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Audience spends ‘An Evening With Pavlo’ at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter | October 10, 2018 | Photo by Mercury Bowen
Panther football team faces ‘daunting’ task in Jacksonville State

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor | October 10, 2018 | Photo by Adam Tumino
Eastern men’s soccer team falls 2-1 to Valparaiso at home

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor | October 10, 2018 | Photo by Karina Delgado
PHOTO GALLERY: Drone demonstration

October 9, 2018 | Photo by Jordan Boyer
FEATURE PHOTO: Say cheese!

October 9, 2018 | Photo by Raine Zhu

City Council to vote on their own pay increase

Corryn Brock, Arch Editor

October 15, 2018 • No Comments

The Charleston City Council will vote on increasing both the salary of the mayor and salaries of the council members at its meeting Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Charleston City Hall. The mayor’s current salary is $10,000 a year, and council member salaries are $5,000 a year. If passed, the ordinance...

EIU receives $5.4 million to upgrade HVAC, Plumbing Systems

October 15, 2018 • No Comments

Staff Report | @DEN_News Eastern received over $5.4 million from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget to upgrading HVAC/Plumbing Systems in Coleman Hall and the Life Sciences Building. This includes upgrading the ventilation units, air-handling units, cooling and heating coils and the...

Illinois historian to give speech Tuesday at Edgar Speaker Series

October 15, 2018 • No Comments

Staff Report | @DEN_News The Edgar Speaker Series returns this year with the state of Illinois Historian Sam Wheeler at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Buzzard Hall Auditorium. Former Governor Jim Edgar will give an introduction speech, and Wheeler will discuss the Illinois Bicentennial. Wheeler is a serving...

Financial aid season is underway

Jacquelyn Wilson, Contributing Writer

October 15, 2018 • No Comments

As of Oct. 1, students can apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is the first step in the financial aid process that determines the financial need of the students. Josh Norman, the vice president of enrollment management, said financial aid is the financial assistance to meet...

‘Rush Hour’ obstacle course kicks off Homecoming week

October 15, 2018

Homecoming week started off in a “Rush Hour” in the Library Quad from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday. Students could get free popcorn after participating in the obstacle course....

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Sports

Former Eastern football coach Spoo dead at 80

JJ Bullock and Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editors

October 15, 2018 • No Comments

Former Eastern head football coach Bob Spoo died Monday at the age of 80 in Rockford, Il. Spoo coached at Eastern from 1986 to 2011...

Heinz remains hopeful on sidelines during cancer fight

October 15, 2018

As the Eastern women’s soccer team battles for position in the OVC playoff rankings, one of their own is waging a very different battle off the field. She...

Notebook: Denver, Omaha atop men’s soccer conference standings

October 15, 2018

As if there was any doubt that they would slow down, the Denver Pioneers have not shown any signs of slowing down this season. Denver is still in first...

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10 things to do to make fall fun for anyone

Natalee Reynolds, Columnist

October 15, 2018 • No Comments

’Tis the season for flannels, bonfires, pumpkin spice lattes, red and yellow and orange leaves, football games and fun fall dates. This is also the time when seasonal depression...

Planning for anything is SMART

October 15, 2018

As college students, sometimes we forget why we are here. We go to college to eventually get a good-paying job or, hopefully, our dream...

College newspapers do hard work

October 15, 2018

It has come to our attention that some people feel that working for a college newspaper is not considered a “real job.” We at The Daily...

Keep the public in the loop

October 14, 2018

As this year’s election cycle hits full swing, local candidates and incumbents have seen their schedule filling up with speaking dates...

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