Meet the Photographers Meet the Photographers

Dominique Martinez-Powell is an SIUC psychology major working on specialization in pre-health. This is

Lylee Gibbs is a freshman majoring in photogournalism. This is her second semester at SIU. Lylee is the sports photo editor for the DE and enjoys covering all the sports here at SIU!

Saba Saboor Rooh Mofrad is a microbiology pre med major and this is her second semester at SIU. Saba is a photographer at the Daily Egyptian but she occasionally writes about her country and culture for the paper and other students to enjoy!

About Us

The Daily Egyptian is published by the students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale on a weekly basis. Fall and spring semester editions run every Wednesday. Free copies are distributed in the Carbondale, Carterville, and Springfield communities. The Daily Egyptian can be found at www.dailyegyptian.com or on the Daily Egyptian app!

Mission Statement

The Daily Egyptian, the student-run news organization of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is committed to being a trusted source of news, information, commentary and public discourse, while helping readers understand the issues affecting their lives.

Publishing Information

The Daily Egyptian is published by the students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and functions as a laboratory for the School of Journalism in exchange for the room and utilities in the Communications Building. The Daily Egyptian is a non-profit organization that survives primarily off of its advertising revenue. Offices are in the Communications Building, room 1259, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Ill., 62901.

Copyright Information

@2021 The Daily Egyptian. All rights reserved. All content is property of the Daily Egyptian and may not be reproduced or transmitted without consent. The Daily Egyptian is a member of the Illinois College Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press, College Media Advisers Inc. and the College Business and Advertising Managers Inc.

Submissions

Letters and guest columns must be submitted with author’s contact information, preferably via email. Phone numbers are required to verify authorship, but will not be published. Students must include their year and major. Faculty must include rank and department. Others include hometown. Submissions should be sent to editor@dailyegyptian.com

Ethan Grimm is a junior majoring in cinema. This is his second semester at SIU and first year working for the Daily Egyptian. He is a photojournalist for the newspaper and covers many different things, but focuses mainly on sports.

Mo Collar is a photographer and reporter for the Daily Egyptian. Their major is zoology but has a journalism and photography double minor. They are a sophomore here at SIU and absolutely love working with animals and plan on becoming a wildlife photojournalist in the future.

Michael Burton is a sophomore at SIU majoring in cinematography with a minor in radio. He is one one of the photographers for The Daily Egyptian. An interesting fact about him is that he loves the fall! The perfect world does not exist without good food and fall time!

Will Giessinger is a photographer at the Daily Egyptian. He is a freshman at SIU who is studying media production. This job has been an interesting and really insightful experience for him. He really loved learning more about using a canon camera, getting to work in a really helpful and supporting environment, and having the opportunity to gain experience for his future career.