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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
The Biden administration announces a round of executive actions on gun control

The Biden administration announces a round of executive actions on gun control

By George Wiebe, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2021
President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's COVID-19 response with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Al Drago/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)

Biden orders will boost food aid, change rules for federal workers

By Doug Sword, CQ-Roll Call, Tribune Content Agency
January 22, 2021
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

Biden signs over a dozen executive orders on Inauguration Day

By Tamar Mosby, Editor
January 20, 2021
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sworn in

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Police try to hold back protesters who gather to storm the Capitol and halt a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service)

SIU students and staff react to the events that occurred at the Capitol

By Courtney Alexander, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2021
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speak after the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University's Health and PE Center on Sept. 12, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

Opinion- Kamala Harris: The truth behind identity politics

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2020
Co-organizer Jerricha Griffin, a Law student at SIU, speaks during the Justice for Breonna Taylor event at the Carbondale police station on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Carbondale, IL. Griffin speaks about the disrespect that Black women face in today's society.

Black women in southwestern Illinois want real changes from Kamala Harris win

By DeAsia Paige, Belleville News-Democrat, Tribune Content Agency
November 13, 2020
President Donald J. Trump addresses the crowd during the Murphysboro campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Southern Illinois Airport. (Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillerDE)

Will the race change? A breakdown of post-election concepts and their effects

By Danny Connolly, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2020
Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 as he rallies supporters for Hillary Clinton in Orlando, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Biden’s first-day plans range from COVID to climate, guns, labor

By Jeffrey Taylor, John Tozzi, Greg Stohr and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Bloomberg News, Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
November 8, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks while flanked by vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris (D- California), at The Queen theater on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden attended internal meetings with staff as votes are still being counted in his tight race against incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump, which remains too close to call.

Biden wins presidency, defeating President Trump

By Staff Report, News Desk
November 7, 2020
People maintain their 6-foot social distancing while waiting to vote at the Carbondale Civic Center Nov. 3, in Carbondale, Ill.

‘Everything is at stake:’ Voters share what the 2020 presidential election means to them

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2020
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