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Aerial view of Faner Plaza at SIU Carbondale

Above: Many Salukis crowd Faner Plaza for the Involvement Fair. (Photo by Todd Duermyer) Middle: Freshmen get an introduction to Saluki sports at the pep rally. (Photo by Amihere Benson) Bottom: Chancellor Austin Lane and freshmen get ready for a selfie during Dawg Days. (Photo by Carson VanBuskirk)

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 A young woman is performing a dance wearing traditional hispanic clothing, including a red skirt.

SIU celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will commemorate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15 with a variety of special events recognizing the rich, diverse cultural heritage and numerous accomplishments of the peoples whose ancestors came to the United States from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America or South America.

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SIU Honors Program lecture, symposium to examine gyroids

A free, public lecture and symposium that examines the groundbreaking work of the late Alan Schoen, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor who discovered the gyroid while working for NASA as a scientist, is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.

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Spooky catalyst bike race coming to SIU’s Touch of Nature Oct. 26; sign up now

The Catalyst Race Series, a popular bike race, returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center this fall with a twist. Bikers are encouraged to wear costumes for the Spooky Catalyst Race as they compete on one of the Midwest’s premier, professionally designed and built mountain biking trail systems at 10 a.m. Oct. 26.

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