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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

Ella Kratochvil, a freshman sociology major, practicing bowling for class in the Bowling Billiard Eastern Illinois University.

You’re taking what this semester?

Gunnar Olson, Reporter February 21, 2024

If you browse through Eastern's course catalog, you will probably find what you'd expect: general education classes and a couple of electives. But if you look deeper, you can find some unexpected courses...

BSU to host bowling, ice cream social on Tuesday night

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter August 26, 2019

The Black Student Union will host a bowling and ice cream social on Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the EIU Lanes in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Jay Caver, a senior corporate communications...

Subha Chandrasekhar, a graduate in technology, and Taylor Powers, a senior in recreation administration, attend the Karaoke Bowling event held by the Univeristy Board in the bowling alley of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The two enjoy pizza provided at the event on Tuesday evening. “I saw it on Facebook and I like bowling, so I thought it would be fun,” Powers said about her interest in the event.

UB concludes its ‘Date Night Series’ with karaoke, bowling night

Corryn Brock February 26, 2019

"Karaoke and Bowling” completed University Board’s “Date Night Series” on Tuesday night. Mariah Marlar, University Board chair and senior public relations major, said the event was a good way...

UB to host night of karaoke, bowling

Logan Raschke, News Editor February 26, 2019

Students, faculty, staff and people from the Charleston community can sing and bowl their hearts out at University Board’s first Karaoke Bowling Tuesday night. Sienna Mark, a junior health administration...

College classes can relieve stress, too

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor September 9, 2018

Everyone thinks college is supposed to be stressful and that it sucks the life out of you. There are definitely times when you probably want to give up or just throw your work down in anger because you...

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Julies Garrett a freshman english major, throws a bowling ball down a lane at the “Let’s Glo Wild” Cosmic Bowling event at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Bowling Lanes Thursday night.  The event offered free food and drink, and had a raffle to give away gift cards for local businesses.

Students participate in ‘Let’s Glo Wild’ cosmic bowling

Dara McGee, Staff Reporter October 19, 2017

Students played glow in the dark bowling with a twist at “Let’s Glo Wild” Cosmic Bowling, part of a series of Homecoming events. Avid bowlers and amateurs alike were able to lace up their bowling...

New season rolling around at EIU Lanes

Travis Moody, Contributing Writer August 29, 2017

  Under the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, the EIU Lanes is home to Eastern’s Student Bowling League: a student-only, intramural bowling team managed by Ronnie Hellman. As the Student...

Students are encouraged to Strike Out Against Sexual Assault Wednesday

Chrissy Miller, Administration Writer April 10, 2017

  The student government aims to spread awareness about sexual assault through an “It’s On Us” activity where students can bowl, eat pizza and take a pledge to help keep women and men safe. “Strike...

Relay For Life to host ‘Spook-Tacular Bowl-A-Thon” fundraiser

Staff Report October 10, 2016

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Coles County will host two “Spook-Tacular Bowl-A-Thon” fundraisers to fight cancer on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Mattoon Lanes Bowling...

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