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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

Sean Hastings | The Daily Eastern News| Coach Kiki Lara directs the mens soccer team Saturday during the game against Western at OBrien Field. Lara is the coach of both the mens and womens team.

Lara embraces new role

Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter March 28, 2016

Men’s soccer coach Kiki Lara is now the director of men and women’s soccer teams, Eastern announced this spring. In his first year of coaching the men, he went 3-15 overall with a 1-5 record in...

Sophomore Dane Toppel takes a swing at the ball during Fridays game against Jacksonville State at Coaches Stadium.

Baseball team prepares for Illinois State

Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter March 28, 2016

The Eastern baseball team is riding a three-game losing streak, and searching for wins after a rough start to the season. The Panthers hit the road for a midweek game against Illinois State Tuesday...

Italia Mendez, a junior pre-nursing major, performs in Replay, the GLAM fashion show in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Models take campus through past fashion shows

Torri Griffith, Staff Reporter March 28, 2016

Capturing scenes from fashion shows in the past, Glamourizing Ladies And Men modeling hosted their annual spring fashion show. The event was a runway-style fashion show, with looks recreated from GLAM’s...

Ralliers assemble at the Coles County Courthouse after marching from the Library Quad on March 9.

EIU-UPI to join rallies in Chicago

Analicia Haynes, Administration Editor March 28, 2016

Students and faculty members from Eastern plan to participate in rallies for higher education funding Friday in Chicago organized by the University Professionals of Illinois, a statewide union that includes...

Redshirt senior Matt Wivinis fires a pitch Friday at Coaches Stadium against Jacksonville State. The Panthers lost all three games in the series.

Panthers swept by Jacksonville State

Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter March 27, 2016

The Eastern baseball team had chances to defeat conference foe Jacksonville State but instead the Panthers were swept in a three game series. The Panthers welcomed the Gamecocks into Coaches Stadium...

Junior pitcher Michael McCormick goes through his windup during the Panthers 6-4 loss against Jacksonville State Thursday at Coaches Stadium.

Baseball team falls to Jacksonville State in first game of series

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor March 24, 2016

The Eastern baseball team’s Ohio Valley Conference struggles continued Thursday afternoon with a loss to open the series with Jacksonville State at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers were threatening in...

Junior guard A.J. Riley had 11 points in the Panthers 78-62 loss to Murray State on March 2 in Nashville, Tenn.

Men’s basketball player suspended

Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter March 24, 2016

Junior A.J. Riley has been suspended indefinitely by the Eastern men’s basketball team after he was arrested Wednesday. The Charleston Police Department arrested Riley on an in-state warrant. He was...

 Sophomore pitcher Michelle Rogers fires a pitch in the fifth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against DePaul Wednesday at WIlliams Field. Rogers got the win in the game.

Softball team splits doubleheader

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor March 23, 2016

Twenty-four hours after allowing three runs in the top of the seventh inning leading to a loss to Butler, sophomore pitcher Michelle Rogers came out and shut down the DePaul Blue Demons. Rogers went...

Freshman Dane Toppel has 13 runs and 16 hits on the season for the Panthers.

Panthers take on OVC opponent in three-game series

Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter March 23, 2016

The Eastern baseball team is fresh off its largest victory of the season, and now prepares for its second conference matchup of the season. The Panthers wrap up their four-game home stand with a three-game...

Senior Jake Johansmeier pitches Tuesday at Coaches Stadium against Robert Morris-Peoria. The Panthers won 14-0, and Johansmeier improved to 1-2 on the season.

Panthers earn shutout win in home opener

Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter March 23, 2016

After 19 straight games on the road to start the season, the Eastern baseball team returned home to Coaches Stadium for the first time this season. The Panthers’ home opener was originally set for...

Speaker talks about “death spiral” in public higher education

Speaker talks about “death spiral” in public higher education

Cassie Buchman, Associate News Editor March 22, 2016

Rising tuition, decreased state funding and financial pressures on public universities are all leading to what University of Illinois professor Christopher Higgins calls a “death spiral” in public...

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