Eastern’s graduate quarterback Pierce Holley was named the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference preseason offensive player of the year among poll of the two leagues’ coaches. In the 2023 season, Holley...

Eastern’s softball head coach of five years, Tara Archibald, is leaving the program for Texas Tech, where her father Gerry Glasco was named head coach on June 20.  Archibald is expected to coach...

  On July 17, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) sent a letter of concern to the NCAA's Division I Board of Directors. In this letter, they expressed their disappointment with the handling of a $2.75...

For most, summers are about relaxation, vacation, and spending time with friends. For athletes this isn’t always the case. Summer is a foundation for the fall. It holds a lot of importance for building...

Eastern's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the budget for fiscal year 2025 at their regular June meeting held in the Grand Ballroom on the 20th. The university has $178,159,100 in total spending...

Happy Juneteenth!  Juneteenth, a combination of the words "June" and "nineteenth", commemorates a significant date in American history.  This day, which falls on June 19 every year, honors the...

  Eastern's campus seems to stand still in the summer months. There is no hustle and bustle of students, no athletic events, no line at the deli (thankfully). Somewhat mirroring this...

The National Football Foundation (NFF) and the College Football Hall of Fame have announced the 2025 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. The ballot consists of 178 players,...

Four Eastern alumni, brimming with National Football League accolades, materialized for a 40-minute press conference prior to Eastern athletics Evening with the Champions. Tony Romo, Jimmy Garoppolo,...

Sarah Bush Lincoln will be hosting its 16th annual Races for all Paces event on the morning of Saturday, June 1. Hundreds of people will flood the streets around Eastern in an attempt to raise funds...

Katy Hasson has done quite a bit of driving. She has been making a three and half hour trek from Edgington, Illinois (near Quad Cities) to Charleston for 13 years straight, at least twice every...

In the last ten years, only three athletes from Eastern Illinois have made it to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championship, held in Eugene Oregon. Two of the three athletes...