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SEMO tops Western Illinois 40-30 in Saturday's homecoming matchup
Southeast Missouri State outscored Western Illinois 18-0 in the fourth quarter Saturday, turning a back-and-forth game into a 40-30 homecoming win at Houck Field. “It feels amazing to win in front of a home crowd. Like I’ve never felt nothing like this before. I love it here,” junior running back Khyair Spain said. The Redhawks entered the final quarter trailing 30-22, but Khyair Spain changed that quickly.
Photo Gallery: 2026 Homecoming parade marches down Broadway
Micah Truelove-HerrickSports Editor
Turnovers prove costly as SEMO falls to No. 20 West Florida, 20-17
SEMO fell to No. 20 West Florida, 20-17, Saturday night at Houck Field, with six turnovers keeping the Redhawks from holding onto their lead on SEMO Family Weekend. Redhawks took an early 3-0 lead on a 42-yard field goal from graduate student kicker Justin Keller. West Florida took action with two field goals to take a 6-3 lead before SEMO regained the lead late in the second quarter. On fourth-and-8 from the West Florida 7-yard line, SEMO used a fake field goal.
SEMO pulls away from Central Arkansas with fourth-quarter surge
Payton Brown scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Southeast Missouri (2-2) pulled away from Central Arkansas (2-2), 27-9, this weekend at Houck Stadium. SEMO opened the game when sophomore wide receiver Khylen Harris-Norman returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. Graduate student kicker Justin Keller's score the extra point gave the Redhawks a 7-0 lead.
Photo Gallery: Sorority Bid Day
Southeast Missouri State University’s sorority community welcomed a new class of members during Bid Day on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Students gathered across campus to celebrate their new chapters, marking the beginning of a new season of sisterhood, traditions and campus involvement.
Sister Cindy’s SEMO stop ends with student baptism after four hours of preaching
Evangelical preacher and online influencer Sister Cindy, real name Cindy Smock, visited Southeast Missouri State University Wednesday, Aug. 25, as a stop on her “Ho No Mo” tour preaching abstinence and repentance of sexual promiscuity that ended with a student getting baptized. Smock spent much of the four-hour visit speaking with students about Christianity, sin, repentance, and salvation.
Photo Gallery: Welcome week at SEMO brings exciting new opportunities to new & returning students
Welcome Week at SEMO concluded with many people finding new interests and socializing amongst each other. The Involvement Fair took place on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Located just behind Academic Hall, students flooded the sidewalks and grass seeking out organizations and clubs that may have piqued their interests, while also enjoying many of the free accommodations that came alongside many of the student-led organizations. The Welcome Back Picnic took place on Sunday, Aug.
Photo Gallery: SEMO women's soccer starts the season off strong with game against Southern Illinois University
SEMO women's soccer closes out the season opener with a 1-0 win over Southern Illinois University On Thursday, Aug. 13, SEMO women’s soccer opened its 2026 season with a 1–0 victory over Southern Illinois University. The Redhawks played Southern Illinois University and won 1-0. Senior forward Hayley Hogenmiller scored the only goal just before halftime, converting a corner kick from freshman forward Jocelyn Alicea.
The Modern Feminist’s Pro-Choice Argument: A Defense of Reproductive Rights in a post-Dobbs America
If an eleven-year-old girl were to walk into an adoption agency today to petition to adopt a child, given that her only maternal experiences were her dolls from when she was a young girl, her dog, and her beta fish she bought from a strip mall pet store when she was ten, which died from the little girl not being able to give the beta fish a clean tank. The receptionist would kindly turn her away. “You’re not ready for a baby! You’re a baby!” she’d say.
Why do we cry to Radiohead?
In pop culture, Radiohead has been known for creating sad music with lyrics so gut-wrenching, it makes even the most callous cry when they’re in their feels. With the resurgence of songs like “Let Down”, “Fake Plastic Trees”, and “No Surprises”, more and more people have been questioning what exactly makes Radiohead so sad. Well, the answer doesn’t just lie in Thom Yorke singing about how he’s a creep and a weirdo. Instead, to find the answer, we must look into the components of the song itself.
You’re Immortal… Well, Kind Of.: Quantum Immortality and Quantum Mechanics
One of the most famous theoretical thought experiments is Schrödinger’s Cat. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it’s a theoretical scenario where a cat is placed in a box with a potentially lethal substance. Until you open the box, the cat is alive and dead — a consequence of quantum superposition as described in the time-independent equation: Hψ=Eψ.
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