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

Rep. Reggie Phillips, R-Charleston, talks with constituents as budget concerns force students to descend on the capitol steps of the Illinois State house to rally for higher education funding on Feb. 17 in Springfield.

Phillips receives money from Rauner’s campaign

Cassie Buchman, Associate News Editor February 22, 2016

Rep. Reggie Phillips, R-Charleston, recently received a contribution of $53,000 to his re-election campaign from Citizens for Rauner, Inc., a committee originally created in support of the gubernatorial...

Students pray outside the gates at Old Main on Dec. 2, 2014.  The event, sponsored by the Performing Arts for Effective Civic Education student organization, was a solidarity march from Carman Hall to Old Main for the events in Ferguson, Missouri.

PAECE to hold forum on changed athletics logo

Datasia Lenton, Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

Among many other events that will be taking place to celebrate African-American Heritage Month, Performing Arts for Effective Civic Education will be hosting a forum called “Panthers Are Really Black!”...

Freshman freestyle swimmer Jason Manning swims the 1000-yard freestyle against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Oct.17  at the Padovan Pool.

Swimmers break records at Summit League Championships

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor February 21, 2016

The Eastern men and women swimmers combined for 29 top-15 finishes, including five new school records for EIU in the final two days of the Summit League Championships. The Panthers combined to set six...

Sophomore guard Grace Lennox has 232 points in 26 games averaging 8.9 per game on the season.

Eastern loses big to SEMO

Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter February 21, 2016

A poor shooting performance led to an 82-52 loss for women’s basketball against Southeast Missouri on Saturday night. The Panthers scored nine points in both the first and second quarters and allowed...

Former pitcher Matt Doherty pitches the ball to the player from St. Louis April 28, 2015 in Coaches Stadium.

Baseball team off to slow start

Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter February 21, 2016

The Eastern baseball team hit the road for its first series of the season and got off to a rough start. The Panthers took on Southern Mississippi in a three-game series over the weekend, and came away...

Ernest Echefu, a graduate student, and Samira Issaka, a senior chemistry major walk the stage during the Global Cultural Night fashion show in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Issaka hails from Ghana and Echefu is from Nigeria

AIS brings many cultures together

Janet Pernell, Staff Reporter February 21, 2016

Students from countries around the world gathered in a night of cultural exchange at this year’s Global Culture Night. The Association of International Students put on the event Saturday. Global...

Members of Easterns delegation hold up signs at the Lincoln Memorial Statue on Wednesday in Springfield.

Students react to Springfield rally, Rauner’s speech

Analicia Haynes, Administration Editor February 19, 2016

Hundreds of college students gathered in Springfield Wednesday and rallied to voice their concerns to lawmakers and raise awareness about the lack of funding for higher education and the Monetary Award...

Sophomore guard Grace Lennox scored a career-high 23 points in the Panthers 74-71 loss to Murray State on Wednesday in Lantz Arena.

Panthers look to get first road win of the season

Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter February 18, 2016

The Eastern women’s basketball team will have an opportunity to start a new winning streak against conference opponent Southeast Missouri on Saturday afternoon after losing in overtime to Murray State...

New alcohol law protects underage drinkers in emergencies

New alcohol law protects underage drinkers in emergencies

Kaitlin Cordes, Staff Reporter February 18, 2016

A new law, effective Jan.1, could protect underage drinkers in emergency situations. The Alcohol Poisoning Immunity Law, known formally as House Bill 2341, states that if a person is intoxicated while...

Renown band is respected for producing traditional celtic sounds. Lúnasa members are:  Kevin Crawford (flutes, low whistles and tin whistles), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Ed Boyd (guitar), Colin Farrell (fiddle and whistles), and Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistles).

Performance to combine Irish, American sounds

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter February 18, 2016

Collaboration between Lúnasa, a renowned Irish band, with Tim O’Brien, an American musician, will combine both cultural sounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Trevor Hutchinson,...

Schools come together Feb. 17 at the Lincoln Memorial Statue in front of the Capitol Building.

Students rally at state capital to voice their opinions on government

Analicia Haynes, Administration Editor February 18, 2016

Rotunda. A video posted by Jason Howell (@thejasonhowell) on Feb 17, 2016 at 10:16am PST   The impending budget crisis and lack of funding for higher education united students...

Sophomore guard Grace Lennox scored a career-high 23 points in the Panthers 74-71 loss to Murray State on Wednesday in Lantz Arena.

Women’s basketball team fall in overtime thriller

Camelia Nicholson, Staff Reporter February 17, 2016

Sophomore guard Grace Lennox reached a career high of 23 points in Wednesday night’s game, but this wasn’t enough to pass the three-point lead Murray State took in overtime. Lennox wasted no time...

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