The Daily Eastern News – The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

FEATURE PHOTO: Ukulele jammin’
Analicia Haynes, Senior Staff Reporter | June 24, 2019
Feature Photo: Time for a nap
Analicia Haynes, Senior Staff Reporter | June 21, 2019
FEATURE PHOTO: Unwinding at the pavilion
Raine Zhu, Photographer | June 18, 2019
FEATURE PHOTO: Celebrate Pride
Raine Zhu, Photographer | June 18, 2019
FEATURE PHOTO: The ‘Broom Dance’ at the Civil War Ball
Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter | June 16, 2019

Eastern sees balanced budget, new capital projects bill

Analicia Haynes, Senior Staff Reporter

June 24, 2019 • No Comments

The Board of Trustees approved Eastern’s preliminary budget for this next fiscal year and the budget projection for FY21. The balanced budget comes after the state appropriated $41,424.3 to Eastern, including new capital budget allocations and reallocations for FY19. Overall, the state’s budget...

Textbook Rental closed until July 1

Staff Report

June 23, 2019 • No Comments

Textbook Rental will be closed Monday through Sunday for inventory. During this time, Textbook Rental will not be able to conduct any business; the book drop box will also be unavailable. Textbook Rental will reopen at 8 a.m. on July 1 and resume regular business hours. Textbook Rental is located...

Board of Trustees expected to approve balanced budget

Analicia Haynes, Senior Staff Reporter

June 21, 2019 • No Comments

Eastern’s Board of Trustees is expected to approve a balanced budget during its 1 p.m. meeting Friday. Paul McCann, the interim vice president of business affairs, said he is bringing forward a balanced budget and the university is in a much better position now to accommodate for the increase in...

Charleston to celebrate International Yoga Day with community session

Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter

June 20, 2019 • No Comments

A free community yoga session will take place in celebration of International Yoga Day at the pavilion of Kiwanis Park on Friday. The Eastern Academy of Lifelong Learning has partnered with local yoga instructor, Karen Reed, for the second year in a row for the free yoga session. Reed said the...

Charleston’s PFLAG here to support LGBTQ community

June 20, 2019

Charleston's PFLAG chapter, established in 2015, is a safe place for members of the LGBTQ community to go to for support, education and advocacy. Co-president Judy Looby said...

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Sports

Former rugby field to be converted to new soccer field

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor

June 21, 2019 • No Comments

The field that formerly housed Eastern rugby will be converted to a soccer field for Eastern athletics. Work on the field, which is located...

IHSA boys track, field state semifinals, finals to come to O’Brien Field

May 22, 2019

The Illinois High School Association’s Boys Track and Field state semifinals and finals will take place at O’Brien Field Thursday through Saturday. All...

Eastern runner in familiar place at state track meet

May 19, 2019

If it were during the academic year, he probably would have been on the other side of the starting blocks. Even then, he actually may not be using the...

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Opinions

Cooking meals at home has many benefits

Jessica Stewart, Columnist

June 23, 2019 • No Comments

When was the last time you ate a home-cooked meal? Did you cook it, or did someone else cook it for you? Learning how to cook is an essential life skill because we all have to eat....

PODCAST: Popcorn Talk Episode 2

June 20, 2019

"Popcorn Talk" is a 30-minute long podcast dissecting movies both new and old and providing a decent review that will at least...

Does Biden’s name hide controversy?

June 18, 2019

Irony sure is funny, right? Everyone (and rightfully so) ripped then presidential candidate Donald Trump a new you-know-what when audio...

Retail workers deserve more respect

June 18, 2019

Working a retail job is something many people will do at some point in their lives—whether it’s a first job, a transitional trade or...

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Through the lens

FEATURE PHOTO: Mid-week studying

Raine Zhu, Photographer
June 12, 2019

Cheung Ho Hon, a sophomore civil engineering student at Lake Land College, studies in Booth Library Wednesday afternoon. Cheung said he is from Hong Kong and has one class this summer. He will transfer to Purdue University in the upcoming fall semester.

FEATURE PHOTO: Football at the Campus Pond

Raine Zhu, Photographer
June 11, 2019

Karyn Baldwin (left), Courtney Prais (right), Mallory Johnson (middle) and Nora Richardson play with a football next to the Campus Pond Tuesday afternoon. Richardson is using a branch to retrieve the football back after dropping it into the water. They said they are all in the Golden Apple Scholars program at Eastern for the summer internships. They said they followed the football, which got...

FEATURE PHOTO: Row like there’s no tomorrow

Raine Zhu, Photographer
June 10, 2019

Boy Scout Troop 141, part of Charleston Wesley's ministry to youth, row kayaks at the Campus Pond Monday afternoon. Jim Coleman, a retired professor from the communication department at Eastern, said the troop meets every other Monday at Charleston Wesley United Methodist Church. He said the scouts do a lot of activities in the summer, like camping.

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