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USG votes to oppose Chancellor Montemagno’s plan to eliminate all departments

By Cory Ray
November 28, 2017
Barbequed pork is sandwiched between layers of corn bread that is bolstered with cheddar, corn kernels and jalapeno. (James F. Quinn/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

SIU student researching the origins of barbecue

By Cory Ray
November 15, 2017
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Chancellor initiates task force to boost Africana studies enrollment

By Cory Ray
November 14, 2017
Emma Johns, a sophomore from Champaign studying physiology, directs a participant to align under a dome of cameras in order to image his head Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. I wanted to go somewhere that I could be involved in research, especially at a young age, Johns said. I didnt want to wait until I was a senior. (Cory Ray | @CoryRay_DE)

Researchers inspect brain waves to predict if people will become heavy smokers

By Cory Ray
November 1, 2017
Kennedy Byers, a senior Africana Studies and biological anthropology major, listens to answers from Carlo Montemagno regarding his strawman plan for academic reorganization at the university Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in the Student Center Auditorium. (Dylan Nelson | @Dylan_Nelson99)

Students say chancellor’s vision survey doesn’t take their opinions into account

By Cory Ray
October 25, 2017
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Carlo Montemagno waves to the audience after his State of the University speech Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at Shryock Auditorium. Montemagno spoke on his vision for the university and the steps administration plans to take to increase enrollement numbers. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Campus community ‘utterly frustrated’ by the chancellor’s plan to restructure the university

By Cory Ray
October 25, 2017
Elizabeth Geerling, a senior from St. Louis studying biological sciences, studies the the reproductive system of a male mouse Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Life Sciences III. I think our model has really evolved into a mechanism that can be used to explore other reproductive issues, Geerling said. (Cory Ray| @coryray_de)

Campus scientists studying ways to combat extremely early puberty

By Cory Ray
October 19, 2017
Marisa Szubryt, a senior from Mokeno studying plant biology, examines the flower of a plant known as Euthamia Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at her apartment in Carbondale. “Working with the data has been really interesting in a way that I hadn’t been exposed to before,” Szubryt said. “That’s all very exciting, being like, ‘Okay, so this thing groups with this other thing, and oh, they look similar because of this and that’s why.” (Cory Ray| @coryray_de)

Biologists aim to preserve history through plants

By Cory Ray
October 11, 2017
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Carlo Montemagno gives the State of the University speech Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at Shryock Auditorium. Montemagno spoke on his vision for the university and the steps administration plans to take to increase enrollement numbers. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Reactions mixed over Montemagno’s plan to shake up academic departments

By Cory Ray
October 11, 2017
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USG votes to support final exam schedule change

By Cory Ray
October 4, 2017
Justin Porter, a junior from Rockford studying biological science, adjusts magnets on a laser to hyperpolarize Xenon Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at a lab in Neckers. The element spins in two different directions and hyperpolarization involves making all the atoms spin in one direction. “If we can get to a point where we are producing the Xenon in great quantities, this can be [applied] in a hospital setting,” Porter said. “We’ll be able to help people.”

From liquid to gas: chemistry students aim to make MRI’s easier and more accurate

By Cory Ray
September 27, 2017
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Exam schedule change could lighten student workload

By Cory Ray
September 27, 2017
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