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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

‘Text talking’ infects our fun interactions

Karena Ozier, Columnist March 4, 2019

I went home one weekend recently and I noticed something about people’s reactions to something funny. I was joking around with my family when my mom started to laugh. While she was in the middle of laughing,...

Editorial: Don’t be someone’s roommate horror story

Staff Editorial March 4, 2019

Something college students learn early on in their journeys from high school dependence to higher education semi-independence is that roommates can either light up your life or make it a living hell. It...

Global warming isn’t just warm weather

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 3, 2019

Since I came to Eastern three years ago (2016), I have started wondering about the circumstances around global warming. I had noticed that winter seemed to start later than usual: By that I mean I noticed...

Don’t conform to others’ versions of ‘fun’

Andrew Paisley, Opinion Editor March 3, 2019

Everyone has fun in their own way. Some people like to sit around and play cards or board games with friends. Others like to go out on the town and party. And then, some people like to curl up with a blanket...

Editorial: March is the time to job search

Staff Editorial March 3, 2019

March has begun, and spring is closing in fast. While that hopefully means better weather, it also means for all of us that it is time to take the next step in our lives: careers. This is the time of...

Looking back at ‘Mindhunter’

Jordan Boyer, Photo Editor March 1, 2019

“Mindhunter” season one premiered on Netflix in October 2017, and we still do not have a season two. This show was a massive success, and shortly after the premiere of season one, a new season was...

Minimum wage topic creates conversation

March 1, 2019

We at The Daily Eastern News are divided on this issue of the gradual increase of minimum wage. There are studies out there and opinions from politicians, but there seems to be no concise explanation...

Political vandalism will create pointless protest

Jordan Boyer, Photo Editor March 1, 2019

Karl Marx’s tomb at the London Highgate Cemetery has been vandalized twice in the past few weeks, and this is nothing more then a desperate attempt of pointless political protest. According to The Guardian,...

Just get your vaccinations

Logan Raschke, News Editor March 1, 2019

It isn’t often people stumble across an evidence-based, essential part of their health to find flaws in and emotionally debate with others. Vaccinations have been proven time and time again that they...

What is the rush? Live life in the moment

Megan Keane, Columnist February 27, 2019

In high school, my freshman year health teacher had us do this assignment where we wrote down our goals for the future and sort of allocated our resources. Well, I knew what I wanted—how I flipped to...

Change, growing apart is a natural part of life

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist February 27, 2019

I don’t think I am alone when I say this: change is hard. And it really sucks. Accepting change has always been difficult for me. I have never been able to grasp how things can change seemingly all...

Seek, know the facts of Cohen’s testimony

Staff Editorial February 27, 2019

Wednesday could very likely go down as a historic day for this country because of an important and presumably game-changing testimony before Congress. Michael Cohen, who was President Trump’s personal...

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