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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

Kids have rights in schools

February 18, 2019

Here’s a hard pill to swallow: You don’t have to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. It’s like all of a sudden people forgot that in 1943 the Supreme Court of the United States...

If you think Trump won, you’re wrong

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor February 17, 2019

I will be the first to admit that I thought President Trump had outplayed and outsmarted everyone. Not that I support him or want him to, but it looked like he was going to get his glorious wall. First...

A grandma’s take on today’s technology

Karena Ozier, Columnist February 17, 2019

Born in 1950, my grandma didn’t know technology. Typewriters and rotary phones were the way to communicate outside of a world that was majority face-to-face interactions. Today, she uses technology every...

EDITORIAL: Is America doing enough to protect us?

Staff Editorial February 17, 2019

Is the state of Illinois doing enough to secure our safety, concerning gun violence? We want you to seriously consider that question and the possible answers to it. Has Illinois, or even the country,...

It’s OK to be single on Valentine’s Day

Staff Editorial February 13, 2019

Valentine’s Day, or as some like to call it, Singles Awareness Day, is met with a variety of attitudes every year, with 2019 being no exception. Whether it is happiness from spending time with a significant...

Embrace Valentine’s Day instead of hating it

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist February 13, 2019

Although today is filled with pinks and reds, your feelings about it may be black or white: you hate it or you love it. For a long time, I hated Valentine’s Day. One reason for this is because of my...

Have the availability for your commitments

Megan Keane, Columnist February 13, 2019

It’s important to take every opportunity that’s available to you. Even if that opportunity is sleeping a couple hours instead of bothering to hustle to class. We must remember, however, that  it’s...

Politics matters; do your research on issues

February 12, 2019

Every day we hear something in the news about what President Trump, Congress and other politicians are doing. The real question is, do we fully understand what is going on? We at The Daily Eastern News...

Illiteracy is still a problem in the US

Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist February 12, 2019

I am a Residence Hall Association (RHA) representative for Stevenson Hall. Each member has to be a part of a committee, and I'm a part of the community service committee. Recently, the committee went to...

The honorable names behind my name

Karena Ozier, Columnist February 12, 2019

Karen … Katrina … Korenna? My name has been said and spelled many different ways. From leaving out a letter to adding a letter, I know when my name is being called when the teacher starts to sound...

What it’s really like to be a dog mom

Natalee Reynolds, Columnist February 11, 2019

Within the last few years, the trend of being a “dog mom” has risen dramatically, and with that trend has come thousands of dog Instagram profiles. For those of you who don’t know, Instagram is a...

Support local businesses

Jackson Bayer, Columnist February 11, 2019

Almost five years ago, I moved to Charleston from Austin, Texas, a city with food so good that New York City now has Austin-inspired restaurants (according to ny.eater.com). In Austin, there is a plethora...

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