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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
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
Junior center Kevion Pippen pushes against cougar defense to lay up the ball Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, during the Salukis’ 86-59 win against SIUE at SIU Arena. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)

Meet dominating Saluki center Kavion Pippen

By Ryan Demer
December 6, 2017
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