Marching bands and fun are all part of this year’s SIU Carbondale Homecoming which will celebrate 75 years of Salukis. (Photos provided)
It’s a diamond anniversary for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s unique mascot during the 2026 Homecoming festivities. After all, there is only ONE Saluki!
There will be plenty of Dawgs running loose during the Homecoming 2026 Parade through downtown Carbondale beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. Southern Illinois University Carbondale honors 13 former Saluki mascots who donned the costume between the early 1990s and 2018. They’ll be serving as grand marshals.
White-tailed deer are a staple of Southern Illinois culture. Pope County celebrates with a festival dedicated to the animal, hunters of all ages skip school or work for the first day of bow or shotgun season, and some residents run seasonal taxidermy side businesses to create deer mounts, which end up lining the walls of homes as decorations.
Explore the enduring relevance of the ideas of noted futurist, architect, designer — and former Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty member — R. Buckminster Fuller during a special evening presented by the University Honors Program.
Gregory D. DeYong sees a natural progression in expanding the mission of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Pontikes Center for Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers are observing Earth Science Week by exploring some of today’s most important environmental and Earth science challenges — from plastic pollution and soil health to critical minerals, earthquakes and water quality.
Entries are now being accepted for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2026 Homecoming parade, which will make its way through the city streets and onto campus, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
A fall tradition at Southern Illinois University Carbondale returns for its 21st year as students in the glass program sell glass pumpkins they designed and made themselves.
The River Region News has returned! The Southern Illinois University Carbondale student-run newscast is back after nearly six years on hiatus, bringing campus and regional news in a digital-first format to viewers on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube platforms.
The Little Grassy Get Down, a family-friendly music festival featuring Americana music from artists across the Midwest, returns to Southern Illinois University’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center Friday through Sunday, Oct. 9-11. Weekend passes are on sale now.
The 2026-27 production season for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Theater and Dance presents powerful stories, unforgettable music and bold movement.
Approximately 130 high school choral students from across Southern Illinois will join the Southern Illinois University Concert Choir Oct. 8 for the world premiere of a new work by Grammy-nominated pianist and producer Keith Javors.
Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate students received nearly $40,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to support their research projects, surrounding the benefits of malting barley in double-crop soybean systems and efforts to utilize fertilizers more efficiently for winter wheat.
