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EIUs Jazz Ensemble finishes their performance at the Jazz Showcase with the final song of On Green Dolphin in Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday evening.
Jazz ensemble brings families together
Jessica Nantes, a senior TV and video production major plays pickleball with her sister and friends and at the outside Lantz Arena tennis courts Tuesday evening.
Local pickleball club consistently hits the courts, welcomes all  
Dr. Lauri DeRuiter-Willems forms a discussion at the end of her presentation.
Open Educational Resources workgroup
EIU Pride celebrates Bisexual Awareness Week
EIU Pride celebrates Bisexual Awareness Week
The Black Student Union provides a welcoming space for students
The Black Student Union provides a welcoming space for students
Freshman running back MJ Flowers (20) celebrates as after scoring a touchdown at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon. MJ Flowers rushed for 272 yards on 37 carries. The EIU panthers beat the Mcneese St cowboys 31-28.
Flowers rushed more than Cowboys’ offense to help Panthers secure second home win
Freshman running back MJ Flowers (20) celebrates as after scoring a touchdown at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon. MJ Flowers rushed for 272 yards on 37 carries. The EIU panthers beat the Mcneese St cowboys 31-28.
Panthers of the Week: MJ Flowers, Stone Galloway
Fans cheer after senior kicker Stone Galloway kicks a 56 yard field goal to put the panthers ahead of Mcneese St cowboys at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon. The panthers won 31-28.
Galloway secures win for Panthers in first game back from injury
Goalkeeper Kyce Toutanji, kicks a long ball to start the game against the IUPUI Jaguars Tuesday evening. The Panthers and Jaguars tied 1-1 with Eastern scoring with 5 minutes left on the clock.
Eastern heads into conference play at 1-4-2
Zenaya Barnes, a 5th year forward, dribbles the ball pass University of Illinois Springfield players Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field. The Panthers won 3-0 against the Prairie Stars.
Barnes scores for second straight game in loss against SIUE
COLUMN: The beauty of close proximity friendships
COLUMN: The beauty of close proximity friendships
EIU PD Squad Car 42
EDITORIAL: Inform students, even if it’s redundant
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Octogenarians and optics 
Brie Coder is a graduate student studying graduate student in communication and leadership and can be reached at bmcoder@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Cartoons, cartoons, cartoons… oh my!
Staff profile for Camron.
COLUMN: How ‘Asteroid City’ catfished me
EIU PD Squad Car 42
EDITORIAL: Inform students, even if it’s redundant
EDITORIAL: New method at the Counseling Clinic has high hopes
EDITORIAL: New method at the Counseling Clinic has high hopes
EDITORIAL: Despite delayed elections, Student Senate is in the same predicament
EDITORIAL: Despite delayed elections, Student Senate is in the same predicament
EDITORIAL: Welcome to The News
EDITORIAL: There needs to be more education on steps after a sexual assault
EDITORIAL: There needs to be more education on steps after a sexual assault
COLUMN: The beauty of close proximity friendships
COLUMN: The beauty of close proximity friendships
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Octogenarians and optics 
Brie Coder is a graduate student studying graduate student in communication and leadership and can be reached at bmcoder@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Cartoons, cartoons, cartoons… oh my!
Staff profile for Camron.
COLUMN: How ‘Asteroid City’ catfished me
COLUMN: Coco Gauff’s Grand Slam win is the motivation we all need in our lives
COLUMN: Coco Gauff’s Grand Slam win is the motivation we all need in our lives
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
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
Circus and movement artist Alex Oliva performs with the Cyr wheel as a apart of the Cirque Night Out show.
A Cirque Night Out, a night to remember 
COLUMN: The only movie you will ever need- The Princess Bride
COLUMN: The only movie you will ever need- ‘The Princess Bride’
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Taylor Swift is sort of metal
Brie Coder is a graduate student studying graduate student in communication and leadership and can be reached at bmcoder@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: The CM Punk Comeback Era has abruptly ended
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
A variety of people such as students and Charleston community members join Raven McBride for her new moon yoga practice at Tarble Arts Center Friday morning. Were basically here with the intention of whichever the sign the moon is to bring energy of that into our practice. The more we bring that intention to our mat, the more its going to show up into our daily life. McBride explained about new moon yoga.
THROUGH THE LENS: New intentions with New Moon Yoga
Tavon Evans, a junior TV and video production major, gets sprayed with a water gun at the Mellin Steps Tuesday afternoon for the Splash the NeoZ event presented by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
THROUGH THE LENS: Splash the NeoZ
Jennifer Stringfellow, the president of EIUs UPI chapter, gives one last final speech for day 2 of the strike on Friday afternoon.
THROUGH THE LENS: First two days of striking
Junior Addison Brown loses in her singles match against Amelia Gorman of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Saturday afternoon at the Rex Darling Courts. The Panthers lose to the Cougars 5-2.
THROUGH THE LENS: Tough loss for women’s tennis vs. SIUE
Cory Meadows, a sophomore criminal justice major, and Billy Hung, a biology professor, listen to event organizer Theo Edwards, a senior psychology major, as they deliver their speech.
THROUGH THE LENS: Students rally for Transgender Day of Visibility
Two Dudes Talk Movies: Ep. 35: Napoleon Dynamite
Two Dudes Talk Movies: Ep. 35: Napoleon Dynamite
Two Dudes Talk Movies: Ep. 33: Pulp Fiction
Two Dudes Talk Movies: Ep. 33: Pulp Fiction
DEN Delivery: EIU Lifts uplifts newcomers
DEN Delivery: EIU Lifts uplifts newcomers
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies: Ep. 32: Toy Story
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies: Ep. 31: 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Ian Palacios is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

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Ian Palacios is a senior English and philosophy major. This is his third semester at The News.

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Ian Palacios is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Latinx or Latino, what to use

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September 23, 2022
Ian Palacios is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Feeding other animals- maybe we should stop

Ian Palacios, Columnist
September 16, 2022
Ian Palacios is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: The case against infantilizing pets

Ian Palacios, Columnist
September 9, 2022
Ian Palacios is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: How we chose to interpret what we read and think

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September 2, 2022
Ian Palacios is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: What loan forgiveness means for everyone

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August 26, 2022
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COLUMN: Is “what is a woman” really an easy question?

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April 6, 2022
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COLUMN: Stop drinking and start smoking

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March 10, 2022
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COLUMN: Nina Simone, feminist and civil rights advocate

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March 2, 2022
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COLUMN: Wartime metaphors can hide the truth

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February 23, 2022
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COLUMN: Consent is not enough

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February 9, 2022
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COLUMN: Defund the police for other resources

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February 2, 2022
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COLUMN: Politics leads conservatives to higher COVID-19 death rates

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January 26, 2022
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COLUMN: Are we as free as we think?

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January 19, 2022
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COLUMN: The danger of Minecraft’s hidden ideology

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January 12, 2022
COLUMN: Why we’re lonely and what we can do about it

COLUMN: Why we’re lonely and what we can do about it

Ian Palacios, Columnist
December 7, 2021
COLUMN: The ethics of gift giving

COLUMN: The ethics of gift giving

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November 30, 2021
COLUMN: Stop calling things subjective

COLUMN: Stop calling things subjective

Ian Palacios, Columnist
November 9, 2021
COLUMN: Whether you stand for the flag shouldnt matter

COLUMN: Whether you stand for the flag shouldn’t matter

Ian Palacios, Columnist
November 2, 2021
COLUMN: Philosophy is not dead, we use it every day

COLUMN: Philosophy is not dead, we use it every day

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October 26, 2021
COLUMN: Netflix original “You” portraying subtleties of patriarchy

COLUMN: Netflix original “You” portraying subtleties of patriarchy

Ian Palacios, Columnist
October 19, 2021
COLUMN: Netflix show Squid Game critiques capitalism and consent

COLUMN: Netflix show “Squid Game” critiques capitalism and consent

Ian Palacios, Columnist
October 12, 2021
COLUMN: Put yourself in the chicken coop

COLUMN: Put yourself in the chicken coop

Ian Palacios, Columnist
October 5, 2021
COLUMN: Is monogamy selfish?

COLUMN: Is monogamy selfish?

Ian Palacios, Columnist
September 22, 2021
COLUMN: You wouldn’t reward a dog’s bad behavior

COLUMN: You wouldn’t reward a dog’s bad behavior

Ian Palacios, Columnist
September 14, 2021
COLUMN: Age is not what defines a good president

COLUMN: Age is not what defines a good president

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September 7, 2021
COLUMN: Bo Burnhams special Inside brings light

COLUMN: Bo Burnham’s special ‘Inside’ brings light

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August 31, 2021
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