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Emily Bouchoc, a junior studying cinema from Collierville, Tennessee, models on the runway during the fashion design and merchandising student showcase and fashion show Thursday, April 27, 2017, in the Student Center ballrooms. The dress was designed by Olivia Martinez, a junior in the fashion design and merchandising program from Round Lake, who designed six pieces in the showcase. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

SIU design students host fashion show

By Tyra Wooten
April 28, 2017
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Fourth Friday Fairs series begins Friday in downtown Carbondale

By Tyra Wooten
April 25, 2017
Sarah Barth, a senior from Jasper, Indiana, studying interior design, and Morgan Meinhart, a senior from Newton studying interior design, plant a Cypress tree Saturday, April 1, 2017, along the edge of Campus Lake. Bruce DeRuntz, director of the SIU Leadership Development Program, said 80 volunteers planted 40 trees while they volunteered during The Big Event on Saturday. Hundreds of SIU students took part in the day of service at various locations in Carbondale and the surrounding area. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

University to celebrate Earth Month through sustainability projects

By Tyra Wooten
April 15, 2017
Murphysboro resident Andrew Vaz, center; Dowell resident Niki McMurray, left; and Tiffany Yearian, of Du Quoin, eat lunch Monday, April 10, 2017, at the Longbranch Café & Bakery. The cafe is holding its 17th Annual For Kids’ Sake Art Auction through April 28. Much of the art displayed on the walls is part of the silent auction to benefit a number of youth humanitarian efforts. (William Cooley | @Wcooley1980)

Bestselling author and Netflix series host visits Carbondale

By Tyra Wooten
April 13, 2017
Expanded marijuana cultivation center may bring further economic development to Carbondale

Expanded marijuana cultivation center may bring further economic development to Carbondale

By Tyra Wooten
April 8, 2017
SIU sophomore guard Armon Fletcher (22) and sophomore forward Rudy Stradnieks (24) rise up for a rebound Saturday, March 4, 2017, during SIU’s 63-50 loss to Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament semifinals at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. (Sean Carley | @SeanMCarley)

Famous coach to present lecture at SIU

By Tyra Wooten
March 8, 2017
Africana studies professor, Joseph Brown, silently reflects during a vigil remembering victims of the Orlando shooting Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Grinnell Hall. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Nigerian playwright inspires Black History Month production at SIU

By Tyra Wooten
February 22, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

Carbondale names eclipse weekend ‘Shadow Fest’

By Tyra Wooten
February 13, 2017
Pulliam Hall can be seen Jan. 30, 2017, on the university's Carbondale campus. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Iron sculptors to craft metal Valentines

By Tyra Wooten
February 10, 2017
Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE

Lecturers examine mental health among African-American women

By Tyra Wooten
February 9, 2017
DJ Fac3 performs Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at Hangar 9 in Carbondale. DJ Fac3, a student studying biomedical science, keeps his identity hidden because he wants his audience to only focus on the music. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Masked DJ a mainstay in Carbondale clubs

By Tyra Wooten
February 6, 2017
Sheryl Kula, of Lick Creek, walks across a set of railroad tracks Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, with her husband, Charles, and other demonstrators during an anti-abortion march in Carbondale. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Anti-abortion marchers demonstrate in downtown Carbondale

By Tyra Wooten
January 29, 2017
Locals and visitors gather for Polar Bear festivities Jan. 30, 2016, on South Poplar Street. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

City prepares for Polar Bear

By Tyra Wooten
January 27, 2017
SIU College Democrats President Travis Washington, a senior from Homewood studying speech communication, introduces C.J. Baricevic, an SIU School of Law alumnus and 12th US Congressional District candidate, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, during a College Democrats meeting in the Student Center. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute names Alexander Lane intern

By Tyra Wooten
January 25, 2017
People wait to enter the Lil Wayne concert April 20, 2015, outside Levels nightclub in Carbondale. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Levels nightclub to reopen Friday under new management

By Tyra Wooten
January 12, 2017
Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan greets Zion Henry, 7, of Carbondale, following her speech Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church in Carbondale. Lazan, who immigrated to the United States with her family in 1948, told the story of her journey as a Jewish child in Nazi controlled Germany and at Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in Germany where she and her family were imprisoned. "I try to teach my kids strong messages like these," said Zion's mother, Alexis Henry, who is a graduate student in behavioral analysis and therapy. "It's important to me that they learn to continue to love, learn and live in spite of all of the bad things." (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Holocaust survivor: Life in concentration camp was ‘a devastating time’

By Tyra Wooten
December 7, 2016
Henry C. Ruth III, of Springfield, Tenn., points to another hunting group Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, during a Wounded Warriors duck hunt at Grassy Lake Hunting Club in Jonesboro. “I think it’s very healing for those who are wounded to come out and be with their own soldiers that are just like them,” said Ruth, who retired from the Army after 28 years of service. “Being able to do that makes them normal.” (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Southern Illinois hunt unites wounded veterans (PHOTOS)

By Tyra Wooten
December 4, 2016
Asia Lee, a masters student in business administration from Chicago, speaks to Lamont Blackman, a senior from Chicago studying aviation, while students gather on the steps of Shryock Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, before a group reflection with Rev. Joseph Brown in response to Donald Trump's presidency. The reflection began with a performance of Amazing Grace and ended with speeches from Brown and Lee. "Are we not feeling today like we've been thrown back in the bottom of a ship on our way to somewhere dangerous and death-inducing?" said Brown, a professor of Africana Studies. "So somebody suggested, even in the darkest hour, let's get together with just a little bit of light and find a way to tell each other you may have been blind, but oh, now you see." (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

SIU students gather Wednesday night to reflect on election results

By Tyra Wooten
November 10, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo

Guest speaker discusses Native American culture, current issues

By Tyra Wooten
November 5, 2016
Members of the St. Louis-based not-for-profit organization Gentlemen of Vision Rites of Passage Enterprises perform Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, during SIU's Step Show in Shryock Auditorium. The group aims to prepare disadvantaged males for high education or trade. (Sloan Marion | @SketchingBear)

Alpha fraternity showcases step at Shryock (VIDEO)

By Tyra Wooten
October 23, 2016
Now SIU sophomore wide receiver Jimmy Jones and junior linebacker Kyron Watson pose for a team photograph in the JJK little league. Jones was No. 3 and Watson was No. 33 in this photograph. (Photo provided by Jimmy Jones)

From youth football to SIU: Three Salukis were often on same field as kids

By Tyra Wooten
October 22, 2016
Daily Egyptian File Photo

Women’s golf shooting for first conference title in nine years

By Tyra Wooten
October 21, 2016
Marchers chant and carry signs in Sanford, Fla., during a Black Lives Matter march and rally on Sunday, July 17, 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

SIU community explores #BlackLivesMatter: ‘All lives matter is used to mute black lives matter’

By Tyra Wooten
September 28, 2016
Amalia Acuña, originally from Santiago, Panama, dances with Pedro Vazquez, of Humacao, Puerto Rico, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, during SIU's Noche de Gala event at the Student Center ballrooms. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Noche de Gala brings energy to SIU

By Tyra Wooten
September 25, 2016
Saluki redshirt freshman cornerback Kerwin McElvaney runs down the field near Racer freshman wide receiver Jonathan Moss during SIU's 50-17 win against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Saluki Stadium. (Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

An SIU cornerback’s journey to joining the Salukis

By Tyra Wooten
September 22, 2016
Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell is interviewed by Gabbea Williams, a non-declared graduate student, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in the Student Center Ballrooms during an event coordinated through SIU’s Student Programming Council. (Bill Lukitsch | @Lukitsbill)

Students: Chancellor Q&A left important questions unanswered

By Tyra Wooten
September 22, 2016
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick scrambles against the San Diego Chargers in the second quarter during a preseason game on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

How the 49ers protests emulate civil rights figures, prompt discourse

By Tyra Wooten
September 20, 2016
Ciara Nixon, a junior from Danville studying forestry and environmental sciences, styles her hair Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at her house in Carbondale. "I have, in the past, been looked down upon and judged for my funky curls," Nixon said. "When I was in the fourth grade, I begged my mom to pay for a perm to make it straight like 'white girls' hair." She said throughout junior high she straightened it because she was uncomfortable with the "nappy" look. "It wasn't until college that I let my natural curls back out," she said. (Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE)

South Africa protest spurs SIU students to remember their roots, embrace natural hair

By Tyra Wooten
September 13, 2016
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