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University President David Glassman accepts the intent to strike notice from EIU-UPI President Jennifer Stringfellow Monday afternoon in the Presidents Office at Old Main on Easterns campus in Charleston, Illinois. Once he accepted, Glassman said to Stringfellow he hopes the negotiations teams can come to a possible agreement, avoid a strike, and continue to work together.
EIU-UPI rallies, files intent to strike
The presentation shown at Eastern Illinois University.
EIU’s Strategic Planning Town Hall Meeting focuses on the future 
More than 40 students, faculty members and Union members attended the Teach Out protest, held by Easterns chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, Thursday afternoon at the Mellin Steps in the Library Quad. The protest was held in response to the current status of the contract negotiation where the administration and Union have yet to reach an agreement on 21 proposals.
BREAKING: EIU-UPI announces rally to file intent to strike Monday
EIU University Board hosts 2000s Game Night
EIU University Board hosts 2000’s Game Night
In the Spotlight performance to come Friday
‘In the Spotlight’ performance to come Friday
The Eastern softball team sings the EIU Fight Song to the crowd after sweeping SIUE in their home-opener double-header against SIUE on Sunday afternoon on Williams Field.
Softball sweeps SIUE in OVC home opener
Kinyon Hodges, a junior guard, scrambles after a loose ball during the mens basketball game against the University of Southern Indiana Eagles on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 31, 2022, at Lantz Arena. Hodges scored 10 points and had three assists. The Panthers won 91-80 against the Eagles.
4 EIU men’s basketball players enter the transfer portal
Kate Stevens is a senior sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kestevens2@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: I want to go to more EIU sporting events before I graduate
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Autumn Schulz is a junior sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2912 or acschulz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Other football alumni should take after Jimmy G’s example
Camron Hardy is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or cahardy@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: An ending to a movie, not a trilogy
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: I want a refund
Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: We need support for our professors, advisors
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: I have a plan, I just need some money
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time
EDITORIAL: Admin can, need to do more in negotiations
EDITORIAL: Admin can, need to do more in negotiations
Members of Eastern Illinois Universitys of University of Professionals Illinois attend the Board of Trustees meeting in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
EDITORIAL: Union members need to vote to strike
Comic
EDITORIAL: Do not hold grudges against The News for the past
EDITORIAL: Women in journalism numbers rising, sexist views not
EDITORIAL: Women in journalism numbers rising, sexist views not
EDITORIAL: Gatrell for president: Pros and cons
EDITORIAL: Gatrell for president: Pros and cons
Camron Hardy is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or cahardy@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: An ending to a movie, not a trilogy
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: I want a refund
Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: We need support for our professors, advisors
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: I have a plan, I just need some money
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time
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
Christina Martinez Mundo dives for the ball during a match against Missouri Baptist University. The Panthers lost to the Spartans 3-2 Monday afternoon in Sister City Park.
THROUGH THE LENS: EIU’s first home beach volleyball match
Victor Cayres, a piano instructor for Eastern Illinois University, plays Folk Songs by Paul Basler with Francis Morales, a senior music major, during the Horn and Trumpet Studios Recital on Monday afternoon in the Recital Hall.
THROUGH THE LENS: Horn and Trumpet Recital
President Glassman and Jay Gatrell talk to each other at the Official Announcement and Celebration of Eastern Illinois Universitys 13th president Friday afternoon .
THROUGH THE LENS: Jay Gatrell, from provost to president
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
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 24: Mean Girls Feat. Special Guest
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 23: Donnie Darko
Getting Emotional Ep. 4: OVC, Women in Sports Journalism feat. Zaria Flippin
Getting Emotional Ep. 4: OVC, Women in Sports Journalism feat. Zaria Flippin
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 22: Shutter Island
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Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Listening to music offline while on spring break

Dan Hahn, Columnist
March 22, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Personal finance, trade schools missing from student loan forgiveness debate

Dan Hahn, Columnist
March 8, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: ChatGPT tells lovely children’s stories

Dan Hahn, Columnist
March 1, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Balloons in the news, entertainment or prank?

Dan Hahn, Columnist
February 22, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Customer service blunders are a trend that needs to be reversed

Dan Hahn, Columnist
February 15, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Talent matters over taste

Dan Hahn, Columnist
February 8, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Identity theft and government

Dan Hahn, Columnist
February 2, 2023
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

Dan Hahn, Columnist
January 26, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Waffler69’s tragic passing is a reminder of our bizarre entertainment culture

Dan Hahn, Columnist
January 18, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COUMN: Resolutions are overrated, instead commit to what makes you unique

Dan Hahn, Columnist
January 11, 2023
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Use filters on your social media acounts

Dan Hahn, Columnist
December 7, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Do not be fooled by cozy marketing

Dan Hahn, Columnist
November 30, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Bill Burr at the Peoria Civic Center

Dan Hahn, Columnist
November 16, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Lessons learned in residential solar

Dan Hahn, Columnist
November 9, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: In defense of the Kit-Kat

Dan Hahn, Columnist
November 3, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: The Forward Party needs to back democrats this time around

Dan Hahn , Columnist
October 26, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Squirrels gorging on pumpkin are a danger to themselves

Dan Hahn, Columnist
October 19, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: What to prioritize before partying

Dan Hahn, Columnist
October 12, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: LGBTQIA+ History Month is also midterm election season

Dan Hahn , Columnist
October 5, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: ‘Gargoyles’ and the gun debate

Dan Hahn, Columnist
September 28, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: No whey! Milk ingredients have no business in a potato chip

Dan Hahn, Columnist
September 21, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Remembering the big picture helps you stay positive

Dan Hahn, Columnist
September 14, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Frugal plant-based eating and climate change

Dan Hahn , Columnist
September 7, 2022
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: The best meditation app for back to school

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