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The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

“Cooked” documentary retrospective highlights un-learned lessons from disaster response

By Jason Flynn, Managing Editor
January 15, 2022
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s announces of the launch of a new Department of Children and Family Services training center at SIU on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 at the Student Services building at SIU.

Southern Illinois to get lab to test for coronavirus

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2020
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Despite backlash, Carbondale says pay up: Paid parking is here to stay

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2020
Carbondale Human Relations Commissioner Karriem Shariati holds up a piece of toilet paper during an icebreaker exercise at the HRC retreat on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.

Giving a voice to the voiceless: Carbondale HRC discusses purpose, mission

By Rana Schenke, Managing Editor
September 10, 2019
Mayor Mike Henry addresses a question alongside mayoral candidate Nathan Colombo on March 28, 2019, at the Mayoral LGBTQ Open Forum in the Center of Empowerment and Justice.

Mayoral candidates discuss issues facing Carbondale LGBTQ community

By Rana Schenke and Jacob Lorenz
March 30, 2019
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Rainbow Cafe to host forum on LGBTQ+ issues with Carbondale mayoral candidates

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2019
Paul Echols, retired police lieutenant and criminal justice professor, speaks after receiving honor from the Carbondale NAACP on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the 37th Annual King Breakfast in the SIU Student Center. Echols helped Grover Thompson receive posthumous clemency after Thompson was wrongfully convicted of murder. When asked why he sought to clear Thompson’s name after so long he quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. saying, “The time is always right to do what is right.”

Echols honored for posthumous exoneration efforts by Carbondale NAACP at MLK Breakfast

By Emily Cooper, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2019
Nathan Colombo announces his candidacy for mayor, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at Carbondale City Hall.

Nathan Colombo, a board director of the Varsity Center, announces his run for Mayor of Carbondale

By Claire Cowley, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2018
Scott Ishman, the interim dean of the college of science at SIU speaks to the Carbondale City Council, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 inside the Carbondale Civic Center. (Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillerDE)

SIU faculty members present on reorganization plan at city council meeting

By Rana Schenke, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Mayor and City Manager release statements regarding Human Relations Commission roundtable

By Rana Schenke, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2018
Pulliam Hall towers over the Carbondale skyline on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Carbondale mayor threatens firing of Human Relations Commission chair over community roundtable

By Rana Schenke and Austin Phelps, Staff Reporters
September 15, 2018
Chancellor Carlo Montemagno, center, carries the American flag from Anthony Hall to the student center on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, during the the International Parade of Flags. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Saluki spirit embraced at International Festival kickoff

By Farrah Blaydes, Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
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