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Several Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni, current students, student organizations and community groups were honored during Homecoming 2023 – Salukis in Paradise. Festivities took place Oct. 16-21.
Since 1921, Homecoming has been a beloved tradition at Southern Illinois University, welcoming all Salukis, current and former, to the biggest football game of the year. It wasn’t until six years later when sophomore Dorothy Benner was elected “football queen” that a new tradition began and would continue throughout the next century. The SIU Homecoming...