The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The Pulitzer Prize finalist play “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl is coming to Eastern Thursday and will play until Sunday.

‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ to premiere at EIU

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 6, 2024

The Pulitzer Prize finalist play “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl is coming to Eastern Thursday.  Anne Thibault is not only the director of the play but also teaches acting and directing...

Kat Walk members take over the court in Groniger Arena for a basketball tournament Friday.

Kat Walk and NAACP battle on the basketball court

Kimberly Carroll, Reporter March 6, 2024

The Battle of the Best Tournament was held Friday evening at 7 p.m. in Groniger Arena by EIU Kat Walk and the NAACP.   This tournament consisted of six competing teams: the Black Student Union, the...

Eastern Illinois University Police Lieutenant Marisol Gamboa, works in her office to prepare for unofficial, at the EIU police office on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Saturday, Feb 2,2024 in Charleston Illl.

EIU Police, campus prepare for Unofficial

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor March 6, 2024

Editor's Note: A name was retracted due to discretion and best interest from the publication. As March 9 looms around the corner, EIU’s students are preparing for their beloved holiday: Unofficial.  Unofficial...

Weller Hall sign.

Weller, Thomas Halls to pause use for fall 2024

Alli Hausman, Copy Chief March 5, 2024

Use of Weller and Thomas Halls will be temporarily paused for fall of 2024, said Executive Director of Housing and Dining Services Mark Hudson.  To facilitate the pause, additional floors will...

Human services major Amonni Sims and Psychology major Amani Hamblet of the African student association perform at the NAACP Image Awards Sunday evening.

NAACP Image Awards celebrates Black excellence on campus

Jacob Hamm, Reporter March 5, 2024

Roughly three dozen students and community members gathered for the annual NAACP Image Awards ceremony Sunday evening in the Grand Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.   Awards...

Eastern plans on building a new academic science building in the empty lot outside the Tarble Arts Center.

New science building in the works at EIU

Drew Coffey, Reporter March 5, 2024

Big changes are coming to EIU in the form of a new science building on campus. The three-story building will be located on the south side of the Tarble Arts Center and will house chemistry and biology...

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Insomnia Cookies had a soft opening on Monday, Feb. 26 2024, in Charleston, Ill.

Insomnia Cookies open in Charleston

Jacob Hamm, Reporter March 4, 2024

Dozens of local residents and EIU students lined up for the grand opening of Insomnia Cookies at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Fourth Street Saturday.  News of the company opening a location...

Student Government Association general meeting, Martin Luther King Jr union, tuscola room Wed Feb 7, 2024

EIU student government addresses sustainability

Veronica Gipson, Student Government Reporter March 2, 2024

EIU student government addressed Plan 2028 with Anne Flaherty and sustainability at the Feb. 28 meeting.  Plan 2028 is Eastern's strategic plan to incorporate 14 new initiatives into Eastern's...

The Kat Walk joins the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana chapter on the runway, Tianni Marshall (left), a criminal justice major, and Brejona Hutchinson (right), a digital media technology major, walk the runway for the theme scary movie at the Illini Union Sunday night on the U of I campus.

EIU’s Kat Walk struts at UIUC

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 1, 2024

Eastern’s modeling registered student organization, the Kat Walk, joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Sunday to walk the runway. The models have been working for about a month for...

Provost Ryan Hendrickson celebrates after jumping into the pool of water during the Special Olympics Polar Plunge Sunday evening.

Polar Plunge fundraises for Special Olympics

News Staff February 27, 2024

This year at the 2024 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Polar Plunge at EIU Region I, plungers fundraised for a goal of earning $25,000.  As a whole event, five different teams worked...

A Charleston Police car parked in the 1000 block of Woodlawn Drive on Sunday Feb 25, 2024 after a verbal argument between two people led to a shooting.

Charleston police searching for man after shooting Sunday night

T.J. Seputis, Reporter February 27, 2024

One man is at large and one person is in the hospital after a verbal altercation led to a shooting Sunday night, according to a news release issued by the Charleston Police Department.  Charleston...

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AFSCME contract finalized, awaits trustees approval

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2024

After bargaining for nine months, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 981 unanimously approved ratifying its contract, according to the union’s press release released...

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