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SIU employees will be getting a 2% salary increase. It was approved by the Board of Trustees Thursday. “Thank you for all you do for SIU Carbondale, and I am grateful to the trustees for making this investment in our people,” Chancellor Austin Lane wrote in an email. The salary increase is for employees on...

Its clock tower stretches high over trees scattered across Southern Illinois University’s campus. The building sits atop a small hill and a statue of three sprinting Salukis welcomes you at the bottom. Pulliam Hall was originally built in 1951 and had additional construction, which finished in 1954. The structure was named after the University’s sixth...

From Thursday, March 9 to Saturday, March 11 the Southern Illinois softball team stayed in Murfreesboro, Tennessee for a weekend invitational held by the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. During this weekend the Salukis went 3-1; their only loss came from the hands of Appalachian State. The Dawgs’ first victory was against the hosts, MTSU,...

The Salukis hosted the Alcorn State Braves on Saturday, December 10 in the Banterra Center where they would go on to win, 74-68. This is the second of a four-game homestand for the Dawgs. Both teams could’ve hoped for a better opening to the game. It took a while for both offenses to get going...

The Salukis competed in the MVC tournament quarterfinals on Monday, November 21, against the Evansville Purple Aces. Heading into the matchup, SIU was seeded fourth while Evansville was seeded fifth. The Salukis had success during the regular season against the Purple Aces, winning both previous matches with a respective five set win differential. However, the...

The Salukis were coming off a tie against top-3-seeded Valpo on Thursday, so SIU was hoping to cap off the season with a win on Sunday in Chicago. Unfortunately for Southern Illinois, UIC pulled off the upset victory, 0-1. As per usual, the Salukis’ defense was stellar tonight. This game continues their six-game streak of...

The Dawgs traveled to Murray, Kentucky to play the Racers in a heavily anticipated Friday, September 23 matchup. Last season, the Salukis left something to be desired, as they lost every single conference game. That won’t be the case this season, however, as the Salukis have already knocked off the Missouri Valley newcomers. They defeated...

The Southern Illinois women’s golf team traveled to Birmingham, Alabama on Monday and Tuesday, September 19-20, to compete in the Hoover Invitational hosted by UAB. SIU’s squad placed ninth out of ten teams at the meet. Junior Ayanna Habeel was the best performer for the Salukis, scoring 235 over the course of the two days....

The Salukis are back on the field and on the court this fall, and each team has its own goals for the upcoming season. With a new athletic director at the helm, Tim Leonard, all teams hope to positively represent SIU athletics this semester.  Soon enough, SIU football will make their re-appearance on September 3rd...

Saluki Baseball currently sits at 13-4 in the 2022 season with losses against ULM, Western Michigan, Arkansas at Little Rock and UT Martin. SIU won the other games in the series by a combined 32 runs. Junior pitcher Jordan Gould said the Salukis have a lot of confidence this season based on their play. “We’ve...