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: 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,...

Keep Christmas traditions alive

Katelyn Eddington December 6, 2019

When I was little I used to think nothing could touch or harm the people I loved the most.  Well, then I grew up and life got a little complicated. Christmas time used to be the best time of year.  My...

Value advice, wisdom from ‘old’ friends

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter December 4, 2019

I spent part of my Thanksgiving Break sitting in on a sociology class at my previous college, with the main intention of heckling a previous instructor after he had finished the lesson, and of course just...

Napping sounds good right about now

Megan Keane, Columnist December 4, 2019

Finals are upon us.  For some of us, this week has been full of struggle and stress and big papers, projects, and presentations. Some of us have been studying tirelessly as a preventive measure to...

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