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Media professions, job fair helps students continue their career after college
Media professions, job fair helps students continue their career after college
Melissa Ames, an English professor, does schoolwork during the Eastern Illinois University chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois Work Out event protesting the current status of the unions contract negotiations in the Union Wednesday afternoon. Ames said she chose to protest because she believes in showing how important faculty and staff are to the University. Its been a very long road, and Im hopeful that well come to a positive resolution very soon, Ames said.
Teachers ‘work out’ shows how much work is put in
Jennifer Stringfellow, the president of the EIU chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, hands President David Glassman a strike intention in his office at Old Main on Monday afternoon.
EIU releases statement on potential union strike
There were many table etiquette methods that students learned how to do, like passing things to the right and waiting for the host to start eating.
Dining, networking, professionalism event teaches students dinner etiquette
Staged reading of Antígona Furiosa brings bold women to center stage
Staged reading of Antígona Furiosa brings bold women to center stage
Getting Emotional Ep. 6: Sports Journalist & TikTok Influencer Katlynn Gill
Getting Emotional Ep. 6: Sports Journalist & TikTok Influencer Katlynn Gill
Easterns baseball team cheers and welcomes home Dylan Drumke, a sophomore outfielder, after hitting a homerun for 2 points at Coaches Stadium Wednesday afternoon. Drumke had two hits and runs. The Panthers won 24-7.
17-run inning for the Eastern baseball team seals its home opener win
Goalkeeper Daniela Bermeo, a fifth year player, clears the ball during the Panthers first game of the season on Thursday afternoon at Lakeside Field. The Panthers and Valparaiso University Beacons tied.
International student athletes find fellowship at EIU
Number 20, Casey Welage (right), a freshman forward slide kicks the ball away from Western Illinois University players Xavier Brown (19), graduate midfielder and forward, and Oscar Olingdahl (15), a freshman midfielder, during the mens soccer game at Lakeside Field Saturday morning. Wellage had 1 assist. The Panthers tied 1-1 against the Leathernecks.
BREAKING: The Ohio Valley Conference announces addition of men’s soccer
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
Luke Taylor is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or lrtaylor@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility, even though I do not want to
COLUMN: Video games are an important piece of my life
COLUMN: Video games are an important piece of my life
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: The playing field is not level
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Online programs, social media engagement appeal to international students 
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
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
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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
Luke Taylor is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or lrtaylor@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility, even though I do not want to
COLUMN: Video games are an important piece of my life
COLUMN: Video games are an important piece of my life
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: The playing field is not level
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Online programs, social media engagement appeal to international students 
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
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
Getting Emotional Ep. 6: Sports Journalist & TikTok Influencer Katlynn Gill
Getting Emotional Ep. 6: Sports Journalist & TikTok Influencer Katlynn Gill
Wills Wild n Wacky Podcast...with Sean
Will’s Wild ‘n Wacky Podcast…with Sean
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
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Ellen Dooley is a sophomore special education major and can be reached at 581-2912 or emdooley@eiu.edu.

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Ellen Dooley is a sophomore special education major. She previously served as a columnist at The News.

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Ellen Dooley is a sophomore 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 sophomore 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
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COLUMN: Naming with purpose

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 26, 2022
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COLUMN: A professor who cares

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 19, 2022
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COLUMN: Mental health in students, teachers

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 12, 2022
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COLUMN: Hidden and open pride within schools 

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
April 5, 2022
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COLUMN: Childhoods and education lost to crime

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 29, 2022
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COLUMN: Anxiety around optional masking

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 22, 2022
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COLUMN: Knowing how to party safe

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 8, 2022
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COLUMN: We owe it to female educators

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
March 1, 2022
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COLUMN: There should be better education about our leaders

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 22, 2022
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COLUMN: Why teachers are leaving the profession 

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 15, 2022
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COLUMN: What’s to come with blocked mask mandate?

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 8, 2022
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COLUMN: We need to teach all of Black history

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
February 1, 2022
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COLUMN: COVID-19 is a hindrance, not an excuse

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
January 25, 2022
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COLUMN: Too much and not enough time

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
January 18, 2022

COLUMN: COVID-19 Spikes and Strikes

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January 11, 2022
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COLUMN: The Beach Boys wrote psychedelia music

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
December 8, 2021
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COLUMN: America centralizes Christmas as its winter holiday

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
December 1, 2021
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COLUMN: Theory: Paul McCartney of The Beatles is dead

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
November 17, 2021
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COLUMN: Show tunes you can sing in the shower

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
November 10, 2021
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COLUMN: What to do with Eastern’s vacant building, Carman Hall

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
November 3, 2021
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COLUMN: The best snacks if you live in a dorm

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 27, 2021
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COLUMN: Confidence in clothes

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 20, 2021
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COLUMN: Class of ’20 burnt out from COVID-19

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 13, 2021
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COLUMN: The best study places on campus

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
October 6, 2021
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COLUMN: Forget summer, it’s fall y’all! 

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
September 29, 2021
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COLUMN: A safe place in the classroom

Ellen Dooley, Columnist
September 22, 2021
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COLUMN: Eastern’s campus needs bike lanes

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September 15, 2021
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