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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

Editorial: Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions

Staff Editorial October 21, 2020

In a documentary that premiered at the Rome Film Festival Wednesday, Pope Francis officially endorsed same-sex civil unions, becoming the first Pope to do so. “Homosexual people have the right to be...

Editorial: Families need to be reunited immediately

Staff Editorial October 21, 2020

A story from NBC News Tuesday found that lawyers appointed by a federal judge have been unable to track down the families of 545 children separated from their families by the Trump administration. The...

Editorial: No excuses to not understand how Zoom calls work

Staff Editorial October 20, 2020

Jeffrey Toobin, a CNN legal analyst and reporter for The New Yorker, was suspended by The New Yorker and took a leave of absence from CNN after accidentally exposing himself on a Zoom call with colleagues....

Editorial: NY Post makes careless decision with Biden story

Staff Editorial October 18, 2020

The New York Post caught some criticism Wednesday with the publication of a story that they said was based on the contents of a hard drive reportedly belonging to Hunter Biden. The story claimed that...

Editorial: NBC getting backlash over town hall decision

Staff Editorial October 14, 2020

NBC News is facing criticism for scheduling a town hall Thursday featuring President Trump to be broadcast against a similar event being aired by ABC featuring Joe Biden. Critics have attacked the decision...

Editorial: Remember that you can be reinfected with COVID

Staff Editorial October 13, 2020

A Nevada man recently became the first person in North America to catch COVID-19 twice, according to researchers at the University of Nevada. I was proven back in August that someone could become infected...

Editorial: Indigenous Peoples Day a worthwhile, important holiday

Staff Editorial October 13, 2020

Monday was Columbus Day to many, but to many others across the country, Monday marked Indigenous Peoples Day. Fourteen states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 cities officially recognize Indigenous...

Editorial: Black Lives Matter flag is welcome addition to campus

Staff Editorial October 11, 2020

About two years after a petition was created to fly a Black Lives Matter flag on campus, one was raised Friday morning as the first flag to sit on the new “We are EIU” flag pole. We at The Daily...

Editorial: VP debate better than presidential disaster

Staff Editorial October 8, 2020

Wednesday night saw Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence take to the stage in Salt Lake City for the vice-presidential debate. They discussed the coronavirus, taxes and the Supreme Court...

Editorial: Eastern’s hours policy requires adjusting

Staff Editorial October 8, 2020

Eastern’s current Student Employee Regulations enforce a punishment in response to minor rule violations. Student employees are limited to 42 hours in a two-week pay period. This is a reasonable regulation,...

Editorial: White House does not care about outbreak

Staff Editorial October 6, 2020

Even more evidence that President Trump and his administration seemingly do not care about COVID-19 or take it seriously presented itself Tuesday. The White House will apparently not be contact tracing...

Editorial: Lack of student votes part of problem with Student Gov. election

Staff Editorial October 5, 2020

Student apathy is something Eastern knows all too well, and it needs to come to an end. In the Fall 2020 Student Government Election 6.8% of eligible voters voted. Only 6.8% of the entire student body...

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