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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

Senior guard Alece Shumpert drives past a defender during Friday’s overtime win against  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Shumpert scored 11 points and added 1 steal.

Women’s basketball looks to bounce back

Elias Albert, Staff Reporter November 16, 2015

The Eastern women’s basketball will return back home for a game against Loyola-Chicago Tuesday after losing on Sunday to Memphis. Eastern is off to a 1-1 start to the season during opening weekend. Coach...

Members of the Eastern Illinois University Jazz Lab Band performing on November 20, 2014 in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Doudna to host jazz lab band concert

Qian Cheng, Staff Reporter November 16, 2015

The EIU Jazz Lab Band will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. This event will be free and open to the public. Paul Johnston, the director of...

Heather Gebke, a sophomore communication disorders and sciences major, makes beaded braclets and neckless with her Best Buddy, Bret Hackett, a Charleston resident, during the Best Buddies Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday in the basement of Lawson Hall.

Students eat Thanksgiving dinner with their ‘Best Buddy’

Chynna Miller, Photo Editor November 15, 2015

While sitting and making bead bracelets, Heather Gebke, a sophomore communication disorder and sciences major, said she liked being able to call, talk and hang out with her Best Buddy, Bret Hackett. The...

Second Lieutenant and recruiter for the ROTC Panther Battalion Cody Gallagher guards Cpt. Daniel Alix, assistant professor of millitary science, on Saturday during a game of wheelchair basketball in the Student Recreation Center. This activity was created to show students and community members the hardships faced by disabled veterans.

Students, faculty wheel their way around court

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor November 15, 2015

Wheels bumped into each other as players strapped themselves in a wheelchair to play a scrimmage game of basketball. The Veterans Week activities ended with a wheelchair basketball game Friday hosted...

Senior Chelsea Lee had 14 kills out of 40 attempts during the Panthers 3-1 loss to Tennessee State on Saturday.

Eastern volleyball team falls in final regular season match

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor November 15, 2015

The Eastern volleyball’s seven-match home win streak was snapped Saturday with a loss to Tennessee State in its last match of the regular season. The Panthers suffered their first loss at home of...

Senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow threw six passes for 55 yards and rushed 81 yards during the Panthers 24-3 loss to Jacksonville State on Nov. 7 at OBrien Field. The Panthers Tennessee-Martin 23-21 in Martin, Tenn. Whitlow ran for 142 yards and passed for 80 yards during the game.

Football defense stifles UT-Martin in 23-21 victory

Blake Nash, Assistant Sports Editor November 15, 2015

A total of four forced turnovers by the Eastern defense on Saturday led to a 23-21 victory at Tennessee-Martin. Three of them came by way of interception, off of quarterback Jarod Neal, who is among the...

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

Men’s basketball team drops first game to Hoosiers

Jehad Abbed, Associate News Editor November 15, 2015

Bloomington, Ind. — The Eastern men’s basketball team (0-1) was no match for Indiana University (1-0) as the Panthers dropped their first regular season game 88-49 to the nation’s pre-season nationally...

Rev. Andrew Robinson Ph.D  hands out flyers promoting Campus Ministries during the Freshman Debut, on  June 6 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Local churches, ministries connect with students

Emily Brodt, Staff Reporter November 12, 2015

The ministries and churches local to campus offer students ways to connect with the community, each other and God. Roy Lanham, a campus minister at the Newman Catholic Center, said for many students...

Instructors, students serve our country, attend class

Instructors, students serve our country, attend class

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor November 12, 2015

Both faculty members and students at Eastern have unique experiences serving in the military. Ryan McDaniel, communication studies instructor, enlisted in the Navy where he served active duty after...

ClusterPluck debuts untraditional Bluegrass sounds

ClusterPluck debuts untraditional Bluegrass sounds

Kalyn Hayslett, Verge Editor November 12, 2015

The St. Louis native nontraditional bluegrass band, Cluster Pluck will perform at 9:30 p.m. in Mac’s Uptowner on Saturday. For the first time, ClusterPluck performs in the Charleston/ Mattoon area...

Senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow threw six passes for 55 yards and rushed 81 yards during the Panthers 24-3 loss to Jacksonville State on Saturday at OBrien Field.

Football team face must-win situation at UT-Martin

Blake Nash, Assistant Sports Editor November 12, 2015

The Eastern football team, which is 5-4 overall and 5-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play, will face a Tennessee-Martin team that has also only lost one conference game. Following last week’s loss against...

A mini mannequin is used by a student first before replicating it on a much larger mannequin.

Fashion course gains popularity

Lexi Stickel, Verge reporter November 12, 2015

Eastern has many courses in the FCS department that student do not know about. One of the classes is Pattern Development and Design: FCS 4838. According to the EIU catalog FCS 4838 is, “Application...

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