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

Dear stressed student: You aren’t alone

Katelyn Eddington January 17, 2020

I had a great break. It was relaxing and fun, and I was so stress-free. I had forgotten how the feeling of being stress-free was.  Then I got back and became a big ball of nervous stress, a ticking...

Opinon: Baby Yoda is literally the bomb.com

Megan Keane, Columnist January 15, 2020

Baby Yoda is adorable. The world is in a craze over his big ear things and his baby noises. I am among the majority—I have never watched a Star Wars movie, but I have sat down to watch The Mandolarian...

Opinion: This makes you a bad teacher

Zoe Donovan, Reporter January 15, 2020

I’m not a teaching expert, far from it actually. I’m a student who took an education class at my previous institution, I did a practicum and some minimal student teaching, and realized that it wasn’t...

Column: Gervais’ speech was a relief

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor January 14, 2020

Ricky Gervais, an English stand-up comedian, hurled some hilarious burns toward every celebrity in attendance during his opening speech at the 77th annual Golden Globes. Within his clever monologue lies...

Column: Wedge: A true ‘Star Wars’ hero

Adam Tumino, Reporter January 14, 2020

With last month’s release of “The Rise of Skywalker,” the ninth and final installment of the so-called Star Wars Skywalker Saga, a chapter of popular culture came to a close. The saga introduced...

‘Joker,’ Phoenix deserve Oscar awards

Dillan Schorfheide January 14, 2020

Ever since I took a film class here at Eastern over a year ago, I have come to appreciate the finer things in films. Everything from sweeping camera angles to the symbolism behind colors and objects...

Tips for coming back to school

Karena Ozier January 13, 2020

Going home for winter break is a great way to de-stress. It is a time where students can relax and catch up on sleep that was lost during exam week.   The bad part about being on winter break, however,...

Nearing the end of college is hard

Kate Rehwinkel January 12, 2020

Well, here we go again. It’s time to head back to Eastern for my last semester. I have been dreading going back to school because I just want to be over with it and get on with my life. I know people...

I’m working toward being a better student

Andrew Paisley January 12, 2020

It was nice to have a month-long break from school, but now it's crunch time. I have been under the impression that I would graduate this May, but it seems as though my GPA is a bit low and I may not...

Procrastination isn’t always bad

Karena Ozier December 8, 2019

It is finals week. A week that college kids everywhere dread all school year long. It is a week where stress reaches an all-time high and some students reach a point where they “accept defeat.” The...

Having little empathy is OK

Kate Rehwinkel December 8, 2019

Recently, it has come to my attention by a few acquaintances that I lack quite a lot of empathy that a normal person should have; however, I disagree greatly with that statement. I have a reasonable...

The semester’s almost over; we can do it

Blake Faith December 6, 2019

One last stretch. Instead of calling it one last week before finals, I’m calling it the final stretch of this semester.  For everybody at this university, whether they are faculty, BSWs, students,...

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