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Jacob Jurinek appears in a Daily Egyptian video just weeks before he was killed in the Astroworld tragedy.

Remembering Jacob Jurinek: Legacy of journalism student continues with blood drive

By Joel Kottman , Staff Reporter
March 30, 2022
A poster filled with photos of Jacob Jurinek during the vigil on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Faner Plaza at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. Jurinek, a junior at SIU, was one of the eight victims of the Astroworld festival tragedy on Nov. 5 in Houston.

“Larger-than-life” Jacob E. Jurinek: SIU campus mourns the loss of another student 

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Editor in Chief
November 9, 2021
Students practice their dances for the Miss Eboness Pageant in the Student Center Oct. 3, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale Ill. The pageant is hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha at Shryock auditorium for Southern Illinois University’s homecoming week which takes place Oct. 11-16, 2021 in Carbondale Ill.

Sororities and Fraternities Get Ready For SIU Homecoming

By Janiyah Gaston, Staff Reporter
October 15, 2021
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