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

Redshirt freshman running back MJ Flowers (20) celebrates a touchdown with redshirt junior offensive lineman Elkhanan Tanelus (72). Eastern beat Tennessee State 30-17 Saturday afternoon at O’ Brien Field.

Panthers of the Year: MJ Flowers, Macy McGlone, Sara Thomas

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 24, 2024

The male Panther of the Year is going to MJ Flowers from the football team. The redshirt freshman running back from Cincinnati, Ohio, rushed for 854 yards and had 1,046 all-purpose yards. Both...

Vice Chairperson for Easterns board of trustees Christopher Hicks, speaks during the board of trustees meeting Friday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom.

Board of trustees removes out-of-state tuition for US residents

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 22, 2024

The EIU board of trustees approved a proposal removing out-of-state tuition charges for US residents, raised tuition and room and board and approved several new majors in its meeting Friday. This...

The crowd jumps in excitement over Matt Bennet in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Grand Ballroom on Saturday.

Matt Bennett brings nostalgia to Pantherchella

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 16, 2024

Students waited in line for hours to see the show Matt Bennett, actor known for his role as Robbie Shapiro on the show "Victorious," had in store for them Saturday night.  Lupita Navarrete, a freshman...

President of Eastern Illinois University Jay Gatrell in his office in Old Main during an interview with the Daily Eastern News about his first year as president. Gatrell said, Anytime you take a new job, there’s going to be a learning curve. But you know, I feel sort of blessed to have been here and to know this place and the newer students.”  

Jay Gatrell: The first year

Drew Coffey, Reporter April 11, 2024

It was only a little more than a year ago when Jay Gatrell was voted as Eastern’s 13th president.    Gatrell, who acted as provost and vice president of academic affairs for Eastern from 2017 to...

From right, Shay Edmond, a senior sociology major, and Brianna Hull-Dennis, a senior political science major, watch the solar eclipse with friends Monday afternoon at the campus observatory. Edmond said the turnout made the viewing much more exciting.

Solar eclipse assembles community, builds friendships

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 9, 2024

The extraordinary solar eclipse brought out roughly 100 people to Eastern's observatory Monday. The once in a lifetime phenomenon, twice for some, drew in several people in the Charleston community...

Solar eclipse on the horizon

Solar eclipse on the horizon

Elsie Svika, Reporter April 5, 2024

As the clock ticks down to the total solar eclipse on April 8, the towns of Vincennes, Indiana, and Lawrenceville, Illinois, are bustling with excitement and preparation, said the director of the Vincennes...

Student senator Oliver Ehmann, a senior political science major, expresses his feelings towards the talent student award fee increase proposal to student government March 27, 2024, at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union in the Arcola Tuscola Room on Easterns campus. The proposal requests an increase of 86 cents from $21.82 to $22.68. This fee is charged for every credit hour, not exceeding a maximum amount of twelve credit hours. Matt Bierman said in his presentation more than half of the collected fees go toward student athletes without athletic scholarships.

Student government votes down fee increase

Veronica Gipson, Student Government Reporter April 2, 2024

Despite approving a raise in tuition rates, EIU’s student government denied a bill to raise the grant-in-aid fee which covers tuition and talented student awards. The student senate’s meeting on...

Student Government Crest

Student government to open elections

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 1, 2024

Editor's Note: The voting dates listed have been changed from April 9 and 10 to April 8 and 9. The 2024-2025 student government candidates gave their platform speeches at the latest student government...

Senior radio and audio production major Aidan Grady (left) and WEIU News Director Kelly Goodwin (right)  discuss the preliminary details for an upcoming story.

Celebrating WHAM at EIU

Alexis Moore-Jones and Jacob Hamm March 29, 2024

To honor the achievements made by women in American history, the month of March is designated Women’s History Month.  Here at Eastern, there have been hundreds if not thousands of women who have...

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collects pollen from flowers in one of the Urban Butterfly Initiatives gardens in Charleston. Charleston, Ill. Oct. 10, 2023.

The two sides to early warm temperatures

Alli Hausman, Copy Chief March 26, 2024

As of last Tuesday, spring has officially begun. But the warm temperatures have been around for quite some time.   Think back to February.  Birds were singing a shrill chorus. Squirrels were...

Several gizzard shad piled up on the shore of Lake Charleston on February 25, 2024, following a sudden drop in temperature earlier in the month.

Hundreds of fish dead at Lake Charleston

T.J. Seputis, Reporter March 22, 2024

One thing has been lurking when hiking around Lake Charleston over the past month: the stagnant smell of dead fish.  The odor comes from the heaps of dead fish that decomposed on the shores...

Easterns mens baseball team practices in the Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse on Thursday evening. The teams first game will be against the Florida A&M Rattlers on Feb. 16 in Tallahassee at Bragg Memorial Stadium at Florida A&Ms campus.

Panthers blow out Lions in 20 run game

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter March 19, 2024

Eastern scored 20 runs on 17 hits in a 20-9 non-conference win over the Lindenwood University Lions Tuesday afternoon at Coaches Stadium. The Lions threw poor pitches to the Panther hitters as Eastern...

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