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Freshman outside hitter Bailey Neuberger serves the ball on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 during the Salukis’ 3-1 win against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions at the Banterra Center.

SIU volleyball prepares for delayed season, maintains high expectations

By Ryan Scott, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2020
An old advertisement banner is converted into a sign to thank heroes for continuing their work during COVID-19 on Apr. 17, 2020 at Lowe's in Springfield, IL

Jackson County reports 20 new cases of COVID-19, Franklin and Williamson counties report 77

By Staff Report, News Desk
November 16, 2020
Brianna Suttles and Joevan Robinson pose outside of the poll at the Carbondale Civic Center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Gallery: Voices from the polls

By Photo Desk, Staff Photographer
November 4, 2020
Bristi Poudel, an international, second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Physiology, celebrates Nepal's largest Hindu festival in her apartment Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. “I feel like missing home while celebrating the biggest festival, Dashain,” Poudel said.

Photo of the Day: Celebrating Nepal’s largest festival away from home

By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer
October 30, 2020
Maria Cavral, a freshman, plays “Spooky Saluki Bingo” in the Student Center Oct. 28, 2020, in Carbondale Ill. “I came to this because I was tired of being in the dorms and this was something to do and have fun with friends,” Cavral said.

Photo of the Day: Spooky Saluki Bingo

By Madison Taylor, Staff Photographer
October 29, 2020
Mark Denzer, operator of Cache Bayou Outfitters, paddles his way through the Cache River Oct. 24, 2020 outside of Ullin, Ill. Cache Bayou Outfitters is a kayak and canoe rental service that also offers tours of the Cache River. As the seasons changing from fall to winter, many outdoor recreational businesses will be closing until spring. Cache Bayou Outfitters will ending their season this Saturday on Halloween.

Photo of the Day: Fall outdoor recreation goes into hibernation

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
October 28, 2020
Chris Wissmann (middle) teaches a Karate demonstration with students, Rossana Lausell (left) and Isaac Lausell (Right) at the Southern Illinois Unity Coalition’s Stop the Violence event held at Attucks Park Saturday, October 24, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. “We came out to support Sensei Wissmann which is one of our two Karate teachers at the park district. I started with Shotokan, which I still practice with Sensei Everheart at SIU but with Sensei Wissmann I’ve been training for a year and a half,” Issac Lausell said.

Gallery: Stop the Violence

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
October 24, 2020
Spirit Halloween employees Mayra Vicente (left) and Addison Morell (right) fold shirts together Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Carbondale, Ill. Both new employees, Vicente and Morell work closely together to learn the ropes. “It’s amazing. It was an online thing, I was just here after school and saw the advertisement... This is my first year,” Morell said. Spirit Halloween is now open at the University Mall in Carbondale from Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday 9am-11pm, Thursdays from 8 a.m.-11 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Photo of the Day: 8 days until Halloween

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
October 23, 2020
Protestors march down a street in Carbondale, Ill. chanting “Black Lives Matter” in a counter-protest to the passing Trump supporters Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill.

Gallery: Trump train faces counter-protest in Carbondale

By Emma Deeter, Staff Photographer
October 18, 2020
A small crowd watches as a helicopter lands to deliver Splash Duck, the mascot of the event to the Ducky Derby Dash on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 at the Walker's Bluff Winery in Carterville, Ill. The event helps to raise funds for Special Olympics Illinois. The event is on its sixth year and this year the event took on a new look because of COVID-19. The duck race was moved to a virtual event, while participants were still allowed to come out to enjoy food, games, and live music in person.

Photo of the Day: Special Olympics holds the first virtual Ducky Derby Dash

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
October 9, 2020
Kyle R.L. Baker, Chief Strategy Officer at EcoBuds, watches as spectators get to try controlling SPOT at SIU’s Horticulture Research Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020.

Photo of the Day: SIU introduces “SPOT,” an agricultural robot dog

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
September 29, 2020
A tow truck arrives to remove the crashed vehicle on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.

First responders arrive at a car crash in Carbondale, IL.

By Chloe Schobert, Design Chief
September 25, 2020
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