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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
Todd Bruns (left) and Jennifer Stringfellow (right) talking to Connor Mellott, a sophomore interpersonal communications major at Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University.
Students, teachers voice opinions on the potential union strike
Map of the worlds countries saying hello in a variety of languages in Coleman Hall.
How inclusive is Eastern with international students?
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
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
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: I want a refund
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
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
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: I want a refund
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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All content by Jack Cruikshank

Letter to the editor: Eastern administration must be held accountable for handling of sexual assault cases

Jack Cruikshank
May 18, 2020

Guest column: Workgroup transparency is a myth

Jack Cruikshank, Guest Columnist
November 28, 2016

Letter: Suspending bylaws does not help

Jack Cruikshank, Senior political science major
April 18, 2016

Column: It is time to consider a new candidate

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2016

Column: Gain experience, apply for internships

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2016

Column: EIU rally attracts support from all around

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2016

Column: Be a solution to Eastern’s problems

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2016

Column: A new appreciation for Vietnam veterans

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
January 13, 2016

American culture seen in different perspective

Jack Cruikshank
September 21, 2015
Protestors for and against gay marriage stand outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. June 26 when the Supreme Court voted to grant same-sex couples the right to marry in any state.

Column: Insights from a witness to history

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Columnist
July 16, 2015

Theatre instructor to bring a new sword fighting RSO to Eastern

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2015

Math professor discusses changing math education climate

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2014
Author Joseph Carroll gives a presentation on literary Darwinism on Thursday in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

[Photo] Author defines relationship between humanities, science

November 21, 2014

Eastern groundskeeper Greg Joe Jones Lee uses a torch to modify a bracket on a salt distributor on Thursday in the facilities building. Lee, who has worked at Eastern for 20 years, said he enjoys all the different projects he is able to work on as a part of the grounds crew. I have the best job on campus, Lee said. I just love the variety.

City salt supplies prepared for winter

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
November 20, 2014
Wing-yin Yu, a former gubernatorial candidate and physics professor, speaks to a group of faculty, staff and students Thursday in the Charleston/Mattoon Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Hong Kong expert speaks about recent protests

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2014
Graphic by Anthony Catezone

Enrollment decreases as competitors gain students

Jack Cruikshank and Debby Hernandez
September 15, 2014

Column: On-campus change starts with you

Jack Cruikshank, Staff Columnist
September 2, 2014
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