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SIU professor, Najjar Abdul-Musawwir, displays a painting of his of a vase in his studio at the Glove Factory on Friday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. As a young adult, Abdul-Musawwir dropped out of high school and was later imprisoned after an armed robbery attempt. While in prison, he had a change of heart after meeting a nearby inmate who encouraged him to self-educate himself “I ended up not being in school and when I got in prison, he [a fellow inmate] made me realize that I couldn’t read...as a result, I read everything I could get my hands on. I read the dictionary several times from front to back, Abdul-Musawwir said. He left prison with his GED and came to SIU to start his undergraduate. Abdul-Musawwir was later offered to teach a class and to this day he is a professor in the School of Art and Design as well as the Department of Africana Studies.

Professor went from prison to prestige through art

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
February 25, 2021
A National Guardsman stands at a road closure in front of East Capitol Ave on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in Springfield, Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker called 250 members of the Illinois National Guard out to keep watch over downtown Springfield after the FBI sent out a memo informing law enforcement agencies of potential riots at state capitols across the country leading up to President-Elect Joe Bidens Inauguration on Wednesday.

Gallery: National Guard keeps watch over Illinois state Capitol ahead of Inauguration

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
January 17, 2021
Doris Miller, 87, smiles as she removes a part of the Trump flag that got blown into her face Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Vienna, Ill. Miller, an avid Trump supporter, sells Trump merchandise in her front yard to help raise money for President Trump. Every Saturday, I’m going to sell whatever I can get that says Trump and send the proceeds to help him. That’s what Ive done, Miller said.

Avid Trump supporter helps raise funds for the president

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
October 29, 2020
Protesters of the grand jurys decision in the death of Breonna Taylor carry a sign in her memory during a march through Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 25.

‘She looks just like me:’ Black women are at the forefront of protest efforts, activism in Louisville

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2020
The Pulliam Hall clocktower strikes 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Outside The Box festival to bring internationally known musicians, virtual reality experiences to SIU

By Staff Report, Arts & Entertainment Desk
March 16, 2019
Michael Thornton, a freshman from Naperville studying digital media arts and animation, carries an LGBTQ flag by the Student Services Building en route to astronomy class Monday, March 20, 2017, in Carbondale. Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Thornton has been carrying the eight-foot-tall flag everywhere. After Trump became president, I knew the LGBTQ community would have to fight even harder for our rights and I knew I would have to be more vocal if I wanted to be active in my community, Thornton said. So carrying the flag was just about bringing visibility and awareness in a way I never really could before [in the suburbs of Naperville]. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Video: Student advocate colors campus for LGBTQ awareness

By Andy Phillippe
March 24, 2017
Fourteen-year-old David Penrod, of Murphysboro, rides a mini bike near the end of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Murphysboro. Although Penrod has taken part in the parade in the past, this was his first year doing so while riding a mini bike. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Video: Murphysboro St. Patrick’s Day celebration

By Andy Phillippe
March 18, 2017
Gwen Hunt, owner of Pizza King, cracks a smile Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at the local bar in Carbondale. Hunt has owned the bar, more commonly known as PKs, for 61 years. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

The Queen of the Pizza King (VIDEO)

By Jacob Wiegand
December 15, 2016

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February 24, 2016

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