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

Eastern students practice line dancing routines every Wednesday at 7:00pm held in McAfee Gym underground Friday evening.

EIU Line dance club has a boot scootin’ end to a great semester 

Lindsay Weiss, Reporter December 11, 2023

The EIU line dancing club left the semester by learning two new country dances and one Christmas dance Dec. 1 at their last meeting of the year. Eight members attended the meeting including four...

How students are preparing for finals

How students are preparing for finals

Kaitlyn Flynn, Reporter December 11, 2023

Finals week is known to be a time of stress and preparation. Students want to earn good scores on their finals as they close out the semester, but what are students doing to prepare for the final exam...

Karrin Estes sings while Jacob Ramage plays the guitar to Ramage’s composition titled Home.

Composers’ Forum shows students’ semester-long work

Alli Hausman, Reporter December 11, 2023

The Composers’ Forum was hosted at Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to showcase the work of this semester’s composition students.  The performance featured the compositions of five...

How fashion majors plan to use degree

How fashion majors plan to use degree

Alexis Johnson, Reporter December 11, 2023

Fashion advocacy has become a popular topic in the fashion merchandising program this year.   Fashion merchandising professor Katherine Shaw noticed a significant increase in students who have been...

Body found at Lake Charleston

Body found at Lake Charleston

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor December 7, 2023

A man was found in Lake Charleston at approximately 11 a.m. according to a Charleston Police Department released a press release. Lincoln Fire Dive Team was able to quickly secure the person so that...

A debate of the debate of history

A debate of the debate of history

Jacob Hamm, Reporter December 7, 2023

Roughly a dozen members of the community and faculty gathered for a presentation about the history of controversy in history and civics education on Wednesday. The presentation was given by History Professor...

David Commanday directs a full orchestra for the Messiah performance, telling the story of Jesus life and death Friday night.

Messiah concludes performances for semester

Chandler Smith, Reporter December 4, 2023

The soothing and beautiful sounds came together for the last night of performances for the year, Sunday at 4 p.m. during the Messiah oratorio.  The historic piece by Handel told the story of the...

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...

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