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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

Greek Court Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2023

Greek Life and leadership: developing skills for the future

Payton Liggins, Reporter November 10, 2023

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and the Panhellenic Council (PHC) are two different organizations with distinct purposes. The NPHC is a collaborative organization consisting of nine historical...

The future with AI music

The future with AI music

Gunnar Olson, Reporter November 10, 2023

Music produced by Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been growing in popularity over the past year. It has now made its way into the mainstream and into the hands of everyday musicians.  With AI,...

Dr. Alexis Jones reads a passage from her book at the Evening with the Authors event in Buzzard Hall.

An Evening with the Authors

Mackenzie Fehrenbacher, Reporter November 8, 2023

Faculty members, Eastern students and friends of the authors gathered on Tuesday in Buzzard Hall to enjoy advice and a book reveal from the newest authors: Brenda Yoho, Alexis Jones and Carrie M. Dale....

News Editor for the Daily Eastern News, Camron Hardy, a junior journalism major, works on editing his Two Dudes Talk Movies podcast in the newsroom of Buzzard Hall.

Student selected for New York Times mentorship program

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor November 7, 2023

At a very young age, Cam’ron Hardy, junior journalism major, discovered that he was able to best express himself through writing. He cannot recall a time in which he did not have a notebook handy, to...

The cast of Children of Eden hold out their arms mid performance at Doudna Fine Arts Center Sunday evening.

Doudna presents Children of Eden

Alli Hausman, Reporter November 6, 2023

Children of Eden opened Thursday night at the Doudna Fine Arts Center to much praise from audiences.  The 30-person cast alongside the orchestra, tech crew, directors, designers and more have been...

Students attend the Sugar Skull Paint and Sip and paint their skull in recognition of Day of the Dead.

Remembering family during Día de los Muertos 

Chandler Smith, Reporter November 6, 2023

Painting in honor of loved ones as a tribute and tradition is important to many Eastern students who participated in sugar skull paint and sip Thursday evening at 7th street underground.   “I love...

Eastern football team celebrates after getting a interception against UT Martin at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.

Six Panthers that helped secure sixth win of first winning season in 2017

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 4, 2023

Eastern has obtained their first winning season in six years after they defeated the Lindenwood Lions 16-10 Saturday afternoon. After three straight games that went down to the crucial plays in the fourth...

EIU community prepares for cold weather

EIU community prepares for cold weather

Jacob Adcock, Reporter November 3, 2023

As winter approaches, walking to class seems like the worst thing in the world, especially if you have a class at 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. all the way across campus. As the cold starts to progress, it is essential...

Student makes popcorn before the start of the Poltergeist screening Monday, Oct. 30.

Sunday Screams: Booth Library hosts “Poltergeist”

Drew Coffey, Reporter November 1, 2023

For those wanting to get some last-minute scares before the spooky holiday, Booth Library was the place to be as they put on a screening of the 1982 horror/supernatural film “Poltergeist” on Sunday...

Antonioys Gibson, a junior psychology major, gets the Come Back award at the Dia de Los Muertos Gala Saturday night.

A come-back story from the come-back award recipient

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor October 30, 2023

Antonioys Gibson, a junior psychology major, fought through a lot his freshman year of college at Eastern. From his lack of discipline, which would later negatively affect his grades, to problems at home...

Cheeto, Emily Wilcoxs (20) five month old kitten sits on the bench during the volleyball game against Morehead State.

Cheeto the Cat: EIU Volleyball’s pillow

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor October 29, 2023

Eastern’s volleyball team has been explosive on the court as they are currently 19-2 for the season. Along with this success, the Panthers found a way to confuse color commentators during a live broadcast...

Eastern Football team walks onto the field after timeout during their Homecoming football game Saturday afternoon.

EIU Football’s national and conference rankings after eight games

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor October 28, 2023

Eastern’s football team has a current overall record of 5-3. Although the Panthers lost their first two conference games, the team went into their bye week with an overtime win over the Bryant Bulldogs. Eastern’s...

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