Samantha Reif, associate professor, geology, broadcast her first-hand account of the eclipse totality in Carbondale live on LLCC’s Facebook page Aug. 21, and was later interviewed for this story in the State Journal-Register in which she described the amazing experience and her plans for the next eclipse in 2024.

Nancy Sweet, director of culinary programs and operations, is the author of this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “State fair demonstration recipes.”