The Daily Eastern News

June 18, 2021 • No Comments

The Coles County Faith-Based Coalition for Racial Justice and the RealiTea ProjecT are partnering to hold a Juneteenth event on Saturday. Juneteenth, a commemoration of the day the last remaining slaves in the U.S. were declared free, is being recognized as a federal holiday for the first time in...

Campus safety guidelines updated as Illinois enters Phase 5

Staff Report

June 16, 2021 • No Comments

University president David Glassman sent an email June 15 with updates to Eastern’s COVID safety guidelines. As of June 16, fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks or socially distance anywhere on campus except classrooms, the Student Health Center, the COVID testing...

Combs approved to choose Illinois Municipal League delegates

Helena Edwards, Staff Writer

June 15, 2021 • No Comments

During the meeting Tuesday, Charleston City Council approved a resolution allowing Mayor Brandon Combs to pick delegates for the 2021 Annual Conference of the Illinois Municipal League. This will be held Sept. 23 to Sept. 25 in 2021 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers Hotel. As stated in the resolution,...

City Council to pick delegates for Illinois Municipal League

Helena Edwards, Staff Writer

June 15, 2021 • No Comments

During the Charleston City Council meeting Tuesday there will be a vote on a resolution that will allow Mayor Brandon Combs to pick delegates for the 2021 Annual Conference of the Illinois Municipal League. This will be held Sept. 23 to Sept. 25 in 2021 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers Hotel. As...

Story time, activities provided by library

June 13, 2021

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be providing free craft activities for kids and teens for a second week, June 14 through 20. The fabric-stenciling activity which...

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Sports

Swanson to be first Eastern student at NCAA Nationals since 2014

Adam Tumino, Sports Writer

June 3, 2021 • No Comments

The Eastern men’s track and field team will have representation at the NCAA National Championships next week for the first time since...

Settlement reached in Butler wrongful detention, force lawsuit

May 19, 2021

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by Eastern swimmer Jaylan Butler against law enforcement officers from multiple departments who he claimed used excessive force and detention during in incident in February 2019.

Panthers win 18th OVC track and field outdoor championship

May 17, 2021

The OVC Men’s Outdoor Track Championship was once again won by Eastern men’s track team, making it back-to-back championships for the Panthers, this time as the event’s host.

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Opinions

Column: Looking forward to new music from the Killers

Ryan Meyer, Opinions Writer

June 18, 2021 • No Comments

Last August, I wrote a column giving my opinions on the Killers’ latest album, “Imploding the Mirage.” The band has announced a follow-up album that is supposedly due for August,...

Column: “In The Heights” fell short in diversity goal

June 17, 2021

Editor’s note: This writer uses “Latine” as a gender-neutral word for people of Latin American descent. Some people prefer this term...

Column: The pandemic may be ending, but the anxiety remains

June 16, 2021

One year ago, I remember sitting in my bedroom watching the news over protests and COVID-19. I had just gotten off work at my job as a day...

Column: Marvel: Universe of Superheroes is worth visiting

June 15, 2021

This weekend I had the amazing and insanely nerdy experience of visiting a Marvel superhero exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry...

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Through the lens

FEATURE PHOTO: Gone fishing

Elizabeth Wood, Photographer
May 27, 2021

Tim Quick, a resident of Charleston, fishes for catfish at Lake Charleston. He said he's only caught a few small crappies for the day. Quick added that he saw a few catfish swimming close to the shore yesterday eating the cotton wood, "teasing" him.

FEATURE PHOTO: Working ahead

Elizabeth Wood, Photographer
May 26, 2021

Mingze Gao, a graduate student studying biology, reviews previous class materials to prepare for grad school in the fall in Booth Library Tuesday afternoon. He said he's not too sure how he feels about graduate school yet, but he's excited for the coming semester.

FEATURE PHOTO: Omicron Delta ‘fun’raiser

Zach Berger, Assistant Photo Editor
April 27, 2021

Members of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority held a Splash-a-Zeta event yesterday afternoon in the south quad. The sorority let donors drench them with water to raise money for March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.

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