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In the Spotlight performance to come Friday
‘In the Spotlight’ performance to come Friday
Warning signs that you’re in a toxic relationship
Warning signs that you’re in a toxic relationship
Student Body President Lucy Ade, a senior interpersonal communications major, introduces herself during Student Senates orientation Wednesday night at the Arcola Room in the Union.
Student senate fails to meet quorum again
Charleston City Mayor Brandon Combs introduces an ordinance for the Tax Increment Financing during the City Council meeting on Tuesday.
Charleston City Council approves budget for fiscal year
A crowd of around 40 people, students and faculty, showed up in support of the EIUs chapter of University Professionals of Illinois at Old Main as they delivered signed postcards to the administration supporting salary raises Monday afternoon.
What students should know about the EIU-UPI contract negotiations
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
Eastern pitched Alexa Rehmeier prepares to face a batter in game one of a doubleheader against Morehead State on March 20 at Williams Field. Rehmeier threw a complete game shutout, striking out 10 batters as Eastern won 4-0.
Athletics department announces schedule changes
The Eastern Illinois University baseball team comes out of the dugout to celebrate with fellow players after their win against the Arkansas State Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium
EIU baseball to start OVC games Friday at home
Jaylen Prichard (3), a sophomore outfielder and infielder, slides into home base during the softball game against the Jackson State University Tigers at the Jackson State softball field.
EIU softball at top of OVC after sweeping UT Martin
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
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
EDITORIAL: Admin can, need to do more in negotiations
EDITORIAL: Admin can, need to do more in negotiations
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: ‘The Prestige,’ a film focused on detail
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
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
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
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: ‘The Prestige,’ a film focused on detail
Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: The halfway mark
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
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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
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
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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
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 22: Shutter Island
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 21: Nope
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Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.

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Drew is a sophomore television and video production major. This is his second semester at The News.

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Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: ‘The Prestige,’ a film focused on detail

Drew Coffey, Columnist
March 21, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 23: Donnie Darko

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
March 20, 2023
Rhys-Maxwell Barnes, a choral conducting graduate student, follows the porvided ramen recipe and pours chicken broth into her pan during the Health and Counseling Services Cooking Thyme: Noodles and Company cooking class in Klehm Hall.

Cooking Thyme gives student an introduction to cooking

Drew Coffey, Reporter
March 10, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 22: Shutter Island

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
March 4, 2023
Graphic submitted by Sierra Price.

Si-Si Sweetz: A sweet store for a sweet tooth

Drew Coffey, Reporter
March 1, 2023
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: ‘Uncut Gems’: a film filled with anxiety and tension 

Drew Coffey, Columnist
February 28, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 21: Nope

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
February 24, 2023
Marcello Woltmann, a senior sport management major and president of the Eastern Illinois University esports team, finishes playing an Overwatch 2 deathmatch match Tuesday evening in the eSports Arena in the Student Recreation Center.

eSports club welcomes casual, competitive audiences

Drew Coffey, Reporter
February 21, 2023
The eSports club started in 2018 and was temporarily deactivated two years later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 20: Hidden Figures

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
February 18, 2023
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: ’42’: a sports film with plenty of heart and impact

Drew Coffey, Columnist
February 14, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 19: 42 Feat. Special Guest

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
February 10, 2023
Aidan Gonzalez, a freshman history education major, hits a ping pong ball to Jonathan Kang, a junior economics major, Wednesday night at Immanuel Lutheran campus ministry.

ILCM hosts ping pong tournament for students to relax

Drew Coffey, Reporter
February 9, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 18: The Help feat. Special Guest

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
February 3, 2023
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

Drew Coffey, Columnist
January 31, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 17: The Shining

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
January 27, 2023
Joe Trotter, a harm reduction program coordinator, informs people about opiates and other drugs while he teaches what the signs of an overdose look like, risk factors for an overdose, and how to save someones life using Narcan in Klehm Hall Tuesday evening.

Narcan training teaches students about overdose prevention

Drew Coffey, Reporter
January 25, 2023
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: ‘Jumper’: a fun and creative film that lacks heart 

Drew Coffey, Columnist
January 18, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 15 : The Maze Runner

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
January 13, 2023
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 14: Batman Returns feat. Special Guest

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
January 10, 2023
From left, Isaiah Hughes, True Force Martial Arts owner, practices different drills with Ed Thomas, a Charleston resident, at the True Force Martial Arts school on the Square Saturday morning. Hughes said he has had around 15 years of martial arts experience.

Martial arts on square teaches respect, discipline

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
December 12, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “The Machinist”: a psychological film led by an iconic leading performance  

Drew Coffey, Columnist
December 6, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 13: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
December 3, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 12: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
November 19, 2022
Residence halls, dining to close for Thanksgiving break

Residence halls, dining to close for Thanksgiving break

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
November 18, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 11: Sausage Party

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
November 15, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “Face/Off”: an exciting and shameless action extravaganza

Drew Coffey, Columnist
November 15, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 10: The Nice Guys

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
November 10, 2022
Douglas Taurel opens his one-man production called The American Soldier by calling the audiences attention by simulating the military in The Black Box Thursday evening in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Through his show, Taurel unveils struggles that soldiers and veterans face when returning to society after battle.

‘The American Soldier’: One man cast shows struggles of war, veterans

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
November 4, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 9: Jeepers Creepers

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
November 2, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 8: Saw

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
November 2, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “Barbarian,” frightening storytelling at its finest

Drew Coffey, Columnist
November 2, 2022
Lashonda Banks celebrates her win at balloon darts at the RHA Family Carnival. Banks was visiting her son Jeremy Banks for Family Weekend. “Family Weekend is very important to us because we still get to be together with (Jeremy) who is now apart from us,” Banks said.

Family Weekend to invite families over Halloween weekend

Drew Coffey, Columnist
October 28, 2022
August Frisby, a junior music performance major and alto saxophone player, and Kyle Huddleston, a tenor saxophone player, both apart of the Blue Note Quintet, perform Cornbread by Lee Morgan in the Black Box Theatre of Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday night.

Jazz Combos performs at Doudna Thursday

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
October 21, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “It Follows,” a simple but masterfully executed horror film

Drew Coffey, Columnist
October 18, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 7: It (2017)

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
October 17, 2022
The Company dance together in the PSUKHE performance of AILEY II in the Theatre of Doudna Fine Arts Center on Thursday night.

AILEY II impresses, surprises Eastern students at Doudna

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
October 14, 2022
Eastern students wish for others to talk freely about drugs, alcohol

Eastern students wish for others to ‘talk freely’ about drugs, alcohol

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
October 12, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 6: Hush

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
October 11, 2022
Thomas Dining, Booth Library to be open for fall break

Thomas Dining, Booth Library to be open for fall break

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
October 6, 2022
Students are able to make their own stress balls made with balloons and different items to put inside at the mental health fair in Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

HERC hosts mental health fair to help students

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
October 4, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 5: Don’t Worry Darling

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
October 4, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “Collateral” is a thought-provoking crime noir film

Drew Coffey, Columnist
October 4, 2022
Marty, played by Jessica Nantes, a TV video and production maor, directs Theresa, played by Brea Howard, a theatre major, to act as Martys mother to create a picture of her childhood family dynamic in the Circle Mirror Transformation play.

Circle Mirror Transformation actors stay in character through it all

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 30, 2022
Send Silence Packing and Behind the Backpacks provide a display of backpacks with personal stories written on them about people who have lost their life to suicide and those who have survived. The display aims to prevent suicide and have others read these messages. The display lasted from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon on Monday.

Send Silence Packing sees large turnout, spreads awareness

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
September 27, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 4: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
September 25, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 3: Morbius

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
September 20, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “Tower Heist,” a fun and highly underrated comedy  

Drew Coffey, Columnist
September 20, 2022
Tarble Arts Center Assistant Director and Exhibitions Curator Mike Schuetz, looks at the Abraham Lincoln Biography, in woodcuts that is part of the Working Artists Exhibit on Feb. 14.

Tarble to celebrate 40th anniversary Friday

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 20, 2022
The parking lot in between the Triad and Lantz Arena and south of the Lincoln Stevenson and Powell-Norton dorm halls, known as E Lot will be closed for construction from Thursday to next Tuesday.

Parking Lot E to be temporarily closed

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 15, 2022
Eastern faculty speak on own mental health

Eastern faculty speak on own mental health

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 13, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 2: I Am Legend

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey
September 12, 2022
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television and video production major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: “I Came By” offers familiar thrills in a fairly suspenseful way

Drew Coffey, Columnist
September 8, 2022
Arvind Kumar Bhongiri, a graduate student in computer technology, and Vishal Kadamanda, also a computer technology graduate student, try not to let the blocks fall while playing Jenga at Resident Hall Night in Booth Library on Wednesday.

Games at Booth Library, information meeting for new students

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 8, 2022
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 1: Catch Me If You Can

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy
September 5, 2022
Eastern buildings to be closed on Labor Day

Eastern buildings to be closed on Labor Day

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 4, 2022
Monkeypox: What to know and what to look for on campus

Monkeypox: What to know and what to look for on campus

Drew Coffey, Campus Reporter
September 4, 2022

COLUMN: Film “Beast” is intense, but repetitive

Drew Coffey, Columnist
August 23, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is visually innovative

Drew Coffey, Columnist
May 3, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “The Northman” is a brutal, stunning film

Drew Coffey, Columnist
April 26, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “Father Stu” is a heartfelt biopic

Drew Coffey, Columnist
April 19, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “Ambulance” is an exhilarating film

Drew Coffey, Columnist
April 12, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “Morbius” lacks identity or focus

Drew Coffey, Columnist
April 5, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “The Adam Project” is a surprisingly emotional film

Drew Coffey, Columnist
March 29, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “Deep Water” is a dull and uninspired thriller

Drew Coffey, Columnist
March 21, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “The Batman” is a gritty and stylish superhero thriller

Drew Coffey, Columnist
March 8, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2022) is a sliced and diced mess of a film

Drew Coffey, Columnist
March 1, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: “The Last Duel” is original film that mirrors current issues

Drew Coffey, Columnist
February 22, 2022
Drew Coffey

COLUMN: John Carpenter’s “The Fog” is a dated yet charming look at older era of horror

Drew Coffey, Columnist
February 15, 2022
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COLUMN: “War of the Worlds”: Spielberg’s Remake for a New Generation of Sci-Fi

Drew Coffey, Columnist
February 8, 2022
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