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

COLUMN: EIU Writing Center, the hidden gem on campus

Kyla Moton, Columnist August 25, 2022

To me, writing is like an escape. As I went through long lists of majors and academic areas of study my senior year of high school, I tend to sit back and reflect on why I loved writing so much. Why this...

Ci Richardson, a senior music education major, wheels down the Stevenson Tower ramp while slowing themself down by holding onto the railings on Thursday, June 9.

Frustrated Eastern student faces campus-wide access struggles

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief June 16, 2022

Ci Richardson, a senior music education major who relies primarily on a wheelchair to navigate, is frustrated with the lack of disability access at Eastern. Richardson has used a wheelchair and cane...

Katja Benz

COLUMN: Dear Dr. Abel, thank you

Katja Benz, Columnist April 18, 2022

There’s a little anecdote that I sometimes share with people: I’m an English major against my own will. Don’t get me wrong, I love the major I picked and the concentration I picked even more,...

Will Simmons comics

February 6, 2022

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority event Thursday discusses cultural appropriation

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority event Thursday discusses cultural appropriation

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter February 4, 2022

Eastern’s chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. held an event titled “Everyone Wants To Be Black Until It’s Time to be Black”: Cultural Appropriation on Feb. 3 via Zoom. The event featured...

Eastern guard Jordyn Hughes attempts a layup in Easterns game against Murray State on Jan. 17 in Lantz Arena. Hughes scored 14 points in the game, which the Panthers lost 80-71.

Updating OVC women’s basketball standings early in conference play

Adam Tumino, Sports Editor January 20, 2022

The start of conference play for the OVC women's basketball teams has been marred by COVID-19 postponements, but through the rash of rescheduled games, the standings are starting to take shape. Sitting...

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