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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

EDITORIAL: We need to use more clean energy

EDITORIAL: We need to use more clean energy

Editorial Board November 10, 2021

Fossil fuels — coal, oil and gas — are finite. These energy sources we depend on for electricity, transportation and everything else we need to have an easier quality of life will eventually run out. These...

EDITORIAL: You are not alone

EDITORIAL: You are not alone

Editorial Board November 8, 2021

Each year around five percent of the United States population is affected by seasonal affective disorder, commonly known as seasonal depression. SAD can manifest in a multitude of ways, including depression,...

EDITORIAL: Time to get rid of Daylight Saving Time

Editorial Board November 7, 2021

Daylight Saving Time came to an end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, and with this occasion, we had to set clocks back by one hour. The idea behind DST is to conserve energy and make better use of daylight, but...

The door leading to the presentation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

EDITORIAL: Keeping us out halts the conversation

Editorial Board November 4, 2021

Thursday evening, a reporter for The Daily Eastern News was unable to attend an event being hosted by the Student Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi, an honors fraternity for financial information students...

EDITORIAL: Bringing awareness to suicide during recent challenges

EDITORIAL: Bringing awareness to suicide during recent challenges

Editorial Board November 3, 2021

We at the Daily Eastern News want to encourage students, now more than ever, to be willing to reach out and talk to others about what they’re going through. Seasonal changes are difficult for many...

EDITORIAL: Recognize Native American Heritage

Editorial Board November 2, 2021

November is recognized across America as Native American Heritage Month, and we at The Daily Eastern News think we at Eastern need to do our part in recognizing it. Native American Heritage Month was...

EDITORIAL: Respect the grieving process

EDITORIAL: Respect the grieving process

Editorial Board November 1, 2021

When tragedy happens, curiosity can be peaked. People want to know what happened. They want to know what led up to it. They want to know why it happened. There are always so many questions surrounding...

EDITORIAL: Our condolences to the friends, family of Jason Aguilar

EDITORIAL: Our condolences to the friends, family of Jason Aguilar

Editorial Board October 31, 2021

We at The Daily Eastern News would like to offer our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Jason Aguilar. Sunday night, as our staff sat down to find information about Jason, we...

EDITORIAL: Support criminal justice reform

EDITORIAL: Support criminal justice reform

Editorial Board October 28, 2021

We at The Daily Eastern News believe in ethical criminal justice reform for the betterment of society and that prison is for rehabilitation.   In an unjust criminal justice system where people...

EDITORIAL: Easterns racial demographic increases

EDITORIAL: Eastern’s racial demographic increases

Editorial Board October 27, 2021

We at the Daily Eastern News are happy to see Eastern’s demographics change to a more diverse student body. In a small, mostly white town like Charleston, it’s easy to see why students of color...

A body found in the Illinois River near Peru has been identified as Jelani Day, an Illinois State University graduate student who was reported missing on Aug. 25. The cause of death was determined to be drowning.

EDITORIAL: Continue the fight for Jelani

Editorial Board October 26, 2021

It has been 63 days since Jelani Day was reported missing on Aug. 25, when he hadn’t been showing up for classes for several days. Fifty-three days since his body was found on Sept. 4, where he was...

Homecoming Queen Jacqueline Williams, a senior kinesiology major,  is honored by the crowd at Homecoming Coronation. Coronation was held Monday night in the MLK Union Grand Ballroom. Williams said when it was announced that she won, she couldn’t believe she had won and that she stood there shocked for a moment.

EDITORIAL: Racism toward Homecoming Court not OK

Editorial Board October 24, 2021

For over 100 years,  Eastern has chosen individuals from the campus community to "reign over" Eastern for Homecoming. Individuals from a variety of organizations now vie for the positions of Homecoming...

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