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The softball team high fives each other after a huddle on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

[Photo] Softball grabs a pair of home wins vs Missouri State

March 20, 2023
SIU senior, Sydney Sikes, swings at the pitch at Charlotte West Stadium on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU junior, Aubree Depron, focuses on the ball while playing against the Saint Louis Billikens on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU sophomore, Madi Eberle, winds up a pitch to the Saint Louis Billikens on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

[Photo] Northern Iowa sweeps Saluki softball; SIU outscored 42-7 in weekend series

April 17, 2023
SIU sophomore, Madi Eberle, pitches to the Saint Louis Billikens on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.

[Photo] Carder, Eberle help Salukis Survive against UIC, will play ISU at 7:00PM Thursday

May 11, 2023
Visitors play videogames on Thursday, April 7, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill. The event was held by SalukiGames and live streamed on playingforpets.com, Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.

Gamers select their characters on Thursday, April 7, 2022 during the Playing for Pets event held in the SIU Communications Building in Carbondale, Ill. This event was hosted by SalukiGames and live streamed on playingforpets.com, Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.

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.

[Photo] SIU Communications department host first ever Playing for Pets fundraiser

April 20, 2022
Ernestine Hughlett poses while wearing their Juneteenth attire during the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 in Guyron Auditorium in Carbondale, Ill.

Ernestine Hughlett (left) and Sharon Simon show off their drawstring backpacks inspired by "Celebrating Our Melanin" on Feb. 27, 2022 in the Guyron Auditorium in Carbondale, Ill.

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.

[Photo] Afro-Centric fashion show celebrates Black Beauty

March 2, 2022
Members of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Phi Delta Dance Sorority raise their fists in the air during their dance performance at the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 in Guyron Auditorium in Carbondale, Ill.

Vice President of the Women for Change organization Deborah Woods speaks to the audience during the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 in the Guyron Auditorium in Carbondale, Ill.

Sharon Simon poses towards the audience during the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 at Morris Library in Carbondale, Ill.

A model makes her way to the front of the room while wearing an African American inspired dress during the Afrocentric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 in the Guyon auditorium in Carbondale, Ill.

Janelle Thompson struts down the aisle as she models her African American inspired clothing during the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 at the Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library in Carbondale, Ill. This event was held by SIU’s Black Resource Center and Carbondale’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in honor of Black History Month.

One of the participants looks at his fashion show partner while modeling his African American inspired clothing at the Morris Library on Feb. 27, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

London Wilder shows off her African American inspired outfit during the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 at the Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library in Carbondale, Ill.

Zaria Quarterman walks down the aisle in her African-inspired dress during the Afro-Centric Fashion Show on Feb. 27, 2022 at the Guyton Auditorium in Carbondale, Ill.

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[Photo] Term paper uncovers the dangers of working at the Koppers site

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[Photo] Term paper uncovers the dangers of working at the Koppers site

By Janiyah Gaston, Assistant to Editor
February 11, 2022
Playground equipment sits at the Rainbows End Preschool Jan. 26, 2022 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.

Rainbows End Preschool features an array of playground equipment on Jan. 26, 2022 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.

Rainbows End Preschool features an array of playground equipment Jan. 26, 2022 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.

[Photo] Rainbow’s End staff say COVID-19 protections have been effective

February 3, 2022
Two Little Tikes cars sit in the playground of the Rainbows End Preschool Jan. 26, 2022 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.

Two Little Tikes cars sit in the playground of the Rainbows End Preschool Jan. 26, 2022 at SIU in Carbondale, Ill.

Thomas Brummer speaks to the SIU students before the event about how appreciative he is about them volunteering on Jan. 22, 2022 at Touch of Nature Environmental Center in Makanda, Ill.

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.

[Photo] Touch of Nature and Green Earth celebrate MLK through volunteer work

January 26, 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.

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.

SIU freshmen, Molly Lindsey, and Mackenzie Ebmeyer scrape the snow away from their stuck car on Feb. 16, 2021. “It won’t go, either way, it’s very stuck,” said Ebmeyer in the West Campus parking lot.

John A. Logan College freshman, Abigail Wheatley, walks near several Trump and Biden flags Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Herrin, Ill. Although Wheatley is 18, she is not voting in the upcoming presidential election. She believes whoever wins won’t fulfill their promises in office.

Craft Shop Coordinator, Stephanie Dukat, glues frame pieces together on Sept. 23, 2020 in the Frame Shop located in the SIU Student Center. “The craft shop is a creative space for people in students, staff, community members to come in and have a space to make and create things,” Dukat said.

[Photo] Photo of the Day: Custom frames in the Craft Shop

By Tiffany Young, Staff Photographer
October 8, 2020
The SIU art museum features an exhibit filled with Richard Cox’s recent artwork on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. Cox weaved together wool, hand-dyed, and mohair to create “No Title.”

[Photo] SIU Museum continues to house exhibits despite pandemic

October 5, 2020
Jeff Messemore an anti-protester speaks to Ayo Oyetunji, a Black Lives Matter protestor about his reasons for not supporting the BLM movement during the Vienna Rally for Racial Justice on Sunday, Sept. 2020.

[Photo] ‘All lives can’t matter until Black lives do:’ Racist incident at Vienna high school leads to protest

By Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, and George Wiebe
September 27, 2020
While talking about the artwork presented in Project Human X, Cree Sahidah Glanz said “The art is like a medium of appreciation and a way to communicate.” Glanz and her husband, Marquez Scoggin, started this business in Nov. 2019 in hopes of bringing people of all races together as human beings.

SIU alumnus, Marquez Scoggin, holds his daughter while giving a tour of Project Human X on Sept. 22, 2020. “When we open our doors, our doors are open to everyone,” Scoggin said about his and Cree Sahidah Glanz’s business.

SIU alumna, Cree Sahidah Glanz, hands out blank canvases at Project Human X on Sept. 22, 2020.

Project Human X features a glow in the dark art wall on Sept. 22, 2020. “COVID-19 has forced us to become more creative,” Marquez Scoggin said about his and Cree Sahidah Glanz’s business.

Project Human X features a glow in the dark art wall on Sept. 22, 2020. “COVID-19 has forced us to become more creative,” Marquez Scoggin said about his and Cree Sahidah Glanz’s business.

Marquez Scoggin and Cree Sahidah Glanz, opened the doors to Project Human X in Nov. 2019 in hopes of bringing individuals of all races together as human beings. While speaking about the business' logo, Scoggin said "Inside this logo, there's every letter of the alphabet, if you look at it from different perspectives."

SIU’s Craft Shop welcomes its visitors with signs, paintings, and sculptures on Sept. 17, 2020. The Craft Shop is open on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Craft Shop can be found downstairs in the Student Center.

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[Photo] COVID-19 restrictions weigh heavily on fraternities and sororities

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2020
Women for Change’s Vice President, Deborah Woods, picks out weeds from the Women for Change Garden. Sept. 10, 2020. (Tiffany Young | @photographybytiffa)

Kate Heist (pictured) pulls out the herb drying rack. She is in charge of the Women for Change Garden. This community garden is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Carbondale. Sept. 10, 2020.

Linda Andreas, a clothing vendor, (Maryville, IL) folds one of her handmade clothing items shortly after it was purchased by a customer during the Small Business Saturday. Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., small business owners and artisans gathered together at Cottonwood Marketplace to sell and display their merchandise. Cottonwood Marketplace plans to hold this event again on Sept. 19, Oct. 3, and Oct. 17 in hopes of spreading the news about small businesses in the area. During this event, Andreas, said "I think it's important to shop local, and support local people." Sept. 5, 2020, West Frankfort, IL.

[Photo] Photo of the Day: Small Business Saturday

By Tiffany Young, Staff Photographer
September 8, 2020
The Marion Carnegie Library features a door full of yarn during Teen Craft Night on Aug. 26, 2020.

On Aug. 26, 2020, the Marion Carnegie Library held a Teen Craft Night. During this event, the teenagers paintings from previous weeks were displayed on the wall.

During Teen Craft Night at the Marion Carnegie Library, Anthony Mondzelewski, 16, uses scissors to cut a photo of Glaceon from Pokémon before turning it into shrink art on Aug. 26, 2020.

While wearing his DIY Shrinky Dink earrings he made that night, Chancellor Davis, 15, traces a photo of Kaonashi also known as “No Face” from the animated film “Spirited Away” during Teen Craft Night at the Marion Carnegie Library. “I definitely think it is a positive outlet for the kids to come in here and have a little bit more of a normal environment. We don’t talk about COVID and the world, we just have fun. They get to have a creative outlet and enjoy just being around other teens.” Coordinator of Young Adult Services, Mandee Villa said on Aug. 26, 2020. The library will be holding craft nights for teenagers ages 12 to 19 every Wednesday with social distancing guidelines in place.

[Photo] Photo of the Day: Teen Craft Night at the Marion Carnegie Library

By Tiffany Young, Staff Photographer
August 27, 2020
With the coronavirus, many events have been canceled, but that didn’t stop the Blessing of the Jeeps from occurring. “I’m really glad they’ve been able to have it. It’s smaller than it would’ve been I’m sure, but they have a beautiful weather day for it and a great turn out,” said Teresa Gilbert, Executive Director of Bald Knob Cross of Peace Aug. 15, 2020

Jeeps line up for their picture and blessing Aug. 15, 2020 at Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass Il.

Jeeps line up for a blessing Aug. 15, 2020 at Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass Il.

”The purpose is to have the Blessing of the Jeeps. The original purpose was to have it in the Spring and to blast the jeepers for the Jeep season,” said Bald Knob Cross of Peace Executive Director, Teresa Gilbert. The original event was scheduled for May 9, but it was postponed due to the coronavirus. Aug. 15, 2020

The first row of Jeeps gather on the hillside of Bald Knob Cross of Peace for the Blessing of the Jeeps event on Aug. 15, 2020

Mandi Ratliff, Shannon Hicks, J.J. Naas, and Charlie Parton pose after parking their 2010 Jeep Islander at the first ever Blessing of the Jeeps at Bald Knob Cross of Peace. Aug. 15, 2020

Jeeps from various locations gather together to line up at the Blessing of the Jeeps event in Alto Pass, Ill.

Jeeps from across the country line up to be guided to a parking spot at the Blessing of the Jeeps event at Bald Knob Cross of Peace Aug. 15, 2020

Jeeps await a blessing at Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass Aug. 15, 2020

Amanda Schneid and Chaz Stortz of Burfordville, Mo. pose after traveling about an hour and a half to the Blessing of the Jeeps event in Alto Pass, Ill. “I think everyone needs blessed” Stortz said on Aug. 15, 2020

Amanda Schneid and Chaz Stortz of Burfordville, Mo. pose after traveling about an hour and a half to the Blessing of the Jeeps event in Alto Pass, Ill. “I think everyone needs blessed” Stortz said on Aug. 15, 2020

[Photo] Gallery: First ever blessing of the jeeps takes place at Bald Knob Cross

August 16, 2020
On Saturday Aug. 15, Paul Cochran and Frances Cochran volunteer to sell merchandise at the Blessing of the Jeeps event at Bald Knob Cross of Peace.

Helping sponsor the first ever Blessing of the Jeeps event on Aug. 15 is Jeep’N Shawnee and Absher-Arnold in Marion Aug. 15, 2020

Amanda Schneid (left) and Chaz Stortz (right) pose while waiting for the blessing on the radio Aug. 15, 2020

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