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

EDITORIAL: Canceling school was the right decision

Staff Editorial January 30, 2019

Many people working at and attending Eastern waited with high hopes on Tuesday afternoon for the university to make the decision on whether or not to cancel Wednesday’s classes. At The Daily Eastern...

Yes, we do need bad, good news

January 27, 2019

With recent events in mind, it is understandable to see a lot of negativity on all of our minds. Just waking up every day usually brings about scary or bad thoughts, and other thoughts that are negative...

Don’t let gender stereotypes determine interests

January 25, 2019

It has been a cultural norm in our society to follow the customs of our gender from an early age. Expecting couples may paint a baby’s room blue or pink to match their gender, kids are gifted boy toys...

Breakups don’t last forever; you will be OK

Staff Editorial January 23, 2019

At first, breakups seem like the worst-case scenario. They’re tough to go through, no matter how you look at them. Once a breakup has been finalized, sometimes the immense pain and burden of understanding...

Get a pet for the right reason

Staff Editorial January 22, 2019

Don’t adopt a pet if you’re just going to use them for an Instagram post once a week throughout your college career and then drop them off at the shelter or open your car door and shove them out so...

Remember what King fought for; it still applies

January 21, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. inspired many and was a main leader in the Civil Rights Movement, during what may have been one of the darker periods of American history. Unfortunately, the same ideals that King...

EDITORIAL: Go easy on each other; winter is frustrating in general

Staff Editorial January 18, 2019

We have some shocking news for you: It’s cold outside. OK, obviously that wasn’t a shock to anyone. But what may surprise you is that there are some people who are not handling this weather well at...

EDITORIAL: Put the cell phone down during class

Staff Editorial January 16, 2019

We college students live in quite the technological world. Cell phones specifically have evolved drastically since the flip-phone period so many of us grew up in, and on the other hand the public’s...

Skipping class keeps you from the college experience

Staff Editorial January 15, 2019

Want to know a clever way to throw away hundreds or thousands of dollars in one day? You probably don’t want to know, but we know (since several members of the editorial staff are guilty of it) that...

Be careful; pay attention when driving this week

Staff Editorial January 14, 2019

We hope we’re not beating a dead horse here by asking everyone to be prepared for severe weather. We already survived the “snow-pocalypse” that happened this past weekend, but just because the...

STAFF EDITORIAL: Be cautious of drivers, pedestrians

Staff Editorial January 13, 2019

Drivers and pedestrians both have their set of rules of the road to follow. Everybody knows about the situation when a pedestrian is trying to cross the street or is already crossing the street, they...

Start on the right foot before it’s too late

Staff Editorial January 11, 2019

Now that it’s Friday, most of us students at Eastern have been to all of our classes and have started to build our expectations for the coming semester. The year is young, and we at The Daily Eastern...

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