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Michael Serna, left, a senior from Modesto, Calif., studying economics, and Kevin Parker, a freshman from Chicago studying architecture, wait to cross the street Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at the intersection of South Wall Street and East Grand Avenue in Carbondale. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Carbondale officials improve accessibility by installing audio crosswalks near campus

By Shyanne Jasper
November 6, 2016
A QR scanner code hangs on a tree along the path through Thompson Woods. The codes are being put up by a group of graduate students in the forestry program so that other students can scan the code and find information about that specific tree. Associate professor of forestry Jon Schoonover hopes to have the QR codes on 135 different species of trees throughout Thompson Woods.ALEXA ROGALS

SIU community concerned about lack of lighting near Thompson Woods, survey shows

By Shyanne Jasper
October 30, 2016
An attendee of the SIU School of Art and Design and Southern Clay Works Empty Bowls fundraiser selects one of many ceramic bowls for sale Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, outside The Neighborhood Co-op Grocery in Carbondale. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

SIU students, community members sell artistic bowls to benefit area soup kitchen

By Shyanne Jasper
October 15, 2016
Eric Sparks, of Marion, works with his team to pull a Boeing 737 airplane Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, during the 2016 Plane Pull at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Southern Illinoisans pull for Special Olympians (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

By Shyanne Jasper
September 24, 2016
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Campus Lake drainage won’t harm local creek, SIU official says

By Shyanne Jasper
September 16, 2016
Rescue crews work to clear debris from the site of the World Trade Center near the Sphere on Sept. 21, 2001, in New York City. (Photo by Michael Rieger/ FEMA News Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

SIU museum holds piece of 9/11 history

By Shyanne Jasper
September 11, 2016
Campus Lake as seen from its north side on Sept. 1, 2016, near Thompson Point. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

SIU begins draining Campus Lake to combat toxic algae

By Shyanne Jasper
September 2, 2016
Six-year-old twins Jake and Nick Wilhelm, of Carterville, try to peak beneath the mask off Grey Dawg on Saturday at Finding Grey Dawg, a family carnival in the Recreation Center. “It’s fun for them to see where I work,” said their mother, Angela Upchurch, an SIU law professor. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

SIU families hunt for Grey Dawg

By Shyanne Jasper
August 27, 2016
Students sink their teeth into slices of watermelon Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, during Watermelon Fest in front of Morris Library. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

SIU students slice into the semester at Watermelon Fest

By Shyanne Jasper
August 21, 2016
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Chancellor’s Scholarships awarded to 27 new Salukis

By Shyanne Jasper
August 19, 2016
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