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Napoleon Electronic Music Festival event to come, more this week
Napoleon Electronic Music Festival event to come, more this week
At Lunchbox Voodoos Open Mic Night event Friday night, the band Absent Ground performs multiple cover songs as one of the first acts of the night.
Lunchbox Voodoo hosts open-mic night
Daisha Mitchell (right), a junior health sciences major, walks with fellow students in protest of recent police brutality in Memphis, Tenn., which killed Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, according to CNN. The group walked around 20 minutes from Andrews Hall to the front of Old Main Saturday afternoon.
Students protest in response to Tyre Nichols’ death
According to the Illinois General Attorneys office, former Coles County assistant states attorney Brady Allen was arrested after turning himself in at the Coles County Sheriffs Office Thursday after a warrant was put out for his arrest.
BREAKING: Former Coles County Assistant State’s Attorney turns self in for 32 felony charges
President Glassman address his presidential report which includes the Panther Portal Overview and Living Learning Communities in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
BOT to meet in 2 special meetings Saturday, Monday
Eastern guard, Lariah Washington (22), breaks a double team against Southeast Missouri Redhawks guard, Jaliyah Green (24), and another Redhawks player. The Panthers won 63-57 against the Redhawks in Lantz Arena on Saturday.
Washington’s leadership in fourth quarter helps EIU remain undefeated
The womens basketball team cheers for fellow players after scoring during the womens basketball game against the Rowdy Raiders at Lantz Arena Monday afternoon. The Panthers won 96-67 against the Rowdy Raiders. The Panthers have won seven games in row.
Panthers 8-0 in OVC play for the first time since 2013
After number 20 Emily Wilcox, a junior middle blocker, reconvenes with her team after successfully blocking a spike from UT Martin Skyhawk players during the volleyball game at Lantz Arena Friday afternoon. Wilcox had 6 blocks and scored 7.5 points. The Panthers won 3-2 against the Skyhawks.
Women athletes on campus talk being STEM majors
BY HAN BYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Sports Nutrition Coordinator and graduate student, Camille Klopfleisch, speaks to Eastern football player, Cody Green, about his nutrition journey in her office Monday afternoon. Klopfleisch and Green are going over photos of Green’s meals, and what to work on going forward using nutrition charts on Jan. 23, 2023, on Eastern Illinois Universitys campus in Charleston, Ill.
Klopfleisch says passion, drive is needed for STEM majors
Nicholas Bays is a fifth year sports media relations major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: The victory bells lie dormant in Dallas
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” an undebatable classic
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Learning is supposed to hurt, it is how we grow
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: Pears are the worst fruit
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: From campground to college, science and tech changed little
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: What would have happened?
EDITORIAL: Believe scientists about science issues
EDITORIAL: Believe scientists about science issues
Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., write important messages on posters and encourage others to as well, to hold up while walking in the march for the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. program on Monday evening.
EDITORIAL: Commemorate buildings with meaning
This is the conveyor belt from the folding unit which conveys the cut and folds into the newspaper that comes off the printing press line.
EDITORIAL: One year later of weekly content
EDITORIAL: Eastern needs more holiday inclusivity
EDITORIAL: Eastern needs more holiday inclusivity
A wheelchair in front of a flight of stairs outside of Lantz Arena on Nov. 18 at Eastern.
EDITORIAL: Students with disabilities should not have to fend for themselves
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” an undebatable classic
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Learning is supposed to hurt, it is how we grow
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: Pears are the worst fruit
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: From campground to college, science and tech changed little
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: What would have happened?
Madelyn Kidd is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Meet the new Editor-in-Chief for the new semester
letter to the editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: UPD failed me, do not let them fail others
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Coles County Faith-Based Coalition for Racial Justice thankful for Douglas Hall name change
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Coles County Faith-Based Coalition for Racial Justice thankful for Douglas Hall name change
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 1978 EIU Championship Football Team members forced to pay for a ticket to the Homecoming game
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 1978 EIU Championship Football Team members forced to pay for a ticket to the Homecoming game
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I love when Brother Jed comes to campus
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I love when Brother Jed comes to campus
Jaedah Franks, a sophomore biological sciences major, is congratulated by Yolanda Williams after being crowned Miss Black EIU 2022 on Saturday in the Grand Ballroom.
Annual Miss Black EIU pageant to be canceled
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 16: I, Tonya, feat. Special Guest
Swathi Nayani, Hemanth Naga Payyavula, and Supriya Toodi, all computer technology graduate students from India, share the runway for the fashion show part of Global Culture Night in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
International students share cultures at Global Culture Night
The first play in the New Works Festival called On Pointe, features a young man who dances in ballet and struggles with having a disapproving father who judges him for being a man in ballet in the Theatre of Doudna Fine Arts Center.
Theatre students to perform original plays
The percussionist part of the Panther Marching Band perform two different pieces, the first from Cuba, and the second from Brazil, at the Dia De Los Muertos Gala.
Percussionists dream to teach music to next generation
Abigail Riti, a freshman psychology major, Riley Bauer, a junior english major, and Silas Roemer, a freshman physics major, find sticks to use as the arms for the final touches of their snowman named Byobert in the Library Quad Wednesday afternoon.
THROUGH THE LENS: Students build Byobert the snowman
Olivia Enlow, a freshman theater major, rehearses lines as an understudy for Calliope, one of the nine muses, in Xanadu in The Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday night.
THROUGH THE LENS: “Xanadu” week four rehearsal
Kyle Thomas (24), a freshman center, puts the ball up into the basket with a layup, scoring a total of 8 points during the Eastern game vs. Northern Illinois University. The Panthers lost to the Huskies 90-70 in Lantz Arena Wednesday night.
THROUGH THE LENS: Panthers vs. Huskies
Conor Baltz, the director of operations at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, hangs glass bulb ornaments onto the seasonal Christmas tree in preparation of Doudnas Holiday Fest Tuesday afternoon. Students Zak Wagner, a senior music major, and Hannah Wellbaum, a graduate student studying clinical counseling, help put hooks on ornaments to hand to Baltz.
THROUGH THE LENS: Holiday Fest-ivity preparations
Guard Yaakema Rose Jr. (4), yells in excitement after center player Nick Ellington (11), dunks the ball during their game vs. Illinois State University. The Panthers lost to the Redbirds 54-49 in Lantz Arena.
THROUGH THE LENS: Panthers vs. Redbirds, first home game of season
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 17: The Shining
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 16: I, Tonya, feat. Special Guest
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 15 : The Maze Runner
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 14: Batman Returns feat. Special Guest
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 13: The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Concert provides cultural experiences

Concert provides cultural experiences

May 1, 2011
Spring Fling closes out school year

Spring Fling closes out school year

May 1, 2011
Lantz lights up with energy

Lantz lights up with energy

April 24, 2011
Lantz lights up with energy

Lantz lights up with energy

April 24, 2011
PULSE wins 5 executive seats, not without protest

PULSE wins 5 executive seats, not without protest

April 20, 2011
Relay celebrates, remembers, fights back

Relay celebrates, remembers, fights back

April 17, 2011
Celebration ends on high note

Celebration ends on high note

April 17, 2011
Rain makes trouble for tugs

Rain makes trouble for tugs

April 10, 2011
Booth joins in on celebration of libraries

Booth joins in on celebration of libraries

April 10, 2011
Jackson Avenue Coffee hosts rock group

Jackson Avenue Coffee hosts rock group

April 10, 2011
Chapters show true colors

Chapters show ‘true colors’

April 3, 2011
First Panther Pile-Up is success

First Panther Pile-Up is success

March 27, 2011
Shall We Dance benefits Alzheimers

“Shall We Dance” benefits Alzheimer’s

March 27, 2011
Student government political trend begins again

Student government political trend begins again

March 20, 2011
Textbook rental renamed to honor professor Grado

Textbook rental renamed to honor professor Grado

March 20, 2011
Kids and Friends turnout increases

Kids and Friends turnout increases

March 7, 2011
New category results in three winners

New category results in three winners

March 7, 2011
Audience goes back in time

Audience goes back in time

February 28, 2011
Jackson takes the crown

Jackson takes the crown

February 28, 2011
Jackson takes the crown

Jackson takes the crown

February 28, 2011
Wind Symphony earns standing ovation

Wind Symphony earns standing ovation

February 28, 2011
Ahn Trio perform world premiere piece

Ahn Trio perform world premiere piece

February 21, 2011
City works to repair winter potholes

City works to repair winter potholes

February 21, 2011
McCann family to sue Graywood

McCann family to sue Graywood

February 14, 2011

Cartoon: Super Bowl Sunday

February 7, 2011
Cartoon: Super Bowl Sunday

Cartoon: Super Bowl Sunday

February 7, 2011
Kenyetta perform a powerful piece

Kenyetta perform a powerful piece

February 7, 2011
Local theater has potential

Local theater has potential

January 24, 2011
Franklins birthday brings big turnout to booth

Franklin’s birthday brings big turnout to booth

January 24, 2011
Two-year contract to be determined

Two-year contract to be determined

January 10, 2011
Scherle takes on senate speaker position

Scherle takes on senate speaker position

January 10, 2011
Scherle to fill new speaker position

Scherle to fill new speaker position

December 9, 2010
Final open mic of semester brings big crowd

Final open mic of semester brings big crowd

December 9, 2010
Cyber bullying, a trend that needs to come to an end

Cyber bullying, a trend that needs to come to an end

December 7, 2010
Panthers concentrate on limiting turnovers

Panthers concentrate on limiting turnovers

December 2, 2010
Administration appreciates program Spoo built

Administration appreciates program Spoo built

December 2, 2010
Airbrush artist impresses crowd

Airbrush artist impresses crowd

November 18, 2010
HERC promotes a healthier lifestyle through the week

HERC promotes a healthier lifestyle through the week

November 16, 2010
Voice of Poe speaks out

Voice of Poe speaks out

November 11, 2010
Women just one event away from sweeping meet

Women just one event away from sweeping meet

November 9, 2010
Five seniors stand out in last home game of season

Five seniors stand out in last home game of season

November 9, 2010
Walker steps his game up

Walker steps his game up

November 9, 2010
Easterns Next Top Model presents celebrity trends

Easterns’ Next Top Model presents celebrity trends

November 8, 2010
Concert offers learning experience

Concert offers learning experience

November 8, 2010
Walmart managers, executives show benefits of store

Walmart managers, executives show benefits of store

November 3, 2010
Flooding causes power outages

Flooding causes power outages

November 3, 2010
Faculty ready signs for picketing

Faculty ready signs for picketing

November 1, 2010
Panthers win five of six games

Panthers win five of six games

October 27, 2010
Carman gives great scares

Carman gives great scares

October 27, 2010
Students unaware of furloughs

Students unaware of furloughs

October 25, 2010
History of Westfield College presented

History of Westfield College presented

October 25, 2010
EIU Blue Goes Green event surpasses last years success

‘EIU Blue Goes Green’ event surpasses last year’s success

October 20, 2010

Students gain information on graduate school

October 20, 2010
Last preseason match for tennis team

Last preseason match for tennis team

October 20, 2010
SAE, BSU sweep Homecoming Court

SAE, BSU sweep Homecoming Court

October 18, 2010
Going green effectively, efficiently

Going green effectively, efficiently

October 13, 2010
Staying positive despite bad luck

Staying positive despite bad luck

October 13, 2010
Brady speaks at Morton Park

Brady speaks at Morton Park

October 11, 2010
Comedy mixed with magic intrigues students

Comedy mixed with magic intrigues students

October 6, 2010
Retirees worry about pension

Retirees worry about pension

October 4, 2010
Students concerns addressed

Student’s concerns addressed

October 4, 2010
Students given opportunity to network

Students given opportunity to network

September 29, 2010
Panthers to play Murray State

Panthers to play Murray State

September 27, 2010
Two quarterbacks see action

Two quarterbacks see action

September 27, 2010
Teamwork key factor

Teamwork key factor

September 22, 2010
Plant shows off new updates

Plant shows off new updates

September 22, 2010
Newly proposed bylaw reviewed

Newly proposed bylaw reviewed

September 22, 2010
Panthers start fall ball with record of 2-0

Panthers start fall ball with record of 2-0

September 20, 2010
Professors memoir published

Professor’s memoir published

September 20, 2010
Linemen Garrity out for season

Linemen Garrity out for season

September 15, 2010
Piekarski gets finishing touch

Piekarski gets finishing touch

September 15, 2010
Last line of defense

Last line of defense

September 15, 2010
Panthers push onward with record of 4-3

Panthers push onward with record of 4-3

September 13, 2010
Giant line is getting smaller

Giant line is getting smaller

September 13, 2010
Different job, same business

Different job, same business

September 8, 2010
A bitter battle of conferences

A bitter battle of conferences

September 8, 2010
Construction takes over Easterns campus

Construction takes over Eastern’s campus

September 6, 2010
iLead starts year off strong

iLead starts year off strong

September 6, 2010
1 percent increase approved

1 percent increase approved

September 6, 2010
Twenty-seven and counting

Twenty-seven and counting

September 1, 2010
Experience is in question

Experience is in question

September 1, 2010
Panthers hit losing streak

Panthers hit losing streak

August 30, 2010
Taste of Campus

Taste of Campus

August 30, 2010
The games finally count

The games finally count

August 30, 2010
Taste of Campus

Taste of Campus

August 30, 2010
Taste of Campus

Taste of Campus

August 30, 2010
Taste of Campus

Taste of Campus

August 30, 2010
Maximizing the penalty

Maximizing the penalty

August 25, 2010
Saxophonist shares sounds

Saxophonist shares sounds

August 25, 2010
Freshmen backs make big plays

Freshmen backs make big plays

August 23, 2010
Heading for the Horizon

Heading for the Horizon

August 23, 2010
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