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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: The beauty of close proximity friendships

COLUMN: The beauty of close proximity friendships

Kierstyn Budz, Columnist September 22, 2023

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to Camp New Hope. If you are unaware of what that is, it is the location of a leadership retreat put on by Residence Hall Association and National Residence...

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Octogenarians and optics 

Dan Hahn, Columnist September 21, 2023

There is a headline from a recent edition of The Morning Brew Newsletter that reads “The new Rolling Stones album makes 80 look good” – the article shines light on the fact that the legendary...

Brie Coder is a graduate student studying graduate student in communication and leadership and can be reached at bmcoder@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Cartoons, cartoons, cartoons… oh my!

Brie Coder, Columnist September 20, 2023

August and September are all about anniversaries and national pseudo holidays, as we celebrate the 13th and 26th anniversary of “The Regular Show” and “South Park,” respectively, and Batman Day...

Staff profile for Camron.

COLUMN: How ‘Asteroid City’ catfished me

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor September 19, 2023

Picture a beautiful girl with a bland personality. That is exactly what "Asteroid City" is. "Asteroid City" is the latest film from Wes Anderson, who is known for his quirky and unique films. As expected,...

COLUMN: Coco Gauff’s Grand Slam win is the motivation we all need in our lives

COLUMN: Coco Gauff’s Grand Slam win is the motivation we all need in our lives

Jade Maxwell, Columnist September 18, 2023

Welcome back to another edition of the Catch-Up, the column where I catch you up on all the goods of the week’s biggest pop culture moments! We’re starting this off with a huge congratulations to...

Staff profile for Camron.

COLUMN: Apple launch event debrief

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor September 17, 2023

I’ve been an Apple lover since I could remember. I remember my aunt buying me my first iPod touch when I was 5 years old and my mom buying me my first phone, the iPhone SE, when I was in 7th grade. When...

COLUMN: Is Pluto a planet? Yup!

COLUMN: Is Pluto a planet? Yup!

Kierstyn Budz, Columnist September 15, 2023

If you have read my colleague and fellow columnist Dan Hahn’s column, you will know I believe wholeheartedly, Pluto is a planet. Nothing anyone can say, will change my mind. Ever since I was a kid,...

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Is Pluto a planet? Nope!

Dan Hahn, Hahn September 14, 2023

When my colleague and fellow DEN columnist Kiersten Budz told me that she believes, wholeheartedly, that Pluto should be a planet and that nothing could change her mind, I thought it would be fun to...

Brie Coder is a graduate student studying graduate student in communication and leadership and can be reached at bmcoder@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: One predator down, plenty more to capture

Brie Coder, Column September 13, 2023

Remember my column from nine months ago? I reported on the unfortunate mistrial of actor Danny Masterson, and how he came away with a deadlock juror, allowing him to walk the streets a free man. Well,...

Staff profile for Drew Coffey.

COLUMN: ‘La La Land’: A toe-tapping, amazing, musical love story 

Drew Coffey, Columnist September 12, 2023

Impressive musical numbers, brilliant cinematography, and Ryan Gosling with Emma Stone.  Well, looks like we have a masterpiece on our hands which is definitely the right word to describe this film.   The...

COLUMN: Beyonce’s birthday bash was nothing short of flawless!

COLUMN: Beyonce’s birthday bash was nothing short of flawless!

Jade Maxwell, Columnist September 11, 2023

Welcome back to another week of the Catch-Up, the column where I catch you up on all the goods of the week’s biggest pop culture moments! Today, we are talking about the event of the summer, Beyonce’s...

Dear Aunt T: We do not know either

Dear Aunt T: We do not know either

Tera Johnson-Swartz, Columnist September 11, 2023

I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure you get asked this question a lot: what do you want to be when you grow up/graduate? How does it make you feel when you are asked it? Confident because you have...

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