In a talk I attended some years ago, novelist Dave Eggers referred to the comments section on YouTube as a playground for the insane.
Jaded as I am about people's conduct in the comments section, a...
The other day I was chatting with a few people I knew, and we fell on the topic of what we wanted to do in the future.
Since I was a kid, my response has always been, “I want to be a writer.”
It...
It’s time to move on from competitive swimming at Eastern.
At the recent Summit League Championships for Swimming and Diving, both the Panther men’s and women’s swim teams finished in eighth...
“Women’s sports are not as entertaining.”
“Women’s sports are not aggressive.”
“You throw like a girl.”
“Women in sports don’t count.”
Ever heard those before? I have and I’m...
When turning on this movie, I assumed it would be another action-packed war film with similar attributes to “Black Hawk Down” or “Pearl Harbor.”
What I got was a surprisingly thought-provoking...
While attending the 2024 Miss Black EIU pageant, I quickly realized that majority of the judges were white.
I found this to be both concerning and confusing.
This pageant is a way for Black women to...
Anyone who has ever debated, either formally or informally, knows one thing: it is not what you say but how you say it.
In a debate, perception is reality. Facts alone do not change our mind because...
When people think “gamer” they tend to think about Call of Duty or Fortnite. That is because those two franchises have a lot of foot traffic in the gaming community.
Games that tend to have themes...
On Feb. 14, 2024, the Illinois High School Association announced that girls flag football will be officially accounted for as a sport in the state of Illinois.
Illinois is now the ninth state that is...
The beauty of formal emails lies in the encouragement of favorable discourse. We may be flawed as humans, but in our private discourse we can strive for something better.
That being said, email is not...
The Daily Eastern News staff won 34 awards at the Illinois Collegiate Press Association this past weekend in Chicago.
The staff beat its previous record of 28 awards set at last year's ICPA in both...
Late at night, I decided to put off a handful of assignments and watch an old sci-fi/thriller film called “Cube” from 1997.
Let’s just say, I’ve never been more regretful of not doing my homework.
The...
