All who are able to stand with the members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 981 Tuesday should. AFSCME is fighting for a fair contract, which to them includes a wage...

The Naming Committee’s decision to have student groups for people of color have forums separate from the general student body was a smart move on the committee’s behalf. While the general student...

Over the past two Eastern’s Naming Committee hosted four of the seven forums they have planned to get feedback on whether or not the university should rename or retain the name of Douglas Hall. The...

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine made history Wednesday when she became the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the senate Levine will be nation's assistant secretary of health...

Less than 20 students attended the forum scheduled to allow students to share their thoughts on the possibility of changing the name of Douglas Hall. That is less than one percent of students who attend...

EIU Pride gave us an example of how powerful students can be when they share their voice on what matters most to them. Tuesday, the group ended a weeks-long back and forth with Eastern’s administration...

Illinois State Representative Chris Miller was recently condemned in a resolution from the Illinois House of Representatives. Fifty-seven representatives approved the resolution. Though this resolution...

Eastern’s Naming Committee recently announced they are ready to move forward on collecting data for their charge to make a recommendation to University President David Glassman to either retain or rename...

More states are exploring the idea of sitting students closer together in schools, reducing the distance between them from six feet to three feet. This push comes after research into schools in Massachusetts,...

For the first time since July 21 the state of Illinois reported under 1,000 new cases of COVID-19. The report was of 782 new cases and 12 deaths. In past year we have all experienced the fear and panic...

Outdoor sports are starting to occur with frequency on campus this semester. The Eastern men’s and women’s soccer teams, softball team, baseball team and football team have had home games in recent...

With two, mostly-maskless parties being held last weekend, it was inevitable that COVID-19 would eventually be linked to these gatherings. Surely enough, there has been a positive test for someone who...