Intelligence is hard to quantify
August 23, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions
I have a friend who is a graduate student at a well-known Californian university, where she studies chemical engineering. In her free time, she creates freelance art and comics, and sometimes volunteers with herpetology organizations, teaching urban children about snakes and lizards. By all traditional...
Access to a 24-hour library should be a norm for the college experience
Chrissy Miller, News Editor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions
With hefty workloads and hectic schedules, a 24-hour library would be an attractive addition to Eastern’s campus. Booth Library has facilities filled with resources that can really help any student struggling in a course. However, it does not matter how nice the facilities are if no one can access...
Service industry has its perks, sometimes pizza
Shelby Niehaus, Columnist
August 22, 2017
Filed under Columns
I do not claim to be an expert in economics. To be completely honest, I cannot define economics in any way that would satisfy someone older than the age of 12. Money and finances in sums larger than about $50 confuse me. So usually, when I tell people I have developed an economic theory of customer-to-employee...
Family is everything, especially when away
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
August 22, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions
My childhood did not consist of the stereotypical (not to mention terribly annoying) “picture perfect” family. We were far from perfect, with a single mother raising four children all huddled under a house that was, and still is, held together by band-aids and a prayer. Life was, well, hard....
Reach out, try something new while away
Cindy Huff, Columnist
August 22, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions
Well, here we are again, all of us ready and eager to start the fall semester. We have had our glorious summer vacations filled with fun, sleep- ing in and doing things on our own time. Now we have to get back to reality and back to a more structured lifestyle, which means get- ting out of bed a lo...
Take chances, get involved before it is too late
Staff Report
August 22, 2017
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
In today’s issue of the Daily Eastern News, we wrote about two events that happened that might not seem similar at first, but serve similar purposes- the minority reception happening on Tuesday. Events like these help bring people togeth- er, and help students to get more involved on cam- pus. Thro...
Column: Do not sweat the small stuff
Liz Stephens, Columnist
August 20, 2017
Filed under Opinions
Each summer, I make it a priority to discover ways to grow as an individual and to have a better semester than the last. I love buying and reading all of the personal development books I can get my hands on and often find that while reading, they spark many ideas and mottos to use in the upcoming semester....
Have fun but stay focused on your goals
Staff Report
August 20, 2017
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
As the sun rises Monday morning, sleepy students will wipe the crust out of their tired and heavy eyes and roll out of bed, dress and make their way to the first class of the day. For some, the first day of school can be nerve wracking, for others it’s a walk in the park but whatever the case is,...
Letter from the Editor
Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-Chief
August 20, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions
In case you have not heard it enough, let me just say welcome back to campus, and happy first day of classes. In case you do not know me, my name is Cassie Buchman, and I am the new Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Eastern News. Heading into the new school year in my new position, I have thought a lot ab...
OPINION: Jack Chick strikes again
Shelby Niehaus, Columnist
July 13, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinions
A few days ago, my coworker came back from the bathroom of our gas station with a tiny booklet in hand. It was a multi-page comic book, colored in retro-inspired black ink pictures and garnished with Bible passages. Folded into the book was a yellow pamphlet advertising a story of a man who allegedly...
OPINION: Favorite places exist, find one
Shelby Niehaus, Columnist
June 29, 2017
Filed under Columns
In rural Fayette county, there is a natural spring. It supplies cool, crystal-clear water to anyone who wants a drink. Maintained by one dedicated man and beloved by people across the county, the Kaskaskia Gardens are a hidden gem and one of my favorite places on Earth. As an opinion writer, I am...
Minimum wage workers do not need extra work
Shelby Niehaus, Columnist
June 22, 2017
Filed under Columns
When I was a child, I used to go with a close friend of mine on trips to Walmart. In my hometown, shopping trips were one of the few child-accessible forms of entertainment that did not involve aimlessly wandering town or making sleds out of old mattresses and staircases, so friend-based Walmart trips...
