Foster places her pistol into her holster at the Women's Shooting Club at the Tombstone Gun Range on April, 11, 2021. Before joining the group, Foster had taken a couple of home defense classes. Foster has been taking classes for several years and is a concealed carry license holder.

‘More American:’ Minority Communities and Gun Ownership

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2021
A #Blackgunsmatter banner hangs in one of the booths at the Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show on April 10 and 11, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. “I would tell Black people who are considering getting a gun to do your research to talk to people you trust people who know something about guns. Go to the gun range. Find something that fits you to for it and don’t be afraid of it,” Marc Ford, a Black gun owner, said.

‘Black guns matter’

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2021
Rodney Cavitt, of Carbondale, holds a candle and a photo of Xe’Quan Campbell on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, alongside Freeman Street in Carbondale at the Vigil for Xe’Quan Campbell and Keon Cooper.

The Revolving door of gun control

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2021

Cook County city becomes first in the nation to provide housing reparations for Black residents

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi and Courtney Alexander
April 7, 2021
Narmada Pandey plays chess with her kids Ayushi, 12, and Ayaan, 7, on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Evergreen Terrace Family Housing in Carbondale, Ill. “On the other side, it's good to play with kids and spend some time with them which I missed when they were busy on their own schedule,“ Pandey said.

Wearing Multiple Hats: Working women and the COVID-19 pandemic

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi and Diksha Mittal
March 31, 2021
This is not how your story ends: The shadow pandemic of domestic violence

This is not how your story ends: The shadow pandemic of domestic violence

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2021
Carbondale's City Council met remotely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The topics that were discussed was the transferring of ownership of Thai Taste, approval of Wells Fargo, and revised code to the Pay By Mail Program. The council also saw a presentation from the Carbondale Warming Center about an overview of their progress since starting back in early December. The meeting took place on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 via GoToMeeting.

Candidates present campaign promises for the upcoming Carbondale City Council Elections

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2021
Evie Allen (center) poses for a photograph with her mother, Clarissa Allen (left), and her aunt, Anita Csaszar (right), Feb. 13, 2021, in Marion, Ill. The three women discussed how, no matter what hairstyle or texture someone has, it should be accepted and embraced because it is not for any one person to dictate what hairstyles are right or wrong. “Whatever I do to my hair, it’s me that I’ve got to please, even though we’ve spent so much time trying to please somebody else,” Clarissa Allen said.

Uncoiling the Black hair struggle

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2021
After a steady decline in monthly installs, TikTok in the U.S. began to see an uptick again in December.

The TikTok generation: not your cookie cutter political activists

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2021
Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton listen as Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks about making changes in the state on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill.

The end of an era: Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan passes the gavel to Chris Welch

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2021
Local organizations to host Martin Luther King Love Train

Local organizations to host Martin Luther King Love Train

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2021
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speak after the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University's Health and PE Center on Sept. 12, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

Opinion- Kamala Harris: The truth behind identity politics

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2020
Amriela D-Alessandro, 21, rehearsing for Tuck Everlasting as her character, Mae Tuck, Sept. 24, 2020, at SIU, in Carbondale ILL. “It’s weird that we have to be farther apart and that we don’t have everybody,” Nowark said.

Hidden heroes of storytelling: costume designers create garments for Tuck Everlasting

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 24, 2020
Nancy Maxwell, the grassroots director of the So. Illinois Unity Coalition, leads the way during the Vienna Rally for Racial Justice. The rally was met with a number of counter-protesters and onlookers. The event took place because of the recent Vienna high school Snapchat group called, "We hate Black people". The rally took place on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 in city park in Vienna, IL.

If not us then who?-Activists fight against police brutality

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2020
People maintain their 6-foot social distancing while waiting to vote at the Carbondale Civic Center Nov. 3, in Carbondale, Ill.

‘Everything is at stake:’ Voters share what the 2020 presidential election means to them

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2020
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Exploring SIU’s sustainability mission

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Exploring SIU’s sustainability mission

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2020
Fake News: The infodemic

Fake News: The infodemic

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2020
Michael Coleman and Jerricha Griffin lead the protesters around downtown Carbondale on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Carbondale, IL. Around thirty people showed up at the Justice for Breonna Taylor event. Breonna Taylor, Louisville, KY., was killed by the Louisville Metro Police Department officers as the result of a 'no-knock warrant'. Recently the grand jury decided that the police would not receive any charges for the death of Breonna Taylor.

Carbondale Community gathers to honor Breonna Taylor

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2020
Emerald Avril rallies the protesters on September 25, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL.

Opinion: ‘The Most Disrespected Person in America is the Black Woman’

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
October 2, 2020
“If you don't participate you have no impact at all:” Politically active community members discuss the 2020 presidential election

“If you don’t participate you have no impact at all:” Politically active community members discuss the 2020 presidential election

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2020
Michael Thornton, a sophomore from Naperville studying digital media arts and animation, carries a Black Lives Matter flag in front of the student center Thursday, April 5, 2018, during a protest on the proposed police academy at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Black at SIU- students take to social media to share their stories

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
September 4, 2020
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin poses for a portrait following a Shelia Simon campaign stop at Morris Library in Carbondale. Durbin joined Simon, who is running for the 58th Illinois State Senate District, in encouraging students to take advantage of early voting opportunities. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Sen. Dick Durbin discusses COVID-19 and the election with young Democrats

By Ryan Scott and Oreoluwa Ojewuyi
September 1, 2020
Every Person Counts: Census 2020 ends on Sept. 30

Every Person Counts: Census 2020 ends on Sept. 30

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
August 29, 2020
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU community discusses hate speech and social media

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
August 25, 2020
SIU chancellor, Austin Lane, poses for a portrait in his office on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 in Anthony Hall at SIU.

Meet Austin Lane: A Q&A with SIU’s new chancellor

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
August 19, 2020
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