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VITA tax preparers are seated at a table covered with papers, receipts, a tablet, and a calculator. The tablet screen says Tax Refund.

VITA coordinators Lane Dowell and Lexie Lingle and student Claire McDermott (from left) are among the team of students providing free tax preparation for community members this spring. (Photo by Russell Bailey)

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Hydroponic plants.

Apply now for 2026 SIU Green Fund grants

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Office of Sustainability and the SIU Sustainability Council are now accepting applications for Green Fund grants. The grants, now in their 23rd round, are part of SIU’s ongoing commitment to campus sustainability.

SIFest receives National Endowment for the Arts grant

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is receiving a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help with this year’s programming for the nationally recognized Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest).

Brass band rehearsal.

SIU School of Music hosts chamber ensemble Feb. 27

Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music students will highlight their combined talents with a chamber ensemble on Friday, Feb. 27, in Shryock Auditorium. The free, public concert begins at 7 p.m.

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