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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

Cam'ron Hardy

COLUMN: Thank you and goodbye… for now 

Cam’ron Hardy, Senior Reporter July 9, 2025

The time for me to go has come. I graduated on May 10, which unfortunately means my time at The Daily Eastern News has come to an end.   My first story was published on Valentine’s Day in 2022, a...

Luke Brewer

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ review: new dinosaurs, same old problems

July 6, 2025

Kicking off the “big three” of blockbuster films this month (“Jurassic World Rebirth,” “Superman” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”), “Jurassic World Rebirth” doesn’t make...

Luke Brewer

‘28 Years Later’ review: a worthy sequel that lives up to the legacy

Luke Brewer, Reporter June 20, 2025

“28 Days Later” reinvented the zombie apocalypse for audiences in a new and terrifying way with the Rage Virus. “28 Weeks Later” attempted to be worth anyone’s time but failed to meet expectations. Now...

Luke Brewer

COLUMN: Direct-to-streaming releases threaten film industry; hybrid model offers a solution

Luke Brewer, Reporter June 8, 2025

Ever since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, the conversation revolving around the death of cinema has been at an all-time high.  The question of what’s been killing cinema has long been debated...

Luke Brewer

COLUMN: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ is Wes Anderson to perfection

Luke Brewer, Reporter May 25, 2025

Wes Anderson is one of the most recognizable directors of our time due to his unique filmmaking style and his 2014 action/adventure comedy “The Grand Budapest Hotel” utilizes the Anderson’s unique...

Zaria Flippin

COLUMN: One final Q&A

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor May 16, 2025

I’ve been trying to figure out how I want to say my goodbye from The News for a while now. And then, I thought of it.  One final Q&A...on the one and only, me!   I’ve done 30 Q&As...

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EDITORIAL: Now is the time. Stand with free press

Editorial Board May 2, 2025

Editor's Note: This editorial has been updated from the one run in the Daily Eastern News print edition as a result of the executive order regarding NPR and PBS.  Twelve hours ago, President Donald...

Drew Farrell

COLUMN: RFK Jr. is wrong about autism

Drew Farrell, Sports Reporter May 1, 2025

Last Thursday, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. made false statements about autism.   He specifically stated that people with autism are destroying...

Tyrone Naylor

COLUMN: Food is too consistent on campus

Tyrone Naylor, Reporter April 24, 2025

When attending any type of university, food is one of the main sources of nutrition we rely on to get us through the day. But what if I told you that the diversification of foods is just as essential...

Luke Brewer

COLUMN: ‘Sinners’ is heavenly

Luke Brewer, News Editor April 22, 2025

 Writer and director Ryan Coogler alongside composer Ludwig Göransson return to the silver screen once again with the most heavenly film I’ve ever seen in the form of “Sinners.”  The film takes...

Emerson Reynolds

COLUMN: Nintendo Switch 2: We are no longer back

Emerson Reynolds , Reporter April 17, 2025

So, Nintendo fans, how are we doing? Enjoying the Nintendo music subscription that comes with an online service that never works? Well, even if you aren't, I bet you are (or in my case were) excited...

Cam'ron Hardy

COLUMN: ‘The Amateur:’ Geeks can be badass too

Cam’ron Hardy, Reporter April 16, 2025

After his wife dies in a terrorist attack in London, Charlie Heller (Rami Malek), a CIA decoder, travels around the globe to get answers and revenge while being pursued by his corrupt boss. The description...

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