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

Kathleen Mackinnon, senior forward, advanvces the ball in an exhibition game against Evansville on Sunday. The Panthers tied Evansville, 0-0.

Women’s soccer begins season under new coach

Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor August 18, 2016

The women’s soccer team is set to begin the 2016 season under the direction of Kiki Lara, the director of soccer for both the men and women programs. Lara is in his second year at Eastern, as he was...

Fall sports getting underway

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor August 18, 2016

  The new school year brings the start of Eastern’s fall sport seasons. The Eastern football team, volleyball team, men’s soccer team, women’s soccer team and men’s and women’s cross...

Students can rent textbooks at Eastern

Molly Dotson, Photo Editor August 17, 2016

Fall semester is in the air which indicates new beginnings for all students, especially freshmen and transfer students. Two aspects that are not new, however, are Eastern’s textbooks and their...

Students welcomed to Eastern with weekend full of events

T'Nerra Butler, Verge Editor August 17, 2016

The University Board plans to bring in the school year with a bang through their UB Prowl weekend. “We’re Wild About EIU,” is this year’s jungle theme and the event has been in the making for...

Panther shuttle assists students without cars on campus

Justin Brown, Online Editor August 17, 2016

Eastern students may feel overwhelmed at the thought of getting around their new homes. This can especially worry students when they need to find a ride to Wal-Mart to grab those must-have items forgotten...

Booth Library offers global resources, gives students options

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter August 17, 2016

Sitting in the middle of campus, the Booth Library is hard to miss. The three-floor building is host to 1 million volumes of books, movies, recordings and periodicals, as well as an online database. One...

Photo Illistration by Olivia Swenson-Hultz

Safe sex, responsible drinking resources available

Abbey Whittington, Associate News Editor August 17, 2016

During the first week at Eastern, new and returning students will have several resources on campus to inform themselves on safe sex and alcohol consumption. The Health Education Resource Center provides...

Pantherpalooza provides opportunities for students

Olivia Swenson-Hultz, Assistant Photo Editor August 17, 2016

Finding where you belong in a college setting can be unsettling to students, but Pantherpalooza helps bring the different Registered Student Organizations together. Pantherpalooza has been an annual...

Arts section stays ‘On the Verge’ of entertainment

Kalyn Hayslett, Verge Editor November 4, 2015

In the 1970s, as always, Daily Eastern News reporters were busy day after day with breaking and hard news coverage, but some staff members thought arts and entertainment stories were not being covered...

Alumni recall gaining valuable news skills

Sydney Edwards, Copy Editor November 4, 2015

Throughout the past 100 years, The Daily Eastern News has been the training ground for quite a few students who went on to become big names in the journalism field. One of those names is Chris Sundheim,...

Newsroom travels far, wide to find permanent home

Katelyn Siegert, Managing Editor November 4, 2015

According to John Ryan, former adviser for The Daily Eastern News, The News has been housed in at least nine different locations across campus since its founding in 1915. The Normal School News was founded...

Website carries coverage into 21st century, beyond

Jason Howell, Online Editor November 4, 2015

Created during a time before the likes of Twitter and WordPress, the Web presence of The Daily Eastern News has seen different versions during its 14-year existence stored on a server. The first iteration...

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