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: 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...

Column: Return to normal comes with shootings

Destiny Blanchard April 13, 2021

America is slowly getting back to normal. Back to normal for us Americans means going out, spending time with friends, and overall enjoying things that we didn't get to because of the pandemic. Despite...

Column: Thank you to those who came before me

Corryn Brock April 13, 2021

At the end of the semester, I will have worked for The Daily Eastern News for three academic years. Over the three years I have been here I have learned so much from how to write a story about the Board...

Column: White Sox, Cubs fans have best broadcasts in baseball

Adam Tumino April 12, 2021

Chicago baseball fans have been lucky in recent years. The Cubs are coming off a stretch where they were one of the best teams in baseball. They seem to be on the decline right now, but still have players...

Column: Pressure for gun plan badly needed, helpful

Lindsey Ulrey April 11, 2021

Biden announced Thursday in the White House Rose Garden in front of an audience of lawmakers and advocates for stricter gun laws that gun violence is an epidemic, and he laid out a plan aimed to fix it. According...

Column: Derek Chauvin’s trial will hopefully deliver justice

Gillian Eubanks April 8, 2021

As we are approaching almost a year since George Floyd’s death, his accused killer Derek Chauvin is on trial. Watching the trial footage is moving. I teared up hearing the witness testimonies. I can’t...

Column: Getting the COVID vaccine is selfless

Destiny Blanchard April 7, 2021

At this point in the pandemic, the US is lucky enough to have a COVID-19 vaccine available to a lot of the country. There's some irony in that statement when you consider how horribly and selfishly many...

Column: Reading has lost its appeal

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez April 7, 2021

Ever since I was a wee child, I have loved to read more than anything else in the world. To me, no other hobby could compare. I loved cracking open a book and transporting myself into a world different...

Column: Goldberg, Carrigan the true stars of HBO’s ‘Barry’

Adam Tumino April 5, 2021

It has been over two years since season two of the stellar HBO series “Barry” premiered, and we still have another year until we get season three. These past two years have been bad enough on their...

Column: Biden combats xenophobia, racism toward AAPI people

Lindsey Ulrey April 4, 2021

On Tuesday, the White House announced six new actions to respond to attacks and harassment towards the Asian-American and Pacific-Islander communities in the United States. “Across our nation an outpouring...

Column: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ ends the MonsterVerse on a high note

Adam Tumino April 2, 2021

I like serious movies. I like movies that deal with real human emotion and tell stories in creative and groundbreaking ways. I like foreign movies and some avant-garde films. Now there is also something...

Column: New GRMLN album a great addition

Ryan Meyer March 31, 2021

Yoodoo Park, who goes by GRMLN when releasing music, just released his 15th album on Tuesday. It’s called “Dark Music in the Sun” and it features some great additions to his catalogue. I’ve been...

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