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

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Holiday Fest’s Art Sale in the Concourse of Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Doudna hosts ‘CLAS Holiday Fest’

Luke Brewer, Reporter December 4, 2023

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, (CLAS), Holiday Fest has been a part of Eastern’s winter festivities since 2018. The festival includes multiple events such as an opportunity for young children...

Lotería night for LASOs last meeting

Lotería night for LASO’s last meeting

Jacob Hamm, Reporter December 4, 2023

Roughly a dozen people braved the rain to turn out for Latin American Student Organization's, (LASO), paint-your-own lotería card event on Thursday evening. The event took place in the foreign language...

Jayci Stewart and Maggie Bullinger present their Snoozin’ Like a Panther” presentation to form an informational presentation about how to improve a student’s sleeping habits on Monday afternoon.

HERC holds ‘Snoozin Like A Panther’ presentation

Gabriel Newman, Reporter December 1, 2023

Eastern’s Health Education Resource Center (HERC) sponsored a presentation about how to get quality sleep on Thursday in the Mattoon/Charleston room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union...

Celebration of Thanksgiving for students

Celebration of Thanksgiving for students

Michelle Doty, Reporter December 1, 2023

The Eastern Illinois University Board of Special Events organized the I Am Thankful For event in the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge Lounge on Nov. 15 to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday before...

A sign of the Human Services Building on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 located on Eastern Illinois Universitys campus in Charleston, Ill.

Nurturing mental health without therapy

Luke Brewer, Reporter November 28, 2023

Easterns counseling clinic’s purpose is to help students with professional counseling services or mental and emotional health advice. Each student is guaranteed one initial consultation appointment...

From left, Shayla Taylor, Madalyn Stead, and Hannah Hunt look at the Mediterranean diet recipes during the Healthy Cooking 101 session in Klehm Hall.

Students master the Mediterranean diet

Chandler Smith, Reporter November 16, 2023

Students gathered to learn more about different ways to cook and new methods to try out while cooking in Klehm hall on Monday evening.   Some students understood the cooking techniques, while others...

Students apart of the Jazz Lab Band stand up to be applauded after their performance Tuesday night in Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Jazz performance run-down

Zackary Woodard, Reporter November 16, 2023

The Jazz Lab band concert took place in Dvorak Hall this Tuesday and was free to attend. The concert was expected to be from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., but ended early around 8:40 p.m. Many people attended...

Jay Gatrell was formally inducted as Eastern’s thirteenth university president Wednesday in the Dvorak Concert Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Jay succeeds former University President David Glassman.

Gatrell initiated through presidential investiture ceremony

Chandler Smith, Reporter November 16, 2023

The presidential investiture ceremony began at 1 p.m. Wednesday and there were students with also a lot of staff that celebrated the confirmation of Eastern's president, Jay Gatrell.   Students found...

Kim Pope, an office manager in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the President of AFSCME, sends emails in Doudna Fine Arts Center Nov. 8, 2023 on Eastern Illinois Universitys campus in Charleston, Ill.

AFSCME bargaining for new contract

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor November 15, 2023

AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has been bargaining for a new contract for six months with Eastern.   AFSCME members are in clerical-technical and service...

Lauren Spaniol helps the participants drill holes into their compost bins to allow air flow at the vermicomposting Event held at Buzzard Hall friday afternoon.

Vermicomposting 101

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor November 14, 2023

A greener Earth starts here at Eastern, with the help of The Academy of Lifelong Learning, food scraps and a lot of worms. The Academy held a 'Vermicomposting 101' event on Friday in Buzzard Hall,...

Numerous police squad cars on scene after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle Monday, Nov 13, 2023, shortly after noon in the area of Fourth and Grant. The incident prompted a large emergency response including personnel from the Charleston Police Department, Charleston Fire Department and the Eastern Illinois University Police Department.

Student struck by vehicle on Monday afternoon

T.J. Seputis, Reporter November 14, 2023

An Eastern student was transported by paramedics from the scene of a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident along Fourth Street, Monday afternoon. Commotion unfolded along Fourth Street in front...

The African Students Association host the African Renaissance fashion show where models from Couture, The Kat Walk, Essence, and more show off their cultural looks which is a mix of afrofuturism and afrocentrism in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Saturday night.

African Student Association hosts stylish competition on campus  

Drew Coffey, Reporter November 13, 2023

A packed ballroom got the chance to show off its style Saturday night as the African Student Association hosted the African Renaissance Fashion Show in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr....

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