Photo of the Day: SIU students pie the candidates
Dakota Oria, a junior from Chicago studying computer science, attempts to clean shaving cream off a Hillary Clinton mask while impersonating Donald Trump on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, as part of Dedicated...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Monday night bowling
Team Total Chumpage’s Javon Brown, a junior from Calumet City studying behavioral analysis and therapy, left, and team Freakin’ 10-Pin’s Dave Ross, of Carbondale, bowl during Monday Night Bowling...
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Housemates remember SIU student killed in fire as hardworking, artistic
Friends of the SIU student killed in a house fire the day before Thanksgiving say he was preparing to head home and visit family the day he died, and remembered him as an intelligent and creative man...
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SIU suggests DACA students return to US before Trump takes office
University administrators and legal experts are advising undocumented immigrant students to be within U.S. borders before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. SIU administrators are...
View ArticleIn uncertain times, SIU asks campus to ‘support and respect our international...
The university on Monday released a statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, saying everything legally possible will be done to support its international students....
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If trends continue, SIUE could surpass SIUC in students
The university on Tuesday released its 10-day enrollment figures, which show a continuing trend at the system’s largest campus. SIUC recorded a loss of 1,170 students from the year before, putting its...
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Winston Mezo, Carbondale’s legendary bagel man, to retire this weekend
After 34 years, Winston Mezo will sell one last bagel this weekend before retiring from the business. Mezo, a native of Herrin and resident of Carbondale, stood above the charcoal grill situated in his...
View ArticleMeet Sam Beard, your new student trustee
Student Trustee Sam Beard wants the students to take back control at SIU. The senior from Naperville studying philosophy was elected to his new role May 3, and said the university has been suffering...
View ArticleMeet Joshua Bowens, your new USG president
Undergraduate Student Government President Joshua Bowens wants to shake up student government. Bowens, a junior from Chicago studying political science, decided to run for his current office after...
View ArticleColumn: Voice of the student trustee
Hey. My name is Sam Beard and I am the student trustee for SIU Carbondale. I was elected to this position by my fellow students in May of this year. As the student trustee, I am the formalized voice...
View ArticleSIU to offer management course at John A. Logan
For the first time in nearly 50 years, SIU is offering a course on John A. Logan College’s campus for the upcoming fall semester. SIU students can sign up for Technical Resource Management (TRM) 322,...
View ArticleSmith Hall sewer spills into rooms
The first floor of Smith Hall flooded Wednesday evening after a clog in the main sewer line. Crystal Bouhl, spokeswoman for university housing, said paper towels and hygiene products were flushed down...
View ArticleStudents start relief campaign for Nepal
More than 5,000 people are already confirmed dead after Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal. To help send aid back home, members of the Nepalese Student Society of Carbondale have created a fundraising...
View ArticleMVC and ESPN agree to football broadcast deal through 2023
ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference have agreed to a multi-year deal to broadcast additional coverage of MVfC football through 2023. Per the agreement, all conference and most home non-conference...
View Article3 days, 3 people shot in Carbondale
Carbondale police said a person was shot Tuesday evening at Evolve Apartments at SIU — the third person wounded by gunfire in the city since Sunday morning. Lt. Matt Dunning said the department is...
View ArticleWhere Trump support moves from politics to hate
As members of a media organization, the students in the Daily Egyptian newsroom understand the importance of the First Amendment. We understand the importance of having the ability to say unpopular...
View ArticleBeyond the 4-year degree
The assumption that a college education should take four years is baked into American culture. Colleges in the colonial days were founded on the premise of a four-year degree, a concept imported from...
View ArticleStudents ask college to bar controversial social app
The popular social media application Yik Yak won’t find a home at Illinois College. School officials have banned the location-based forum application at the request of students. Yik Yak is a mobile...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Did somebody say “riot”?
Editor’s note: The May 2 Strike Committee members asked to remain anonymous for this column. There seem to be mixed reactions about some graffiti that showed up on campus, like a ghost from decades...
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