We have a lot of things laying around the newsroom here at The Daily Eastern News. We have normal things like pens and notepads and seasonal things like our Christmas tree, which is still up and is now...

EIU Pride gave us an example of how powerful students can be when they share their voice on what matters most to them. Tuesday, the group ended a weeks-long back and forth with Eastern’s administration...

The House has passed two immigration bills aimed at amending the immigration system. The American Dream and Promise Act would create a process to help undocumented immigrants that were brought to the United...

Illinois State Representative Chris Miller was recently condemned in a resolution from the Illinois House of Representatives. Fifty-seven representatives approved the resolution. Though this resolution...

What is mindfulness and why is it important? Why do people say to “be present” and what does being present even look or feel like? Where do you even begin? Let’s put this in perspective. Sometimes...

Eastern’s Naming Committee recently announced they are ready to move forward on collecting data for their charge to make a recommendation to University President David Glassman to either retain or rename...

We're halfway through the month of March. In a normal school year this would mean a week off from classwork in order to recharge and going on vacation with friends and family. But like many other universities,...

As with many people, there are countless artists with long, respected careers that only have a few songs that have made it onto my playlists. This is no fault of theirs, it results from my own laziness...

More states are exploring the idea of sitting students closer together in schools, reducing the distance between them from six feet to three feet. This push comes after research into schools in Massachusetts,...

An American classic is available to stream for those who are subscribed to Netflix. It is Arthur Penn’s 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde.” This is not just one of the most entertaining movies ever made,...

For the first time since July 21 the state of Illinois reported under 1,000 new cases of COVID-19. The report was of 782 new cases and 12 deaths. In past year we have all experienced the fear and panic...

On International Women’s Day Biden signed an executive order to establish a Gender Policy Council. “The council will have an explicit role in both domestic and foreign policy development,” an administration...