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St. Louis Ballet performs for full house at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter | December 2, 2018 | Photo by Mercury Bowen
GALLERY: Holiday Hustle 2018

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief | December 2, 2018 | Photo by Analicia Haynes
Holiday Hustle raises $2,800 for One Stop Community Christmas

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief | December 2, 2018 | Photo by Raine Zhu
PHOTO GALLERY: ROTC training exercise

November 29, 2018 | Photo by Summer Jacobs
FEATURE PHOTO: ‘Tis the season for cookie decorating

November 27, 2018 | Photo by Raine Zhu

CUPB to hear report on student government, life

Staff Report

December 6, 2018 • No Comments

The Council on University Planning and Budget will hear a report from the director of the office of student life at 2 p.m. Friday. The meeting will be in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Ceci Brinker, the director of the office of student life, will present...

State treasurer Frerichs to visit Eastern Friday

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief

December 6, 2018 • No Comments

State Treasurer Michael Frerichs will be giving a speech and answering questions at 7 p.m. Friday in the Roberson Auditorium in Lumpkin Hall. The Political Science Association is hosting the event, and Logan Klepzig, the president of the association, said this is a great and rare opportunity for anyone...

CAA approves 3 new degrees based on old FCS framework

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor

December 6, 2018 • No Comments

The Council on Academic Affairs approved the new branches of what used to be the school of Family and Consumer Sciences at its meeting Thursday. Last year, Provost Jay Gatrell revealed a college reorganization plan, which included many program and name shifts around campus, including the dismantling...

Shots fired in 2400 Block of 8th Street Thursday

Staff Report

December 6, 2018 • No Comments

The Charleston Police Department reported shots fired in the 2400 block of 8th Street just south of campus around 6:40 p.m. More information will be added as soon as it becomes available. The initial alert was sent out throughout the campus community via Alert EIU. Officers on the scene declined to...

Mattoon Light Up the Night Parade kicks off Friday

December 6, 2018

The City of Mattoon is hosting its annual Celebrate Downtown Mattoon Light Up the Night Parade and Festival Friday, Dec. 7. The festival and parade will take place from 5 p.m....

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Sports

Eastern to play Western, Southern in Compass Tourney

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor

December 6, 2018 • No Comments

Last season when the Eastern women’s basketball program scheduled Western Illinois and Southern Illinois in the Compass tournament, a...

Brown honored to play 2 sports at Eastern

December 6, 2018

Fort Wayne dominated Eastern’s men’s basketball team on Nov. 28 and held Eastern to just 60 points in a 104-60 blowout victory for the Mastodons. Edwyn...

Jansen sticks with tennis program, thrives

December 6, 2018

Coming into the school year, the Eastern men’s tennis team was without a coach. Previous Interim Director of Tennis Sam Kercheval had accepted a...

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Opinions

Story about ‘a man named Bob’ who knows what lies ahead

Colin Roberts, Copy Editor

December 6, 2018 • No Comments

Editor’s Note: The following column is a fictional story. It reflects the opinion of the columnist. This is a story about a man named Bob. Bob was a thirty-something accountant...

A look at the life of George H.W. Bush

December 6, 2018

We at The Daily Eastern News want to remember the great things former President George H.W Bush did during his life due to his tragic passing...

Historical landmarks should be preserved

December 6, 2018

As a history major, I appreciate the pieces of history that are still preserved in the modern day. It is truly fascinating looking at sources...

Fashion Friday: 5 basics for a practical winter outfit

December 6, 2018

I’ve been rather upset with myself, lately. Looking through the Fashion Friday columns that I’ve written, I cringed at how mediocre...

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