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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

Kelly Clark and Trevor Kellum, both biology graduate students, handed out biology lab packets to raise money for scientific speakers. Clark said the packet sales help graduate students connect and network as well.

FEATURE PHOTO: First day fundraising

Zach Berger, Assistant Photo Editor August 24, 2020

Kelly Clark and Trevor Kellum, both biology graduate students, handed out biology lab packets to raise money for scientific speakers. Clark said the packet sales help graduate students connect and network...

Michelle Amaning, a senior pyschology major, hangs out at the EIU University Board Prowl Event “Mega Glow Bingo!”  Amaning said  it was difficult to communicate with everyone because of the squares her and her friends had to stay in to keep distanced. She said she understood why they needed the squares and “really likes how Eastern cares for our safety and that they are taking measures to help protect us.”

FEATURE PHOTO: Social distancing and bingo

Karina Delgado, Photo Editor August 24, 2020

Michelle Amaning, a senior pyschology major, hangs out at the EIU University Board Prowl Event “Mega Glow Bingo!”  Amaning said  it was difficult to communicate with everyone because of the squares...

Caleigh Miller, a freshman sports management major, and Kristina Robinson, a freshman communication disorders and sciences major, relax in a hammock outside of the Library Quad Thursday afternoon. Miller and Robinson were hanging out in the hammock while their friends played music and chatted with them from a nearby bench.

FEATURE PHOTO: Hammock weather

Melissa Jabek, Photographer March 6, 2020

Caleigh Miller, a freshman sports management major, and Kristina Robinson, a freshman communication disorders and sciences major, relax in a hammock outside of the Library Quad Thursday afternoon. Miller...

Professor of English Julie D. Campbell (left) and sophomore Kimberly McWherter (right), a history education major, tune in during The 19th Amendment at 100: The Past, Present and Future of Women’s Suffrage speech. McWherter said she thought “it was awesome hearing about women’s suffrage and being able to get a better understanding from a person who has lived through these experiences.”

FEATURE PHOTO: Learning about women’s rights history

Karina Delgado, Assistant Photo Editor March 5, 2020

Professor of English Julie D. Campbell (left) and sophomore Kimberly McWherter (right), a history education major, tune in during The 19th Amendment at 100: The Past, Present and Future of Women’s Suffrage...

Bayleigh Grimes, junior music education major, and Josh Thor, senior management major, represented Eastern’s Christian Campus House as they gave out flyers and free hot chocolate in front of the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Monday morning.

FEATURE PHOTO: Life is hard; have hot chocolate

Jalyn Long, Photographer March 2, 2020

Bayleigh Grimes, junior music education major, and Josh Thor, senior management major, represented Eastern’s Christian Campus House as they gave out flyers and free hot chocolate in front of the Doudna...

Debbie Banos, Katherine Bellantone and Nathaniel Smith, all members of the Still Point group, perform a play called “The True Cost,” based on real stories of human trafficking, at Buzzard Auditorium Thursday.  Still Point is based in Chicago.

FEATURE PHOTO: ‘The True Cost’ performance

Melissa Jabek, Photographer February 28, 2020

Debbie Banos, Katherine Bellantone and Nathaniel Smith, all members of the Still Point group, perform a play called “The True Cost,” based on real stories of human trafficking, at Buzzard Auditorium...

Maddie Harvey, a sophomore mathematics major, gives out wine during the Ash Wednesday service in the Newman Center during the noon service. Harvey said she is giving up spending money on herself for lent. “If I spend money, it has to be for other people or for a good cause,” she said.

FEATURE PHOTO: Ash Wednesday

Elizabeth Wood, Photo Editor February 27, 2020

Maddie Harvey, a sophomore mathematics major, gives out wine during the Ash Wednesday service in the Newman Center during the noon service. Harvey said she is giving up spending money on herself for lent....

FEATURE PHOTO: Adulting is hard, but not impossible

FEATURE PHOTO: ‘Adulting’ is hard, but not impossible

February 25, 2020

Jalyn Long | The Daily Eastern News Jalyssa T. Woodall, a digital marketing specialist, presented her discussion on entering adulthood and handling its challenges. Woodall came to educate students about...

Luz Stanislawek (left), freshman pre physical therapy major, Brianna King (middle), a freshman criminology major, and Margaret McNellis, a freshman special education major, enjoy lunch together on Thursday afternoon at the Food Court in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. King decided to stop by at the lunch table after seeing Stanislawek and McNellis eating lunch.

FEATURE PHOTO: Chatting and chewing

Melissa Jabek, Photographer February 21, 2020

Luz Stanislawek (left), freshman pre physical therapy major, Brianna King (middle), a freshman criminology major, and Margaret McNellis, a freshman special education major, enjoy lunch together on Thursday...

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