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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
Congressman Mike Bost addresses the crowd with President Donald J. Trump, during the Murphysboro campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Southern Illinois Airport. (Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillerDE)

Bost continues to defend Trump, refuses interview about link between challenging election results and Jan. 6 insurrection

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
January 18, 2021
President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Congressman Mike Bost during the Murphysboro campaign rally, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the Southern Illinois Airport. (Isabel Miller | @IsabelMillerDE)

Bost stands by Trump, opposes election results and impeachment

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
January 14, 2021
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Turbulence through time: 50 years separate canceled commencements

By Rana Schenke, Editor
November 25, 2020
Nancy Maxwell, the grassroots director of the So. Illinois Unity Coalition, leads the way during the Vienna Rally for Racial Justice. The rally was met with a number of counter-protesters and onlookers. The event took place because of the recent Vienna high school Snapchat group called,

If not us then who?-Activists fight against police brutality

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2020
Protestors march down a street in Carbondale, Ill. chanting “Black Lives Matter” in a counter-protest to the passing Trump supporters Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill.

Gallery: Trump train faces counter-protest in Carbondale

By Emma Deeter, Staff Photographer
October 18, 2020
Emerald Avril rallies the protesters on September 25, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL.

Opinion: ‘The Most Disrespected Person in America is the Black Woman’

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi , Staff Reporter
October 2, 2020
Kara Rexx, a volunteer medic, checks the finger of protester at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 25.

Behind the scenes on the frontline: Support team keeps protesters in the streets

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2020
Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor

Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor

By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
September 24, 2020
Sophomore psychology major Ariahn Hunt, left, and sophomore pre-med major Alaysia Brandy, both of Chiacgo, kneel during the national anthem Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 before the Saluki's matchup against the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at Saluki Stadium. (Brian Mu–oz | @BrianMMunoz)

Saluki Athletics discusses past response to student-athlete’s kneeling protests

By Janae Mosby, Staff Reporter
August 15, 2020
Janet Gomez, 18, left, of Cobden, IL and Aveon Winfield, 21, right, of Grand Chain, IL participate in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the town of Anna, Illinois, Thursday, June 4, 2020.

Gallery: Hope for Change – Anna, IL

June 8, 2020
Protesters lock arms as they make their way down the final stretch to the capitol building Saturday, Jun. 6, 2020, in downtown Springfield, Ill.

Gallery: Springfield’s March for Justice draws hundreds and ends with protesters dancing

By Jared Treece, Photographer
June 8, 2020
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