Southern University runner May Dozier is cooled down after her event Saturday by the team’s athletic trainer, Jamar Johnson.
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Freshman guard Carteasha Macklin Struggles for a rebound Jan. 21 against Wichita State.
Rennovating Cornerstone Village
Howard Gates, left, of Carbondale and Marcel Martin, middle, of Carbondale, take a break Monday while David Gates, right, removes insulation from the trailer the team demolished at Cornerstone Village in Carbondale. The team was removing the trailer in a new effort made by the park’s owners to clean up the trailer park. – Isaac Smith
John Balogach, left, feeds his son, Vincent Balogach, Monday in his home at Cornerstone Village in Carbondale. John Balogach said he moved into the renovated trailer this month. — Isaac Smith
Turkeys can fly!
A rafter of turkeys fly into the pines Monday at a cemetery outside Carbondale. – Steve Matzker | Daily Egyptian
Students condense filmmaking into 48 hours
The 48 hour film project is an event where participants are required to write, produce, edit and submit a four to seven minute film in 48 hours. This mock version, hosted by the Movie Camera Militia, is the first SIUC has ever seen. A total of over 25 students separated into three teams participated. Each team drew a genre at random to center their film around, and then had to incorporate three components: a beach ball, a character named Alex or Alexis that was a ballroom dancer, and the line “I’ve never had this happen before.”
Indoor Softball Tourney
Nicole Johnson, left, of Johnson City, and Ashley Smiley, of Johnson City, wait for their softball game to begin Sunday at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Ill. Teams from around the region participated in an indoor softball tournament to support southern Illinois’ chapter of the Special Olympics. – Steve Matzker | Daily Egyptian
Life on the Rocks
David Hug, a senior from Carbondale studying forest recreation, practices bouldering Saturday at Devil’s Stand Table trail in Giant City. Hug worked on three boulder problems at the Stand Table location, and after failing to complete the first of them, which is called “Devil on a Leash”, said, “I’m going to come out every week until I get that bad boy.” –Lynnette Oostmeyer | Daily Egyptian
Wounded Warior Duck Hunt
Saturday marked the third annual Wounded Warrior duck hunt at Grassy Lake Hunting Club in Ware. Wounded soldiers were paired with local hunting guides and tried their hand at hunting waterfowl. — Isaac Smith | Daily Egyptian
Truck Flips In Murphysboro
McBride Mack Truck Sales and Service employees work to tow a big rig carrying concrete that flipped at the intersection of Highways 13 and 127 Tuesday. Murphysboro Police Chief Jeff Bock said the truck was full of concrete debris from the recently demolished SIU parking garage, flipped at 4 p.m.Tuesday –Isaac Smith Daily Egyptian
