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Women’s Conference deadline fast approaching

Women’s Conference deadline fast approaching

By Kamaria Harmon, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2022
The people vs the force

The people vs the force

By Kamaria Harmon , Staff Reporter
January 20, 2022
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
A small crowd watches as a helicopter lands to deliver Splash Duck, the mascot of the event to the Ducky Derby Dash on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 at the Walkers Bluff Winery in Carterville, Ill. The event helps to raise funds for Special Olympics Illinois. The event is on its sixth year and this year the event took on a new look because of COVID-19. The duck race was moved to a virtual event, while participants were still allowed to come out to enjoy food, games, and live music in person.

Photo of the Day: Special Olympics holds the first virtual Ducky Derby Dash

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
October 9, 2020
Craft Shop Coordinator, Stephanie Dukat, glues frame pieces together on Sept. 23, 2020 in the Frame Shop located in the SIU Student Center. “The craft shop is a creative space for people in students, staff, community members to come in and have a space to make and create things,” Dukat said.

Photo of the Day: Custom frames in the Craft Shop

By Tiffany Young, Staff Photographer
October 8, 2020
Doug McDonald, the owner of Phoenix Cycles, repairs a bike tire on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. “We sell Giant bicycles. You know, we’ve got three bicycle stores in a block radius! So, we’re selling the three major brands of bicycles all on one corner here in Carbondale. So it gives the customer a lot of choices,” McDonald said.

Photo of the Day: Phoenix Cycles

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
October 1, 2020
The Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard statues were removed from capitol grounds on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Springfield, ILL. The statue on the Illinois State Capitol grounds was voted to be removed as the former senator was noted for profiting off slavery. The board of Architect of the Capitol made the decision on Aug. 19. The Pierre Menard that was located on the grounds, was also removed because of a history of owning slaves. Talks have discussed the possibility of replacing the statues with a Martin Luther King Jr. statue that currently resides across the street from the capitol.

Photo of the Day: Statues removed from capitol building in Springfield, ILL.

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
September 30, 2020
Kyle R.L. Baker, Chief Strategy Officer at EcoBuds, watches as spectators get to try controlling SPOT at SIU’s Horticulture Research Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020.

Photo of the Day: SIU introduces “SPOT,” an agricultural robot dog

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
September 29, 2020
Zylon, 8, picks out some fresh tomatoes at the Big Event hosted by the Carbondale Women for Change on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. During this event, fresh garden vegetables from the Red Hen garden were given out to the community.

Carbondale Women for Change host annual Big Event

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
September 20, 2020
The Springfield Park District in Springfield, IL has decided to rename Douglas Park due to the name being associated to the late Sen. Stephen Douglas. Stephen Douglas became a senator in the late 1840s, where he remained until his death in 1861 . Monuments and other properties that share his name and/or likeness in Illinois have been under review because of Douglas connections and profiting off of slavery. The Springfield Park District voted 7-0 in favor of the change on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. In the past month, officials at the Illinois State Capitol building, have also decided to take down the Stephen Douglas statue that currently resides on the east side of the building on the capital grounds. The removal process of the statue is already underway, but the renaming of the park is to be determined. This photo was taken on Sunday, Apr. 5, 2020 in Springfield, IL.

Photo of the Day: Douglas Park to be renamed

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
September 18, 2020
Owner of Sam’s Cafe, Yaser Ibrahim, welcomes customers to his restaurant Thursday, September 17, 2020 in Carbondale, Illinois. Ibrahim has been in business for 29 years. “It’s just not the same anymore ... Carbondale, you know. I used to get airline tickets. My friends would say, ‘Where are you going.’ I’d say, ‘Carbondale,’ and they would say ‘Oh, O.K.’ Now I say ‘Carbondale and they say ‘where,” Ibrahim said.

Photo of the Day: Sam’s Cafe

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
September 17, 2020
Jared Davey, 40, from Carbondale, IL, is in charge of painting all of the logos of the businesses which occupy the building. Davey worked on the Cristaudos logo on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. “It is my interpretation of the logo,” Davey said when talking about the Cristaudo’s logo which was originally created by Bob Hunter. Davey became a full-time artist in 2013, originally doing screen printing and sign painting for a few years. Another main sign painting job that Davey had was a mural at PK’s Bar. See more of Davey’s art at @jaydayvee.

Photo of the Day: Local artist works on the Cristaudo’s logo

By Ana Luiza Jacome, Staff Photographer
September 16, 2020
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