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: Cover your nose to hide your stupidity

Ryan Meyer October 21, 2020

I can’t decide what’s worse, not covering your nose with a mask or letting your mask act as a chin strap. I think not covering your nose is worse because at least those who only cover their chins aren’t...

Column: Don’t settle, but give second chances

Logan Raschke October 21, 2020

Settling for people in your life who don’t value you shows the little value you give yourself. But many times, people miss out on having worthwhile connections and relationships with others by withholding...

Column: Concept of Halloween parties ruined by COVID

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez October 20, 2020

Anybody who knows me personally knows that I love Halloween. I love eating whole bags of bite-sized candy, decorating my room in Halloween-themed decor, and having horror movie marathons with my friends....

Column: Comparing Trump and Biden’s dueling town halls

Lindsey Ulrey October 18, 2020

Trump and Biden spoke at two dueling town halls this week. The Biden town hall reached 14.1 million viewers on ABC between 8 and 9 p.m. and Trump had 13.5 million combined on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC. The town...

Column: Happy birthday to our oldest editor

Ryan Meyer and Corryn Brock October 14, 2020

We would like to wish our Editor-in-Chief Adam Tumino a very happy birthday. Adam, being the oldest in the newsroom, has imparted a lot of wisdom onto us during his time working at the Daily Eastern News,...

Column: Keep track of your screen time

Gillian Eubanks October 14, 2020

Last week, I spent 44 hours and 59 minutes on my phone. If you go to “Screen Time” in your settings on your iPhone, it will show you what apps you use the most and for how long, how many times you...

Column: Child pageants are exploitative

Logan Raschke October 13, 2020

Child beauty pageants need to go; parents should prioritize non-exploitative ways to cultivate lessons about self-discipline and civic engagement for their children. Child beauty pageants, and any pageant...

Column: TikTok has grown on me

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez October 13, 2020

If you have been around the past couple of years, then you probably got to see Musical.ly’s transition to what is now known as TikTok, a social media platform in which users create and share short videos. Musical.ly...

Column: After 4 years together, I truly know what love is

Karina Delgado October 13, 2020

Growing up, I was always curious about love. I wanted to find what love was whether it was through television or seeing others in love. I didn’t have a good figure of what love was growing up. I knew...

Remember to make plans to vote

Zach Bray October 11, 2020

Voting has begun. That’s right, early voting in a majority of the states has begun at this point. Mail-in ballots and absentee ballots have also begun being mailed out. It also is not too late to register...

Column: Biden leading in polls among young, old voters

Lindsey Ulrey October 11, 2020

In the last weeks before the election Biden is showing the United States that he is a leader, but Trump is just wasting the last bit of time he has by provoking politically-damaging headlines. Trump’s...

Column: Trump’s COVID diagnosis scares the stock market

Destiny Blanchard October 8, 2020

The first week of October is complete and an insane amount of information has been thrown at us. With the impending election and continuing pandemic, it seems like every day we are thrown for a loop with...

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