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

Junior guard Phylicia Johnson looks at the basket to see if she can shoot the ball. Johnson led the Panthers with 19 points in the 64-59 win against Southeast Missouri Saturday in Lantz Arena.

Eastern women’s basketball team upsets SEMO

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor February 8, 2016

The Eastern women’s basketball team ended its 21-game losing streak in an upset by defeating Southeast Missouri Saturday in Lantz Arena. SEMO came into the game with a 7-3 Ohio Valley Conference record,...

Junior guard A.J. Riley scored five points in the Panthers 78-69 win over SEMO on Saturday in Lantz Arena. Riley has 264 points on the season averaging 11 points per game.

Eastern men’s basketball team wins fifth straight

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor February 7, 2016

The Eastern men’s basketball team is on a five-game winning streak that has put them in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference West. The Panthers latest win came against Southeast Missouri on Wednesday...

Ralliers assemble at the steps of the Doudna Fine Arts Center during the Fund EIU rally on Friday.

FundEIU rally draws crowd of hundreds to Library Quad

The normally calm Library Quad was booming with chants and rumblings from the hundreds of Eastern supporters who braved the bitter temperatures to demand state appropriations during Friday’s “Fund...

While preparing for the fall art show, members gain professional communication skills.

Art education RSO creates family bond for members

Kalyn Hayslett, Verge Editor February 7, 2016

Eastern’s Illinois Art Education Association Faculty and National Art Education Association student chapter fosters another home for art education majors on campus. President Katelin Portz said the...

Chanell Hall passion inspires her to start her own makeup business.

Sophomore realizes creative ability with makeup business

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter February 7, 2016

Amateur makeup artist Chanell Hall launched her own business last semester, offering full-face makeup for a fee of $35. Hall, 20, is a sophomore family and consumer sciences major with a business minor....

A member of the Charleston Fire Department uses an axe to vent the roof while responding to a fire at 1015 4th Street on Friday.

Fire leaves house uninhabitable

Cassie Buchman, Associate News Editor February 5, 2016

Charleston firefighters were called for a structure fire at 12:26 p.m. Friday on 1015 4th St., leaving the house uninhabitable. The Red Cross got a hotel for the nine people who lived in the house where...

Fund EIU shows ‘dramatic growth’ before Friday rally

Fund EIU shows ‘dramatic growth’ before Friday rally

Jason Howell, Online Editor February 5, 2016

The week old “Fund EIU” movement has “grown dramatically” since its inception last Thursday. Student Vice President Catie Witt, a junior political science major, was worried about apathy on...

Sophomore guard Mariah Madison has 49 points averaging 2.9 points  in 17 games played on the season.

Women’s basketball team begins home stand

Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter February 5, 2016

The Eastern women’s basketball team returns home for a three-game homestand beginning with Southeast Missouri on Saturday. Eastern has had six days in preparation for this game and have lost 21 straight...

Jose Durbin

Eastern student attends Iowa Caucus

Luis Martinez, News Editor February 4, 2016

The Iowa Caucus officially marks the beginning of the 2016 presidential election, and Davenport, Iowa was the site where anyone who has been following the election can hear representatives for the different...

Sophomore outfielder Joseph Duncan narrowly makes it to first during the Panthers 18-7 loss to Murray State on March 28 at Coaches Stadium.  Duncan had one run on two hits during four at bats during the game.

Eastern baseball team readies for season

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor February 3, 2016

The Eastern baseball team will get its 2016 season underway with a three-game series with Southern Mississippi Feb. 19-21 in Hattiesburg, Miss. The Panthers lost the first 23 games of the 2015 season...

Freshman forward Patrick Muldoon goes up for a shot during the Panthers 88-49 loss to Indiana on Nov. 13 in Bloomington, Ind.

Muldoon makes impact coming off the bench

Maria Baldwin, Assistant Sports Editor February 3, 2016

Freshman forward Patrick Muldoon for the Eastern the basketball team, had an unlikely start to the sport of basketball. Muldoon’s athletic career started on the soccer field when he was younger, excelling...

Knapp breaks schools high jump record

Knapp breaks school’s high jump record

Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter February 3, 2016

After breaking the high jump record at the Indiana Relays last weekend, sophomore Haleigh Knapp now has the 10th highest jump in women’s NCAA Division 1. Knapp set the school record to begin the season...

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