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

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

The Daily Eastern News

Students remember their bad neighbors

Samantha Benck , Contributing Writer February 28, 2018

They come and go, but they’re right next door … bad neighbors. We all have them and we all hate them—and some have experiences with them at Eastern. When she was in college, Aimee Bulthuis,...

20 years counting: one man maintains green house, secret garden

Carole Hodorowicz, Copy Editor April 28, 2017

  It’s the last place you would want to wear a grey shirt. Underneath the heat, your pores are powerless against the rays of the sun. You wonder how anything survives in here while you shirt...

Two falls ago, senior Chloe Wong teed off on a par 3 and scored her first hole-in-one as an Eastern Panther. Out of all her accomplishments, Wong said her hole-in-one tops them all.

Wong reminisces on hole-in-one

Adam Shay, Feature Writer February 8, 2017

Some golfers are lucky enough to experience a hole-in-one in their lifetime. For senior women’s golfer Chloe Wong, she experienced her third hole in one last year in a fall qualifier. In October of...

New RSO, Creatives, coming to campus

Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter February 6, 2017

  Creatives: The College Talent and Entrepreneur Agency, a new registered student organization, will host its first talent/award show 7 p.m.  Tuesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther...

Gymnast finds stability in sport

Carole Hodorowicz, Feature Reporter January 29, 2017

The gymnast ties up her hair, chalks her hands and sizes up the run she has ahead of her. Focused, she takes a deep breath and begins running. She propels herself into the air and starts her stunt. Born...

Howse reflects on successful track and field career

Kaitlin Cordes, Track and Field Reporter November 30, 2016

Although senior Janie Howse will not be competing as a weight thrower in field events this year, she said she will maintain a presence on her team by cheering them on at meets this season.  Howse will...

Senior Evan Kanz said he ate six eggs every morning to bulk up for football season. Kanz earned All-OVC Second Team.

Hard work does not go unnoticed for lineman

Maria Baldwin, Feature Writer November 30, 2016

In football, there are often many positions that are overlooked, simply because it is easier to focus on where the ball is on the field. Perhaps the most overlooked position is the offensive lineman....

Sophomore distance runner Caroline Collet is the oldest of six children. Collet plans to compete in the one-mile and 3K events during the upcoming indoor season.

For Eastern’s Collet, running runs in the family

Parker Valentine, Track and Field Reporter November 30, 2016

Caroline Collet started running track in the fifth grade, but she has been running for as long as she can remember. “I’ve been running my entire life,” she said. “Both of my parents are runners,...

Students help hungry families with ‘Cans 4 A Cause’

Maria Baldwin, Sports Feature Reporter November 10, 2016

“Cans 4 A Cause,” a benefit organized by students from CMN 3950, a class about conferences and event planning, collected donations of canned foods Wednesday night in the 7th Street Underground of the...

Rogers cherishes time with cross-country team

Kaitlin Cordes, Cross-Country Reporter October 12, 2016

Senior cross-country runner Greg Rogers admittedly had a rough start to his athletic career at Eastern. Rogers said he felt as though he was constantly in a rut and that he did not mesh with the existing...

Garippo prepared for memorable senior year at Eastern

Kaitlin Cordes, Cross-Country Reporter October 10, 2016

  This cross-country season has already shaped up to be a memorable one for senior Ruth Garippo. Garippo said she came into the 2016 season in the best shape of her life. She worked all summer...

Redshirt senior Pono Choy has overcome multiple knee injuries in order to return to the field to help the Panthers to an OVC championship.

Choy dependable on the field

Maria Baldwin, Features Writer October 5, 2016

When you have played football your entire life, setbacks can be detrimental to your abilities to play the game. Sometimes, it just takes a support system to motivate you to get back on track. While...

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