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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

Column: ‘Two Sentence Horror Stories’ sheds light on real world issues

Gillian Eubanks March 12, 2021

The show “Two Sentence Horror Stories” on Netflix is creepy in more ways than just an entertaining, scary story. The show, now in its second season, has a similar vibe to it like “Black Mirror.”...

Editorial: Get COVID test if you were at weekend parties

Staff Editorial March 12, 2021

With two, mostly-maskless parties being held last weekend, it was inevitable that COVID-19 would eventually be linked to these gatherings. Surely enough, there has been a positive test for someone who...

Column: ‘Coming 2 America’ an interesting sequel

Ryan Meyer March 11, 2021

I recently watched “Coming 2 America,” the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 film “Coming to America.” Both films, directed by Craig Brewer, are comedies surrounding Eddie Murphy’s character Akeem,...

Column: It is easy to get stressed this semester

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez March 11, 2021

If there’s anything us college students can agree on it’s that college is very stressful, with every semester bringing new challenges. With how COVID has affected how we learn here at Eastern, this...

EDITORIAL: Journalist’s acquittal important, necessary

Staff Editorial March 11, 2021

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was acquitted by an Iowa jury Tuesday after being arrested covering protests in Des Moines in May. She was not the only reporter arrested covering protests...

Column: Spend your stimulus check how you want

Destiny Blanchard March 10, 2021

The world is over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the U.S. people have dealt with financial insecurity and some have gotten relief with unemployment checks and the checks that came from the...

Column: New Kings of Leon album a hit

Ryan Meyer March 10, 2021

Kings of Leon released their eighth album, “When You See Yourself,” on March 5. It had been over four years since their last record and this new release was well worth the wait. The singles for “When...

Editorial: Arkansas abortion ban opposite of progress

Staff Editorial March 10, 2021

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law Tuesday a bill that will ban abortions in the state in almost all circumstances. The bill only allows abortions if they are needed to save the life of...

Column: ‘The Killing Fields:’ a great film with a great purpose

Adam Tumino March 9, 2021

Some movies have a hard time accomplishing what they set out to do. This is especially true of films that have a large list of things that they wish to accomplish. In his 1984 movie “The Killing Fields,”...

Editorial: COVID vaccines are working, so get one as soon as it is available

Staff Editorial March 9, 2021

It has been a very long year, and COVID-19 has likely affected almost every person in the country in one way or another. But some good news regarding the virus has been trickling in recently, and that...

Column: Journalists are not trying to make you look good or bad

Corryn Brock and Luke Taylor March 8, 2021

As journalists, getting yelled at while covering events has become an unfortunately predictable part of our job.  This weekend, we knew we would need strength in numbers as we got photos and observed...

Editorial: We are college journalists, not your enemy

Staff Editorial March 8, 2021

We at The Daily Eastern are all students. We are all journalists. We are all many things, but above all else: we are not your enemy. Ranging from freshman to seniors, photographers to reporters, to editors....

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