FEATURE PHOTO: IHSA State Finals
Analicia Haynes, Senior Reporter
May 23, 2019
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The Class 1A preliminary round (semifinals) for the Illinois High School Association Boys Track and Field state finals were held on Thursday. More than 100 schools competed in the 18 preliminary round events. The winners of each event, including teams or individuals with the best times, advanced...
FEATURE PHOTO: Designing for the Bookstore
Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2019
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Evan Boggs, senior graphic design major and head of graphic design at Eastern's Bookstore, scrolls through advertisements he has created for the store Wednesday afternoon. Boggs said he designs advertisement campaigns for products the Bookstore sells, like Apple devices and Beats headphones for example. He...
FEATURE PHOTO: Catching up on classwork
Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
May 21, 2019
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Humaira Ahmed, a counseling graduate student, works at her laptop for one of two classes she is taking over the summer at the Buzzard Hall Atrium. Ahmed said one class is a three-week course, so classwork has dominated her summer schedule. With a fast-paced college course comes some stress, but...
FEATURE PHOTO: Spring cleaning at Burl Ives Studio Hall
Raine Zhu, Photographer
May 20, 2019
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Leila Malekadeli (left) and Crystalyn Hutchens (right), both art students who graduated in May, discuss a new piece Hutchens worked on at the Burl Ives Studio Hall Monday morning. In the same area, 2018-2019 art graduate students were having brunch and working together to clean up the studios.
FEATURE PHOTO: Remembering loved ones
Raine Zhu, Photographer
May 19, 2019
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Larry Ankenbrand, a retired KSS professor, strokes the name slate belonging to his wife, Maureen, Sunday afternoon at the Commemorative Courtyard. Ankenbrand said his wife died several months ago, so he likes to come the courtyard to visit and remember her. He said he has been living in Charleston...
FEATURE PHOTO: Celebrating success at semifinals
Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor
May 16, 2019
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Sophomore Amber Vroman from Seneca High School throws her arms up in celebration as she crosses the finish line during a preliminary heat of the 4x800 meter relay, solidifying her squad's first-place finish in the heat Thursday at O'Brien Field during the Illinois High School Association's Girls Track...
GALLERY: Selling shirts on a sunny day
Raine Zhu, Photographer
May 15, 2019
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FEATURE PHOTO: Studying over summer
Raine Zhu, Photographer
May 14, 2019
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Portia Mensah, a graduate student majoring in economics, studies in Booth Library for her international economics course Tuesday afternoon. Mensah said she is an international student from Ghana and will go back to the country after graduation, but not this summer. She said she is taking three credits f...
FEATURE PHOTO: Doudna Drumming
Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2019
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Chris Aghaei, a music major who just graduated in May, practices music reading and drumming at the Percussion Lab of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. He said he is very grateful for the staff at Eastern because before he found a passion for music, he could barely read music at all. Aghaei said he practic...
