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Zoe Volk,a junior graphic design major, working on projects in the Doudna computer lab.
EIU to replace campus computers
Old main, Eastern Illinois University Charleston Ill,
Unpacking the 2025 budget
Runners participate in the Toddler Trot on the OBrien Stadium football field 50-yard line during the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Races for all Paces event Saturday morning.
Running for a cause: Sarah Bush Lincoln ready for annual races
Cicadas shells collect on mature tree just west of Eastern Illinois University campus, May 8 2011 Charleston, Ill.
Cicadas swarm state track meet
Samira Dadson sews a zipper onto denim in preparation for the denim day fashion shoot in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Fashion Lab, Charleston Ill., April 18, 2024. Dadson has been sewing for the past 10 years.
Fighting inequality with fashion
Pierce Holley, a junior quarterback, stiff arms a Bryant University Bulldogs defender at O‘Brien Field saturday afternoon.
Holley, Panthers receive preseason recognition
Defender Kya Trejo attempts a long pass on Lakeside Field. The Panthers lost 1-0 against the ISU Redbirds Thursday afternoon.
How does women’s soccer train for the fall?
Head coach, Tara Archibald, speaks to her team between innings during the softball programs first ever NCAA Regional appearance at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the Northwestern University campus on May 19 in Evanston, Il. The Panthers lost 2-0 to the Wildcats.
Archibald leaves EIU softball program to coach with father
The NCAAs $2.75 billion settlement will affect Easterns athletic department. Just how much is not yet known. Scroll down for more.
OVC concerned with the NCAA’s handling of a $2.75 billion settlement
Forward Casey Welage (8) and midfielder Jake Pollock (25) chase after the ball at mens soccer practice at Lakeside Field on Thursday.
How does men’s soccer train for the fall?
Gunnar Olson
‘Planet of the Apes’ an intro course on ethics
Spring 2024 staff portrait of Payton Liggins.
Column: The ethics of AI
Jacob Hamm
Dear Democrats: Take Trump seriously
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Next steps, shoes as symbols of growth
EDITORIAL: Class evaluations should matter
EDITORIAL: Class evaluations should matter
The News won 34 awards at the Illinois Collegiate Press Association 2024.
EDITORIAL: The News wins 34 state awards
Ryan Hendrickson during the open interviews in Buzzard Auditorium. He is one out of four candidates for provost position Thursday morning.
EDITORIAL: We endorse Hendrickson as next provost
EDITORIAL: Should you trust the mystic, weather-predicting rodent?
EDITORIAL: Should you trust the mystic, weather-predicting rodent?
Students from Eastern Illinois University take pictures together during Block Party Pep Rally event at O‘Brien Stadium Friday night.
EDITORIAL: Eastern needs a devoted provost
Gunnar Olson
‘Planet of the Apes’ an intro course on ethics
Spring 2024 staff portrait of Payton Liggins.
Column: The ethics of AI
Jacob Hamm
Dear Democrats: Take Trump seriously
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Next steps, shoes as symbols of growth
Bob Ceder and friend Killer siting on a couch with their dogs back in 1974.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The saga of the Pale Riders of ’74
Jacob Kimsey poses with Ethan Lozada dressed as Jesus at a counterprotest against religious protester Chris Svochak.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A queer student’s perspective on the March 7 protest
Spencer Spear, an educational leadership graduate student, supports his wife, Shelly Spear, an English instructor, in her fight for a fair contract in front of Old Main Wednesday afternoon.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To Provost Gatrell, get EIU strong
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: My story, not all men but enough
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: My story, not all men but enough
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
Samira Dadson sews a zipper onto denim in preparation for the denim day fashion shoot in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Fashion Lab, Charleston Ill., April 18, 2024. Dadson has been sewing for the past 10 years.
Fighting inequality with fashion
From left, Theo Edwards, Ronnie Kosciuk and Emery Johnson walk with a crowd in the slut walk near Lawson Hall Thursday.
Slut walk combats sexual assault, harassment at EIU
The Kat Walk models walk in the Denim Day Fashion show in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday, April 24.
Denim Day fashion show brings awareness to sexual assault
Camron Hardy
COLUMN: ‘Civil War,’ Journalists have their own wars
Grace McClellan, a senior majoring in art education, was named Artist of the Year for the Blueroom arts magazine during a ceremony at Doudna Fine Arts Center April 1.
Art revolves around McClellan
2023s Miss Coles County Fair winner, Laney Wright, tossed candy to the parade crowd.
THROUGH THE LENS: Red, White, and Blue Days In Charleston
Athletes at Easterns Cross Country camp line up for a running start at their annual banana relay Friday, June 28.
THROUGH THE LENS: EIU Cross Country camp goes bananas
Bredesen after buying a bouquet of wildflowers on June 15.
Down to Earth: the Farmers Market at Courthouse Square
The owner of Revival City Doughnuts, Marschelle McCoy, takes out a tray of doughnuts from the cart and gives advice on what went wrong and what could have been better with the doughnuts to her employee Bronica Bazzano at Revival City Doughnuts on Feb. 8.
THROUGH THE LENS: The Lord will provide
Flamm Orchards hires around 130 to 150 workers per season to plant, tend to and process crops for thousands of families. Flamm Orchards is one of many farms in cooperation with Illinois’ statewide program to curb hunger and help stock food banks. Crops are sorted into categories where lesser-rated produce is donated to food banks.
THROUGH THE LENS: Small town standard
Panther Profiles: Ep. 21: Mike OConor
Panther Profiles: Ep. 21: Mike O’Conor
Panther Profiles: Ep. 20: Bella Marcum
Panther Profiles: Ep. 20: Bella Marcum
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 63: Drew’s Last Episode + How We Started The Podcast
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 62: Is The Bear That Good?
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 61: The Social Network: Nice Guys Finish Last
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The Daily Eastern News
The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News
Ellen Dooley

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor

Ellen Dooley is a senior special education major. She previously served as the opinions editor at The News.

All content by Ellen Dooley
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors

COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
April 27, 2024
COLUMN: Educators need to be more valued

COLUMN: Educators need to be more valued

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
April 17, 2024
COLUMN: The reality we live in in an age with school shootings

COLUMN: The reality we live in in an age with school shootings

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
February 5, 2024
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[Photo] EDITORIAL: Should you trust the mystic, weather-predicting rodent?

February 5, 2024
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[Photo] EDITORIAL: The importance of local voting

January 23, 2024
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[Photo] EDITORIAL: Students need healthier, more flexible late-night food choices

January 17, 2024
New Years Column

[Photo] EDITORIAL: New Year, new resolutions

January 9, 2024
David Commanday directs a full orchestra for the Messiah performance, telling the story of Jesus life and death Friday night.

[Photo] Messiah concludes performances for semester

December 4, 2023
David Commanday directs a full orchestra for the Messiah performance, telling the story of Jesus life and death Friday night.

[Photo] Messiah concludes performances for semester

Chandler Smith, Reporter
December 4, 2023
Kooper Jacobi (40) led the Panthers with 14 points and went 6-9 in field goals helping to secure the Panthers triple-digit win over University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy Saturday afternoon at Groniger Arena.

[Photo] EIU scores triple digits in win

Maurice Phipps, Sports Reporter
December 2, 2023
COLUMN: The only shots you should be taking this Friday- a flu shot

COLUMN: The only shots you should be taking this Friday- a flu shot

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
October 24, 2023
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[Photo] EDITORIAL: "Plan 2028" is promising, looking forward to improvements

October 11, 2023
COLUMN: Marching band is a sport

COLUMN: Marching band is a sport

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
October 6, 2023
Swim Investigation Comic

[Photo] EDITORIAL: What is hazing and why we report on it?

October 5, 2023
Ellen Dooley is a junior special education standard major. and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Different types of content coming your way in the Opinions Section

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
August 25, 2023
Ellen Dooley is a junior special education standard major. and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Accessibility is not an option

Ellen Dooley, Editor
November 30, 2022
Ellen Dooley is a junior special education standard major. and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Give queer historical figures the recognition they deserve

Ellen Dooley, Editor
October 5, 2022

COLUMN: A non-journalist writing what needs to be heard

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor
August 22, 2022
Take big business out of education

Take big business out of education

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
June 29, 2022
COLUMN: Our health systems are overwhelmed

COLUMN: Our health systems are overwhelmed

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
June 7, 2022
COLUMN: Thoughts and prayers isnt enough

COLUMN: Thoughts and prayers isn’t enough

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
June 2, 2022
COLUMN: Living with PCOS

COLUMN: Living with PCOS

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
May 25, 2022
COLUMN: Away from campus blues

COLUMN: Away from campus blues

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
May 18, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Naming with purpose

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 26, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: A professor who cares

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 19, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Mental health in students, teachers

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 12, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Hidden and open pride within schools 

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 5, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Childhoods and education lost to crime

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 29, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Anxiety around optional masking

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 22, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Knowing how to party safe

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 8, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: We owe it to female educators

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 1, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: There should be better education about our leaders

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 22, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Why teachers are leaving the profession 

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 15, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: What’s to come with blocked mask mandate?

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 8, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: We need to teach all of Black history

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 1, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: COVID-19 is a hindrance, not an excuse

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
January 25, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Too much and not enough time

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
January 18, 2022

COLUMN: COVID-19 Spikes and Strikes

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
January 11, 2022
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: The Beach Boys wrote psychedelia music

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
December 8, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: America centralizes Christmas as its winter holiday

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
December 1, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Theory: Paul McCartney of The Beatles is dead

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
November 17, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Show tunes you can sing in the shower

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
November 10, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: What to do with Eastern’s vacant building, Carman Hall

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
November 3, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: The best snacks if you live in a dorm

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 27, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Confidence in clothes

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 20, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Class of ’20 burnt out from COVID-19

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 13, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: The best study places on campus

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 6, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Forget summer, it’s fall y’all! 

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
September 29, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: A safe place in the classroom

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
September 22, 2021
Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: Eastern’s campus needs bike lanes

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
September 15, 2021
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