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

Student senator Oliver Ehmann, a senior political science major, expresses his feelings towards the talent student award fee increase proposal to student government March 27, 2024, at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union in the Arcola Tuscola Room on Easterns campus. The proposal requests an increase of 86 cents from $21.82 to $22.68. This fee is charged for every credit hour, not exceeding a maximum amount of twelve credit hours. Matt Bierman said in his presentation more than half of the collected fees go toward student athletes without athletic scholarships.

Student government votes down fee increase

Veronica Gipson, Student Government Reporter April 2, 2024

Despite approving a raise in tuition rates, EIU’s student government denied a bill to raise the grant-in-aid fee which covers tuition and talented student awards. The student senate’s meeting on...

Student Government Crest

Student government to open elections

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 1, 2024

Editor's Note: The voting dates listed have been changed from April 9 and 10 to April 8 and 9. The 2024-2025 student government candidates gave their platform speeches at the latest student government...

The history of April Fools Day

The history of April Fools’ Day

Gunnar Olson, Reporter April 1, 2024

April Fools' Day’s history is one of pure mystery, as not even historians know where, when or even why the holiday started. There are some clues that historians have found that might point in the...

Senior radio and audio production major Aidan Grady (left) and WEIU News Director Kelly Goodwin (right)  discuss the preliminary details for an upcoming story.

Celebrating WHAM at EIU

Alexis Moore-Jones and Jacob Hamm March 29, 2024

To honor the achievements made by women in American history, the month of March is designated Women’s History Month.  Here at Eastern, there have been hundreds if not thousands of women who have...

Anni Hochhalter plays a piece while listening and following along with her fellow members of WindSync at the Recital Hall in Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday.

Past, current musicians attend WindSync concert

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 29, 2024

One of the benefits of being a parent is being able to pass down interests to their children. Sarah Grove brought her daughter Willow Grove to the WindSync concert Thursday evening in the Doudna Fine...

Eastern Illinois University President Jay Gatrell opens the presentation on several faculty updates and Plan 2028 on Tuesday afternoon.

Gatrell, faculty update the university on Plan 2028

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 28, 2024

EIU presented a progress report on Plan 2028 including efforts to lower the DWF rate and the creation of a bridge program for incoming first-generation students.   Plan 2028 has been in the works...

Christian Campus House students had a couch story time open talk about God. Emily Thorpe, a senior music major (front), Harrison Walker, a graduate student in cybersecurity (front right), Ashton Fifield, junior philosophy major (left on couch), and Gabriel McElroy, sophomore, sit in the South Quad Wednesday.

CCH returns conversation couch post protest

Aidan Cusack, Reporter March 28, 2024

EIU’s South Quad is the host of many extracurricular activities. From cloud gazing to concerts, it is a lively area on Eastern’s campus.   Take the happenings of Wednesday afternoon, for example,...

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collects pollen from flowers in one of the Urban Butterfly Initiatives gardens in Charleston. Charleston, Ill. Oct. 10, 2023.

The two sides to early warm temperatures

Alli Hausman, Copy Chief March 26, 2024

As of last Tuesday, spring has officially begun. But the warm temperatures have been around for quite some time.   Think back to February.  Birds were singing a shrill chorus. Squirrels were...

Upcoming events to celebrate DEI

Upcoming events to celebrate DEI

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 25, 2024

In collaboration with Eastern’s diversity advisory council and Eastern’s department of housing and dining, student government is hosting a week of events dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion...

Several gizzard shad piled up on the shore of Lake Charleston on February 25, 2024, following a sudden drop in temperature earlier in the month.

Hundreds of fish dead at Lake Charleston

T.J. Seputis, Reporter March 22, 2024

One thing has been lurking when hiking around Lake Charleston over the past month: the stagnant smell of dead fish.  The odor comes from the heaps of dead fish that decomposed on the shores...

Freshman education major, Alyssa Vergara works on her math 1160 homework in the bridge lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union Monday. Vergara continued to work on her homework after a tutoring session from a math professor. She listed the campus being close to home, a small and the professor to student ratio as the reasons she chose Eastern.

How EIU students manage busy majors

Payton Liggins, Reporter March 19, 2024

Choosing a major is a significant decision that shapes students’ academic paths and future career opportunities.   Some majors are known for being particularly demanding and time-consuming,...

Different perspectives at Society of Womens Engineers meeting

Different perspectives at Society of Women’s Engineers meeting

Jacob Hamm, Reporter March 16, 2024

Confidence and success were the main themes of a presentation during the Society of Women Engineers monthly meeting Wednesday evening. Allison Henrichs, an Eastern alumni, was the guest speaker for the...

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