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Portrait of Phynix Huhn-Simmons, the Vice President for Undergraduate Student Government who is working on a task force for resident assistants on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at the Communication Building at SIU.

USG says farewell to vice president

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2020
Undergraduate Student Government President Colton Newlin swears in new members of the student senate on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 in the Student Center.

USG meeting announces search committees for permanent provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs

By Brandi Courtois and Keaton Yates
October 1, 2019
Brione Lockett leads the conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 during a campus conversations meeting in the Kaskaskia room in SIU’s Student Center.

First Campus Conversation of the semester discusses segregation on campus, student voices

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
September 25, 2019
Colton Newlin smiles after winning the election for USG president on April 10, 2019 inside the Student Center.

USG Executive Board plans for big changes fall semester

By Brandi Courtois, News Editor
August 14, 2019
Neely Hall on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

SIU changes housing employment policy, allows RAs to have second job

By Rana Schenke, Managing Editor
May 22, 2019
Colton Newlin smiles after winning the election for USG president on April 10, 2019 inside the Student Center.

Newlin elected 2019-2020 Undergraduate Student Government president

By Brandi Courtois, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
Sidewalks and snow — transportation barriers wheelchairs users deal with in the winter — don't mix. Carrie Mulderink, a graduate student in communication studies from Chicago, crosses the West Grand Avenue railroad tracks in a motorized wheelchair on her way to class Monday morning. It takes her about 30 minutes to get from her apartment on West Grand Avenue to Morris Library. “I feel that it’s largely unsafe for people with disabilities to cross a railroad that is often uncleared of snow and ice,” Mulderink said. She said she often gets stuck on the tracks, even if there is no snow. When this happens, Mulderink said she usually has to wait for someone to come find and help her. In the past, she said people have approached her thinking her wheelchair on the tracks was a suicide attempt, so now when she can’t get her chair over the tracks, she has to yell for help. Each time she leaves her apartment, Mulderink said she has to consider the safety and potential consequences of traveling to and on campus. Last year, she said she missed about a week of classes because of winter weather conditions. However, she said her teachers are typically accommodating of her situation. “I’m always trying to give more attention to accessibility issues,” Mulderink said. “It’s something that should be talked about more. But it isn’t.” - Feb. 15, 2016, Carbondale, Ill.

Traffic and Parking Committee raises ticket prices, proposes lot changes

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
April 10, 2019
Pulliam Hall is reflected in a puddle on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, outside of Pulliam Hall in Carbondale, Illinois.

USG, Student Trustee meet and greets to be held for upcoming elections

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
April 4, 2019
Newly elected Undergraduate Student Government president Toussaint Mitchell, a junior studying cinema from Aurora, reacts as the results of this year's election are announced Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in the Missouri Room of the Student Center. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Toussaint Mitchell elected as next USG president

By Reagan Gavin, Managing Editor
April 11, 2018
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