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Lucaia Romaero, an undergraduate student in the Electrical Engineering Department from Spain, loses her balance and falls off the rope at the April Pools Day event on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at the SIU Recreation Center in Carbondale, Ill. “It feels great to be here and make new friends. This is my first experience on the rope,” Romaero said.

Gallery: SIU students try to avoid making a “pool” out of themselves

By Monica Sharma, Staff Photographer
April 1, 2021
New hand scanners are in place for students to use on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. These scanners function as an alternative to scanning student IDs. In order for the scanners to allow access the student first has to be registered at the information desk. So far, there are only two scanners. (Auston Mahone)

Rec Center patrons can now enter by scanning their hands

By Tierra Carpenter
September 19, 2017
Students bicycles at the beginning of a new bike trail Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, between the SIU Recreation Center to the tower apartments on Grand Ave. (Auston Mahan | @AustonMahanDE)

Carbondale installing bike paths to make the city more cyclist-friendly

By Tierra Carpenter, Campus Reporter
September 13, 2017
Surrounded by incoming freshman and new students, interim Chancellor Brad Colwell, center, wears a pair of solar eclipse glasses for a group photo following the convocation ceremony Friday, August 19, 2016, at SIU Arena. (Ryan Michalesko | DailyEgyptian.com)

After years of planning, university and city officials ‘confident’ going into eclipse weekend

By Marnie Leonard
August 9, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo.

GPSC discusses chancellor search, administrative salaries, academic program prioritization update

By Marnie Leonard
April 5, 2017
Dianna Hagler, of Makanda, reacts to the temperature of the pool water Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, during the Polar Plunge at the Recreation Center. The water was estimated to be 50 degrees. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Gallery: Polar Plunge and Donut Dash benefit Special Olympics

By Morgan Timms, Anna Spoerre and Jacob Wiegand
February 25, 2017
SIU junior Bryn Handley swims the 500-yard freestyle race Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, during the Saluki womens teams 155-143 loss to Missouri State at Edward J. Shea Natatorium. Handley and her teammates, junior Kelsie Walker and senior Lauren Stockton, took the top three places in the 500-yard freestyle event. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

SIU women’s swim and dive can’t repeat; finishes second in MVC Championships

By Sean Carley
February 20, 2017
Construction worker Tom Clark, of Carterville, reads notes Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, while remodeling the plumbing and lights in the new gender-neutral bathrooms in Trueblood Hall. (Morgan Timms | @morgan_timms)

Construction of ‘all-gender-inclusive’ bathrooms echo student requests

By Olivia Spiers
December 2, 2016
Jodi Witthaus, a visually impaired graduate student in social work from Centralia, stands with her guide dog Nika while waiting to cross South Lewis Lane on Sunday after walking down East Grand Avenue from her apartment at Aspen Court. The intersection is the site for a proposed roundabout, which she said can be a hazardous obstacle for pedestrians to cross. “I got my dog for independence,” Witthaus said. “If they don’t do [the roundabout] right, that completely wipes away my independence.”

Construction of Grand Avenue roundabout raises concerns

By Anna Spoerre, @annaspoerre
February 22, 2016
Kayaking through the Kitchen

Kayaking through the Kitchen

By Sarah Niebrugge @SNiebrugge_DE l Daily Egyptian
June 23, 2015
Recreation Center renovates for 2015

Recreation Center renovates for 2015

By Jessica Brown | @BrownJessicaJ, Daily Egyptian
January 19, 2015
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