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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

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...

Charlie Burtell is a freshman business analytics major student.

EIU student finds self in the military

Kimberly Carroll, Reporter March 14, 2024

Editors Note: Specific facts within the story were reported incorrectly. The story stated Charlie's home being Auburn not Elburn, the caption stated he was in ROTC when he is in the National Guard and...

Nola Klepzig Hagen, the owner of Nolas Naturals store on Madison Avenue, stocks the shelves.

Nola’s Naturals: more than a wellness store

Alexis Moore-Jones, Feature Reporter March 13, 2024

Nola's Naturals is more than a wellness store; it is a place of transformation and healing.  The store owner, Nola Klepzig-Hagan, tries to provide holistic wellness services and products tailored to...

Cicadas shells collect on mature tree just west of Eastern Illinois University campus, 
 May 8 2011 Charleston, Ill.

Cicadas incoming by the trillion

Olivia Bennett, Reporter March 12, 2024

The United States is about to see a special emergence of insects this spring that hasn’t happened since the time of Mozart’s music. But prepare for the volume—the bugs’ noisy call is projected...

Ameenah Morris Senior Student government, feb 14,2024 Tuscola room in the Marthin Luther King JR building, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Ill

Student government presents revised constitution

Veronica Gipson, Student Government Reporter March 10, 2024

A revised version of the student government constitution was presented to the student senate at their general body meeting on March 6 featuring task reassignments and the removal of the judicial branch.  Student...

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