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A Historical Look at SIU: When Halloween was Official

A Historical Look at SIU: When Halloween was Official

By Ryan Jurich , Staff Reporter
October 21, 2021
SIU Alumni and Fraternities get ready for 80’s and 90’s Homecoming Tailgate

SIU Alumni and Fraternities get ready for 80’s and 90’s Homecoming Tailgate

By Joseph Bernard , Staff Reporter
October 15, 2021

Letter to the Editor: Athlete and Activist

By Gwendolyn Berry, U.S. Track and Field Olympian and SIU Alum
May 7, 2021
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
A new Daily Egyptian sign donated by SIU alum Steve Brown. (Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE)

From the DE newsroom to professional careers, here’s what some of our recent alumni are doing now

By Sara Wangler, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2020
Sunrise over the new alumni statue in front of Pullium on the SIU Carbondale campus Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Nicole Tillberg | @nicoltillberg315

Photo of the Day: Alumni Plaza

August 18, 2020
Travis Washington of Flossmoor, IL holds a Daily Egyptian news article, which ran on 02/06/19 and featured Washington, on the SIU campus on Saturday, January 18, 2020, Carbondale, Illinois. Washington, 25, graduated with his MA degree in Education Administration last May from the SIU graduate program, and has been the force behind the Hands Up Act, a piece of legislation that would make it illegal for police officers to shoot someone if the person is found to be unarmed.

Alum and activist returns to SIU for TED Talk: Q&A with Travis Washington

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2020
1964-1976 logo, courtesy of SIU Athletics.

Riots, raves and romance, SIU alumni share their stories

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
October 16, 2019
Bob Hardwick grills Saturday during the SIU homecoming tailgate. Hardwick, a 1978 SIU School of Law alumnus and current circuit court judge, comes back to SIU for homecoming every few years. 

SIU’s 150 homecoming displays Saluki pride

By Grace Schneider, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2019
Attendees gather for a group photo during the BEER scholarship trophy presentation on Friday, March 29, 2019 during the SIU Day of Giving outside Shryock Auditorium.

SIU presents trophy to ‘BEER’ scholarship creators

By Rana Schenke, News Editor
March 30, 2019
Daily Egyptian file photo

SIU Day of Giving raises over $850,000

By Staff Report, News Desk
March 7, 2019
Pulliam Hall towers over the Carbondale skyline on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Southern Illinois University: 150 Years and counting

By Emily Cooper, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
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