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

Column: Comparing Trump and Biden’s dueling town halls

Lindsey Ulrey October 18, 2020

Trump and Biden spoke at two dueling town halls this week. The Biden town hall reached 14.1 million viewers on ABC between 8 and 9 p.m. and Trump had 13.5 million combined on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC. The town...

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...

Column: Happy birthday to our oldest editor

Ryan Meyer and Corryn Brock October 14, 2020

We would like to wish our Editor-in-Chief Adam Tumino a very happy birthday. Adam, being the oldest in the newsroom, has imparted a lot of wisdom onto us during his time working at the Daily Eastern News,...

Column: Keep track of your screen time

Gillian Eubanks October 14, 2020

Last week, I spent 44 hours and 59 minutes on my phone. If you go to “Screen Time” in your settings on your iPhone, it will show you what apps you use the most and for how long, how many times you...

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...

Letter to the Editor: Tips for 1st-time voters this election

October 13, 2020

This letter was submitted by Charleston resident Duke Bagger. Many of your students are first-time voters. There have been some items thrown out there to make them think twice about voting. Please assure...

Column: Child pageants are exploitative

Logan Raschke October 13, 2020

Child beauty pageants need to go; parents should prioritize non-exploitative ways to cultivate lessons about self-discipline and civic engagement for their children. Child beauty pageants, and any pageant...

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...

Column: TikTok has grown on me

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez October 13, 2020

If you have been around the past couple of years, then you probably got to see Musical.ly’s transition to what is now known as TikTok, a social media platform in which users create and share short videos. Musical.ly...

Column: After 4 years together, I truly know what love is

Karina Delgado October 13, 2020

Growing up, I was always curious about love. I wanted to find what love was whether it was through television or seeing others in love. I didn’t have a good figure of what love was growing up. I knew...

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...

Remember to make plans to vote

Zach Bray October 11, 2020

Voting has begun. That’s right, early voting in a majority of the states has begun at this point. Mail-in ballots and absentee ballots have also begun being mailed out. It also is not too late to register...

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