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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

Elizabeth Wood, Multimedia Reporter

Elizabeth Wood is a senior journalism major. She previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Warbler and the Photo Editor of The News.

All content by Elizabeth Wood
Members of Delta Chi, run to pull the rope from the water during Tugs for Greek Week  at the Campus Pond, Wednesday afternoon.

THROUGH THE LENS: Tugs day 2

Elizabeth Wood, Photographer
April 20, 2022
American Education Week is the week before Thanksgiving where people celebrate public school communities.

How teachers affect students’ lives

Elizabeth Wood, Multimedia Reporter
November 17, 2021
Skylar Coffey, a political science graduate student, and Destiny Mitchell, a junior majoring in journalism, waits in line to get Chik-Fil-A. Mitchell said she works at Booth Library and likes the quiet while working there. She added that she fills out crossword puzzles when she has free time at work.

FEATURE PHOTO: Lunch break

Elizabeth Wood, Photographer
June 16, 2021
Early Wednesday morning, Caleb West, a building service worker, sprays disinfectant in the cadaver lab in the Biological sciences building. In most classrooms there's air purifiers that will catch whatever the disinfectant doesn't. West added that they mix their own chemicals in the Building Services building to avoid running out when regular cleaning supplies run low.

FEATURE PHOTO: Lab sanitation

Elizabeth Wood, Photographer
February 4, 2021
Students, staff, and community members wait in line at the Eastern COVID-19 testing site on Tuesday afternoon.

COVID tests provided Tuesday

Elizabeth Wood, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2020
Taya Ray, a junior psychology major, rings up a few items for a student during her shift in the C-Store on Wednesday afternoon in Thomas hall. Ray said she thinks online classes and hybrid classes is more convenient because she can finish my work at her own pace.

FEATURE PHOTO: C-Store checkout

Elizabeth Wood, Photographer
October 21, 2020

Homecoming week gets underway

Elizabeth Wood, Staff Reporter
September 29, 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. “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
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Amber Bradfield, a junior marketing major, lounges in her hammock in the Library Quad on Monday afternoon. Bradfield said she set up the hammock because it was more comfortable than the Doudna Fine Arts Center's Steps, and she wanted to enjoy the beautiful weather outside. She said that she went hiking at Lake Charleston for the first time on Sunday with a few friends.

FEATURE PHOTO: Just hanging out

Elizabeth Wood, Photo Editor
February 4, 2020
Raven Ramsey, a construction management major, protects her candle’s flame against the wind during the candlelight vigil and celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. lead by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on Monday night. Ramsey said she wanted to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s actions and his "mission statement."

[Photo] Students gather to honor MLK Jr. Monday

Corryn Brock and Hannah Shillo, News Editor and Associate News Editor
January 20, 2020
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