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Letter to the Editor: Athlete and Activist

By Gwendolyn Berry, U.S. Track and Field Olympian and SIU Alum
May 7, 2021
Party School Era: SIU’s History of Parties and Riots

Party School Era: SIU’s History of Parties and Riots

By Elena Schauwecker, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2021
Letter to the editor: We must die

Letter to the editor: We must die

By Eyaan Mahone
February 6, 2021
What is SARS and why are Nigerians protesting?

What is SARS and why are Nigerians protesting?

By Madison Taylor, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2020
Tony Cullison, a Belknap local, receives his ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Belknap, Ill.

Carbondale community speaks on the issues driving them to the polls

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2020
Chastity Mays, Nancy Maxwell, Emerald Avril and Elise Grabowska lead the march during a protest against the grand jury decision for the Breonna Taylor case on September 25, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL.

A ‘fight for freedom:’ Carbondale community marches in honor of Breonna Taylor

By Jamilah Lewis, Keaton Yates, Staff Reporters
September 26, 2020
Protesters march the streets of downtown Springfield, Ill. with signs and chant in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd Saturday, Jun. 6, 2020.

SIU community discusses issues facing Black students on campus

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
August 17, 2020
Michael Coleman and Travis Washington, lead the Black Lives Matter march Friday, June 5, 2020 down South Illinois Ave.

‘This has been historic’- Carbondale community comes together to protest police brutality

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
June 5, 2020
Travis Washington of Flossmoor, IL holds his hands up on the SIU campus on Saturday, January 18, 2020, Carbondale, Illinois. Washington, 25, graduated with his MA degree in Education Administration last May from the SIU graduate program, and has been the force behind the Hands Up Act, a piece of legislation that would make it illegal for police officers to shoot someone if the person is found to be unarmed.

‘Hands Up Act’ petition reaches over one million signatures

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2020
Shawn Gregory, Springfields Ward 2 Alderman (left) and Sunshine Clemons Black Lives Matter organizer (middle) give speeches right before Sundays Solidarity Procession on May 31st, 2020 in Downtown Springfield, IL.

‘What is it that America is failing to hear?’- Hundreds drive through downtown Springfield to protest police brutality

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 31, 2020
Demonstrators raise their hands while chanting Hands up, dont shoot as they march across campus May 2 during a protest organized in part by the May 2 Strike Committee. During the protest, demonstrators yelled, We have a duty to fight for our freedom, we have a duty to win. The protest, which consisted of more than 100 participants, was in response to such issues as the Illinois budget impasse, student loan debt and racism at SIU. — May 2, 2016, Carbondale, Ill. (

Politics and protests make the university what it is today

By Kallie Cox, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
Dick Gregory speaks at the D.C. Full Democracy Freedom Rally and March in Washington, D.C., on October 15, 2011. Gregory, a comedian, activist and author, died on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.

Dick Gregory, groundbreaking comedian and civil rights activist, dies at 84

By Dennis McLellan | Los Angeles Times
August 20, 2017
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