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SIU School of Journalism and Advertising Director Jan Thompson poses with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the White House Memorial Day Breakfast May 30, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

SIU journalism director attends White House Memorial Day Breakfast

By Ethan Braun, Staff Reporter
May 31, 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
Veterans stand as the Banterra Center erupts in cheers during the ceremony of the mobilization of the members of the Illinois National Guard 2nd Battalion 130th Infantry Regiment on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 in the Banterra Center in Carbondale, IL.

Semester in Photos: Spring 2020

May 11, 2020
Janice Thompson, Director of the Journalism Department, in her office on Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Southern Illinois University campus, Carbondale, Illinois.

Jan has a plan: Jan Thompson becomes first female permanent director of journalism

By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2020
The Pulliam Hall clocktower strikes 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Complaint halts search for School of Journalism director

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
September 25, 2019
Jan Thompson, an SIU professor of radio, television and digital media, explains the operation of her drone Nov. 16, 2015, at her home. Thompson used the drone in Montana during filming for a documentary. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

University seeks approval for campus-wide drone use

By Anna Spoerre, @ASpoerre_DE
November 16, 2015
Film commemorates World War II prisoners of war

Film commemorates World War II prisoners of war

By Heather Cachola, @HCachola_DE
September 9, 2015
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