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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

Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.

COLUMN: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice:’ the sequel from beyond the grave

Luke Brewer, Reporter September 9, 2024

Going into this movie, I didn’t expect it to be any good. I assumed it was going to be another studio cash-grab via a sequel with no worth. To my surprise when the credits rolled, I left the theater...

Ali Ewoldt, Teri Hansen, Ben Micheal and Robert Sims sing "The Time Of My Life " from Dirty Dancing at the Broadway A-Z performance in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Saturday.

Broadway makes its way to Charleston

Alexis Moore-Jones, Feature Reporter September 8, 2024

Drenched in the piercing red overhead light, the pianist for the evening opened the show with the iconic melody from “The Phantom of the Opera.”  The rich notes floating off the piano were enough...

The postcard mural, located in the Triad facing Booth Library, was painted by Grace Otzwirk over summer break.

Alum artist leaves a postcard to welcome students back

Cam'ron Hardy, Senior Reporter August 28, 2024

As students returned to campus for the fall semester, an eye-catching new mural in the Triad awaited them.  The postcard-style mural was designed by Christy Kilgore, director of marketing and communications,...

SUBMITTED PHOTO | THE DOUDNA FINE ARTS CENTER
Hilary Abigana is hoisted up while playing the flute during  the final song of the night labeled as "Straw Yellow" ("La Escoba" traditional by arr. Terry L. Baldrige) "Fruit Flies Like a Banana" at The Theatre in Doudna Fine Arts Center Saturday. During the show, the group integrates acrobatics and dances, while having ample audience engagement.

The Fourth Wall flies into Doudna

Luke Brewer, Reporter August 26, 2024

Over the weekend, a night full of whimsical fun and musical performance filled the Doudna Fine Arts Center as The Fourth Wall kicked off Doudna’s 2024-2025 Premier Events with its performance “Fruit...

Cam'ron Hardy, Senior, Journalism.

 COLUMN: ‘BlackBerry’: How the apples took over the berries

Cam'ron Hardy, Senior Reporter August 20, 2024

It’s kind of crazy how historical movies are being made on things that were around when I was alive, but a movie on the startup of BlackBerry phones makes sense. In a few years, people will only know...

Samira Dadson sews a zipper onto denim in preparation for the denim day fashion shoot in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Fashion Lab, Charleston Ill., April 18, 2024. Dadson has been sewing for the past 10 years.

Fighting inequality with fashion

Alli Hausman, Copy Chief May 3, 2024

Throughout all of time and across all cultures, clothing has held significant meaning.  That sentiment rings true for Samira Dadson, a studio art graduate student studying fashion at EIU.  Across...

From left, Theo Edwards, Ronnie Kosciuk and Emery Johnson walk with a crowd in the slut walk near Lawson Hall Thursday.

Slut walk combats sexual assault, harassment at EIU

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 28, 2024

Around 50 students came out Thursday to walk in a slut walk against sexual assault and harassment. Sophomore human services major Emery Johnson took it upon herself to start the slut walk after being...

The Kat Walk models walk in the Denim Day Fashion show in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday, April 24.

Denim Day fashion show brings awareness to sexual assault

Jacob Hamm and Morgan Finch April 26, 2024

The halls of the Doudna Fine Arts Center were transformed into a runway of empowerment and advocacy as the Denim Day fashion show took center stage on Wednesday night. This event was a vibrant celebration...

Cam'ron Hardy

COLUMN: ‘Civil War,’ Journalists have their own wars

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 24, 2024

Alex Garland’s newest film ‘Civil War’ explores the war of dystopian future America as journalists race against each other to gather stories and photos during a war. Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst),...

Grace McClellan, a senior majoring in art education, was named Artist of the Year for the Blueroom arts magazine during a ceremony at Doudna Fine Arts Center April 1.

Art revolves around McClellan

Rylee Kurth, Reporter April 24, 2024

Grace McClellan, a senior majoring in art education, was named Blue Room Magazine's Artist of the Year during a ceremony at Doudna Fine Arts Center April 1. McClellan was nominated for the award by the...

Emerson Gausmann (right) and Kaumi Stuart (left) perform as the party crashes in a short play titled "The Party" during the New Works Symposium on Friday night April 19,2024.

New productions displayed at symposium

Chandler Smith, Reporter April 23, 2024

Three student led plays were presented during the New Works Symposium at Doudna this past weekend including "Scrap of Life" by Kierstyn Budz, "The Party" by Monica Brown and "Try Not to Cry" by Newton...

Students celebrate EIU's unofficial Holi in the Library Quad. Holi is a festival celebrated in India. It is celebrated as the festival of colors, love and spring.

EIU celebrates Holi festival of colors

Aidan Cusack, Reporter April 21, 2024

Ribbons of dyed water zipped through the springtime air, while clouds of colorful powder enveloped EIU's Library Quad.    Vibrant music painted the air with lively tunes, as celebrators clad...

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