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Congressman Glenn Poshard speaks during the Get Out the Vote Rally at the Eurma Hayes Community Center in Carbondale, Ill. April 3, 2021. The rally was held to help raise awareness for the upcoming general election in Carbondale and to encourage people from a low voter turnout area to get to the polls on Tuesday. "It may be a smaller election than a presidential election," Poshard said. "But it's still important!"

Women for Change seek to Get Out the Vote

By Nicolas Galindo, Managing Editor
April 5, 2021
Molly Gabel and her dog, Amaya, pose for a portrait in her at home studio Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Carbondale Ill. Gabel said that she loves working from home because she is able to make her own schedule.

Meet the artist behind Carbondale’s butterfly jewelry

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
December 20, 2020
IDPH reports 91% of ICU beds occupied, 19 available in region 5

IDPH reports 91% of ICU beds occupied, 19 available in region 5

By Staff Report, News Desk
December 4, 2020
Jacob Bucknam, the owner of Soil Grown, tends to CBD plants inside a tented greenhouse Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. “We grow and harvest and sell our own CBD flowers. This is just one of the beginning phases of it. We’ve had the place since February but COVID affected us pretty hard as far as getting the doors open. We didn’t really open the doors until July and ya know we’re just now starting to see an uptick in sales as people are finding out we’re here,” Bucknam said.

Photo of the Day: Local CBD

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
November 14, 2020
Fernando Sanchez, a senior majoring in art, works on a tattoo Nov. 4, 2020, in Carbondale Ill. Sanchez said that he originally started as an engineering major but decided to study drawing instead. “I view this as another art form because at school I’m a fine artist. It’s a really nice opportunity to challenge myself with another type of canvas but still sustain myself as an artist,” Sanchez said.

Photo of the Day: Tattoo as an art

By Madison Taylor, Staff Photographer
November 6, 2020
Sabrina Hardenbergh follows the election over a Zoom meeting and live streams during a Green Party watch event Nov. 3, 2020, in Murphysboro, Ill.

Gallery: Election 2020 watch parties

By Photo Desk, Staff Photographer
November 4, 2020
Sarah Linn and her daughter, Tessa, look at the carved pumpkins given to the foxes at Treehouse Wildlife Center's first-ever, Owl-A-Ween Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Dow, Ill.

Gallery: Halloween 2020

By Photo Staff, Daily Egyptian
October 31, 2020
Kirstan Innis sits for a Halloween themed make-up demonstration by her friend, Stephanie Jines Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Carterville, Ill. "She's one of my friends and I also love Halloween, it's one of my favorite holidays," Innis said.

Gallery: Halloween special effects make-up

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
October 31, 2020
Matt Ahlfield and Isaac Gibson, co-owners of Backwoods Axe Throwing in Murphysboro, practice their axe throwing Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.

Backwoods Axe Throwing to host Halloween activities

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
October 29, 2020
Jared Bilak emcees Hangar 9’s weekly trivia night Thursday, October 14, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. Patrons form teams to answer a series of trivia questions in an effort to win cash prizes and other awards. Each game consists of 6 rounds with 10 questions each. “I’ve only been here for trivia once or twice, but I think it’s a blast. I don’t get into the competitive aspect so much, I like to just sit and sip my drink, keep to myself and see how many questions I can get right,” bar patron Steven James said.

Photo of the Day: Hangar 9 Trivia Night

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
October 15, 2020
Sincearae Dotson holds her daughter Patrice on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 outside Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.

Missing girl reunited with family

By Isabel Miller, Photo and Multimedia Editor
June 11, 2019
Partygoers line the sidewalk as they wait to get into Stix Bar & Billiards during Unofficial Halloween early Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, on the Strip in Carbondale. (Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

Stix to face two-week suspension in June

By Reagan Gavin, Editor-in-chief
May 24, 2018
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