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Is SIU Aviation expanding to Springfield? Plan in early stages, leaders say Lylee Gibbs lgibbs@dailyegyptian.com
Carbondale leaders said a plan to expand SIU’s popular aviation program to Springfield is in its early stages, despite reporting in the Illinois Times that said SIU had “committed” to expanding SIU Aviation to the capital. Following the Aug. 22 article, Carbondale leaders said the expansion plans are in their early stages. Though the Illinois Times story quoted SIU President Daniel Mahony and SIUC College of Health and Human Sciences Dean Robert Morgan discussing details for the expansion, the same leaders told the Daily Egyptian that it’s not a done deal. According to Illinois Times, Morgan said that SIU plans to partner with Lincoln Land Community College and that the program would start with two airplanes, three employees and 10 to 15 students. “The article put us ahead of our skis and we really just tried to slow things down and help anybody that had concerns understand that we’re still a long ways away,” Morgan — whose college houses SIU Aviation — told the Daily Egyptian in an interview following the article. “We don’t know
On Aug. 20, Taylor Swift drew over 90,000 people to Wembley Stadium for the final show of the Eras Tour European leg. Three weeks later, she drew over 400,000 people to a voter registration website. Following the presidential debate on Sept. 10, Swift took to Instagram to announce to her 284 million followers that she would be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. She also encouraged people to register to vote, and her corresponding story shared a link to vote.gov, which directs users to their state-specific
Coyotes thrash Salukis to open Missouri Valley Conference play Nick Pfannkuche npfannkuche@dailyegyptian.com
Sophomore aviation student Joshua Vargas checks the wing of a Cessna 172 plane as he runs through his preflight checklist for an upcoming night flight Sept. 30, 2024 at the SIU School of Aviation in Murphysboro, Illinois. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto
if this is a done deal. We’re doing a feasibility study here to assess rather this is practical. Can we manage it? Can we do it safely? Can we do it with
the quality that we want to ensure, the same quality that we expect here on our Carbondale campus?” The conversation began in
2016 when the Springfield Airport Authority reached out to the university about a potential
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Swayed by fame? How celebs influence elections Carly Gist cgist@dailyegyptian.com
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election websites. The website is managed by the General Services Administration, whose spokesperson announced 405,999 users had visited through Swift’s link in the 24 hours after she posted it, according to CBS News. As the presidential candidates prepare for their biggest performance on Nov. 5, many celebrities have rallied in the wings. From singer Billie Eilish announcing her support for Harris on Instagram to WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan calling former President Donald Trump a hero at the Republican National Convention, Hollywood’s biggest CELEBS INFLUENCE | 4
Linda Flowers poses for a portrait while at a voting registration booth in the Morris Library Sept. 26, 2024 at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. Flowers is president of the Carbondale branch of NAACP which organized the voting registration booth. Enan Chediak | @enanchediak
Already down three scores early in the second quarter, the Salukis needed a stop to swing the momentum their way and begin mounting a comeback. They could not get the stop they needed, as the South Dakota running back was able to run the ball 24 yards, untouched, to the endzone to sink the deficit to 28. “Nothing was good enough,” SIU Coach Nick Hill said. Saluki football played their first Missouri Valley Conference football game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 28, as they traveled to Vermillion, South Dakota to take on the Coyotes of the University of South Dakota. The Salukis finished their first conference play 0-1 with a final score of 42-13. The Salukis took the ball first, but a pair of sacks caused them to go threeand-out and give South Dakota a short field to work with. USD relied on their running game on their first possession, handing the ball off eight times for 22 yards. The drive was capped off with a one-yard touchdown run from Travis Theis, getting the Coyotes on the board first. SIU picked up a first down, but a pair of incompletions and a run for no gain forced another punt. South Dakota stuck with the run on their next series, gaining 67 yards on the ground before Charles Pierre Jr. punched one in from eight yards out, doubling the Coyote lead. The Salukis worked their way into Coyote territory off a 25-yard completion from Hunter Simmons to Keontez Lewis, but a pair of incompletions forced yet another SIU punt. The success of the running game opened up the USD passing game. On a play action pass, Aidan Bouman hit JJ Galbreath in stride for an 80yard touchdown to make it a 21-point Coyote advantage. Needing an answer, badly, SIU still couldn’t put anything together and punted. South Dakota would work quickly again, getting into the Saluki end zone COYOTES | 10