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

Column: Oscars exploited Chadwick Boseman

Destiny Blanchard April 27, 2021

On Sunday night the annual Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars, was held. This event awarded several actors and actresses who best displayed their talents in films throughout 2020. Many were...

Guest Column: You can cancel Stephen Douglas or you can cancel Black people

Christopher Hanlon, Guest Columnist April 27, 2021

Things got a little weird toward the end of the most recent meeting of EIU’s Naming Committee when committee Chair Angie Campbell described those who favor renaming Douglas Hall as an instance of “cancel...

Column: More info on Biden plan for climate change needed

Lindsey Ulrey April 25, 2021

President Biden opened a global summit on climate change Thursday by announcing that the United States will aim to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade. When...

Column: Wishing you all a very happy Shrek Day

Adam Tumino April 22, 2021

April 22 should be a national holiday. There should be parades and everyone should have the day off from work or school. For April 22 is Shrek Day, and this year it marked the 20th anniversary of the...

Column: Creating awareness will cause change

Gillian Eubanks April 22, 2021

On April 20, 2021, Derek Chauvin was found guilty for second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. This verdict does give some sense...

Column: Venturing into new music has benefits

Ryan Meyer April 20, 2021

Lately I’ve been getting into a bunch of music genres that basically all end in -wave, like vaporwave, chillwave and synthwave. The best way I can describe this type of music without consulting Wikipedia...

Column: Chauvin verdict a landmark moment

Destiny Blanchard April 20, 2021

On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd was murdered. We all remember the video or at least know what happened during it. The police were called over an allegedly counterfeit $20 bill, and this resulted in officer...

Column: ‘After Hours’ a hidden gem by Martin Scorsese

Adam Tumino April 19, 2021

Martin Scorsese has made so many great films in his career it is hard to believe that there is a film he made in the middle of his illustrious career that I had never even heard of. It is 1985’s “After...

Column: Emergency facilities not useful in the long-term

Lindsey Ulrey April 18, 2021

March brought the highest number of migrant children stopped at the United States border. Agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended around 172,000 people, according to Biden administration...

Column: Yet another police shooting makes us face harsh reality

Gillian Eubanks April 15, 2021

On Sunday, a young man named Daunte Wright was killed in the suburb of Brooklyn Center near Minneapolis. Wright was pulled over for having air fresheners hanging on his rearview mirror and driving a car...

Column: Dry Cleaning puts out great new album

Ryan Meyer April 14, 2021

A band that I’ve had in the back of my head for a while now recently released their first album. Dry Cleaning, a London indie rock band, came out with their debut record, “New Long Leg,” on April...

Column: One Direction deserved more respect

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez April 14, 2021

One Direction is a boyband that is very near and dear to my heart. I remember the first few days One Direction infection began spreading. Little 6th grade me stood around a circle with all of my girl...

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