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The 2023 EIU Homecoming Royalty Court winners, Rochelle Carter as Princess, Sheldon Turner as Prince, Hannah Lawrence as Queen, and Nick Trimble as King, take the stage at the homecoming royalty coronation Monday night.
Lawrence, Trimble crowned as head homecoming royalty
Kimberly Cheatle is the 27th Director of the U.S. Secret Service. She was sworn in to office September 17, 2022.
From Eastern alum to director of the Secret Service
Many groups in the Charleston community walked in the 2022 Homecoming Parade throughout downtown Charleston like Easterns Panther Marching Band, Charleston High Schools Marching Band, several political organization group candidates, churches, Fair and Bagel Fest Queens, and more.
EIU Homecoming Event Run-Down
Hadley Clark presents on her studio practice at Tarble Art Center Thursday evening.
Creating repurposed art with Hadley Clark
Freshman political science major, Mason Tegeler plays as character Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps play in Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday evening.
39 Steps, a night of fun and laughs
Libero Christina Martinez Mundo runs down the line high-fiving her teammates before the start of the volleyball game against the University of Missouri Tigers Friday afternoon at Lantz Arena. The Panthers lost 3-1.
Eastern exits break as highest-ranked OVC team in volleyball
Safety Blake Ruffin (4) tackles Sycamore quarterback Gavin Screws at their game vs. Indiana State Thursday night. The Panthers won 27-0 against the Sycamores.
Panthers of the Week: Blake Ruffin, Mackenzie Aldridge
Jake McConnery, a freshman business major, dribbles the ball up field at Lakeside Field Saturday afternoon.
Late goal costs EIU the game against SIUE
Sophomore wide receiver Justin Bowick jr. (1) attempts to catch the football being thrown at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.
Panther football has best start of season in a decade
Panthers’ football lists superstitions before game day
Dear Aunt T: Humanities and dating 101
Dear Aunt T: Humanities and dating 101
COLUMN: Writers strike ends, but is it really over?
COLUMN: Writer’s strike ends, but is it really over?
COLUMN: It is okay to switch your major
COLUMN: It is okay to switch your major
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: More in-class writing will retain college students
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: Is Jake Paul a legitimate fighter?
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
Dear Aunt T: Humanities and dating 101
Dear Aunt T: Humanities and dating 101
COLUMN: Writers strike ends, but is it really over?
COLUMN: Writer’s strike ends, but is it really over?
COLUMN: It is okay to switch your major
COLUMN: It is okay to switch your major
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: More in-class writing will retain college students
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: Is Jake Paul a legitimate fighter?
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
Hadley Clark presents on her studio practice at Tarble Art Center Thursday evening.
Creating repurposed art with Hadley Clark
Freshman political science major, Mason Tegeler plays as character Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps play in Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday evening.
39 Steps, a night of fun and laughs
Director of Jennifer Seas walks students through the new Who Speaks for the Oceans? exhibit on Monday evening.
The collaborative creation of Tarble’s Fall Exhibition
Comedian Rhapsody tour stops by Charleston
Comedian Rhapsody tour stops by Charleston
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
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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Janiya Fair is a sophomore digital media technology major. This is her second semester at The News.

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Miller Dunlap, a freshman with an undecided major, and member of Sigma Pi Fraternity Inc., helps his team win a victory for the Tugs competition event for Greek Week on Monday evening at the Campus Pond on April 18, 2022 at Eastern Ilinois University in Charleston, Ill.

THROUGH THE LENS: Greek Week tugs

Janiya Fair, Photographer
April 18, 2022
Logan Trent, a junior criminolgy and criminal justice major, and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Inc., expresses a tough lost at the Tugs event for Greek Week on Monday evening at the Campus Pond on April 18, 2022 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill.

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Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Inc., work as a team to defeat their opponents at the Tugs event for Greek Week on Monday evening at the Campus Pond on April 18, 2022 at Eastern Ilinois University in Charleston, Ill.

[Photo] Greek week to come this week

April 17, 2023
Hanna Zayas, a junior exercise science major, cheers on the Sigma Pi Fraternity Inc., after they win at the Tugs event for Greek Week on Monday evening at the Campus Pond on April 18, 2022 at Eastern Ilinois University in Charleston, Ill.

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Members of Sigma Pi Fraternity Inc., struggle to win at the Tugs event for Greek Week but make a great turn around in the end, where they end up winning against the other team on Monday evening at the Campus Pond on April 18, 2022 at Eastern Ilinois University in Charleston, Ill.

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A crowd gathers to watch the other team on the opposite side of the lake struggle to win at the Tugs event for greek week on Monday evening at the Campus Pond on April 18, 2022 at Eastern Ilinois University in Charleston, Ill.

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A member of the Tri Delta Sorority Inc., helps get a stranded rope out of the water at the Tugs event for Greek Week on Monday evening at the Campus Pond.

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At the Couture Models fashion show Black In Time hosted by Femi Usikalu, a senior digital media major, from left, Makayla Brown, a sophomore pre-nursing major, Christopher Burney, a fashion merchandising and design major, and Vanessa Hightower, a sophomore corporate communications major, dress in style together for the Black Panther theme section on Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom.

THROUGH THE LENS: ‘Black In Time’ Couture Modeling

Janiya Fair, Photographer
April 10, 2022
Aaliyah Enter, a sophomore finance major, models for the Ni**as in Paris theme of the Couture Models fashion show Black In Time hosted by Femi Usikalu, a senior digital media major, Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom.

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Jacqueline Williams, a sophomore teacher education major, models for the theme of Ni**as in Paris at the Couture Models fashion show Black In Time hosted by Femi Usikalu, a senior digital media major, on Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom.

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Aaliyah Enter, a sophomore finance major, models on stage in the Couture Models fashion show Black In Time hosted by Femi Usikalu, a senior digital media major, Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill. on April 10, 2022.

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From left, Meante Foster, a junior in exercise science major, and Abiah Jackson, a junior criminology major, model on stage together for the Black Panther theme portion of Couture Models fashion show Black In Time hosted by Femi Usikalu, a senior digital media major, on Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom.

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Makayla Brown, a sophomore pre-nursing major, poses for the 1920’s theme of the Couture Models fashion show Black In Time hosted by Femi Usikalu, a senior digital media major.

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Crystal Valentine, the guest speaker for the Poetry-ish Women’s History Month event, reads her poem about how the Kardashian family culturally appropiate Black women on Thursday night in Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

THROUGH THE LENS: Poetry-ish

Janiya Fair, Photographer
March 31, 2022
Crystal Valentine, the guest speaker for the Poetry-ish Women’s History Month event, reads her poem about how the Kardashian family culturally appropiate Black women on Thursday night in Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

[Photo] Events themed ‘Black Resilience’ to celebrate Black history

February 1, 2023
Displays about Women’s History that were later used for a Kahoot game with complementary nail polish and champagne glasses for the Poetry-ish Women’s History Month event.

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Crystal Valentine, the guest speaker for the Poetry-ish Women’s History Month event, explains what she’s going to discuss in her next poems.

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Yolanda Williams, the Academic Advisor, asks a question for Crystal Valentine, the guest speaker, during a Question and Answer segment during the Poetry-ish event.

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Paola Cuatepitza Rojas, a sophomore early childhood education major, interacts with other students at the Poetry-ish event.

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Karah Estillore, a sophomore accounting major, gets her eighth answer in a row correct while playing Kahoot.

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Karah Estillore, a sophomore accounting major, poses for a marketing and communications picture after winning a pair of Airpods as her Kahoot prize.

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From left, Anaja Smith, a freshman majoring in community health and Talaya Warfield, a freshman majoring in human services, listens to questions asked by their peers during the question and answer segment for Crystal Valentine, the guest speaker for the Poetry-ish Women’s History Month event, on Thursday night in Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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Students compete against each other for the Greek Life softball game for SigFest week hosted by Sigma Chi Fraternitys President, Bryden Brown, a senior exercise science major on Thursday evening, March 24, 2022, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill.

THROUGH THE LENS: SigFest softball game

Janiya Fair, Photographer
March 25, 2022
Participants from Alpha Sigma Alpha, from left, Abby Mann, a senior nutrition and dietetics major, Claire Bunse, a junior marketing major, and Kaylee Donaldson, an exercise science major, laugh and celebrate their win in the Greek Life softball game for SigFest week.

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Tasima Allen, a junior theatre major, starts to paint her mason jar for Andrews Hall’s mason jar painting event Monday night as a way to destress and express during the school week.

THROUGH THE LENS: Destress and express painting

Janiya Fair, Photographer
January 25, 2022
Ashley Mlinar, a freshman studio art major, and Brook Ozier, a freshman biology major, decorate mason jars together.

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Diana Maggi, a freshman biological sciences major, and Olivia Lys, a freshman computer science major, paint mason jars together in the Andrews Hall lobby Monday night.

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Kaitlin Santiago, a junior English major, wins her bingo prize after competing against other students in the Grand Ballroom during one of the Winter Welcome Dayz events.

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Kennedi Johnson, a freshman psychology major, socializes with her new friend that she met while playing bingo in the Grand Ballroom Tuesday night.

[Photo] THROUGH THE LENS: Winter welcome days

January 12, 2022
Katelind Winterland, a freshman business major, focuses on her bingo cards while with a group of friends in the Grand Ballroom for the Winter Welcome Dayz event on Tuesday night.

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People who joined the Latkes and Lights event in honor of Hanukkah, learn about the history of the holiday while playing a game of Dreidel in McAfee Wednesday night.

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Anna Fishbein, (left) a graduate student studying College Student Affairs, plays a Jewish game called Dreidel after Heather Paul, (right) a senior Jewish Educator and student rabbi at Illini Hillel at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, discusses how to play the game to others.

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Vice President Jay Gatrell gives a pep talk and words of encouragement to first generation students at Taylor Hall.

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Suzie Park, Special Assistant to the Provost on Student Training, and Vice President Jay Gatrell, mingle and eat lunch at the First Generation Week Lunch with the Firsts in Thomas Hall Monday afternoon.

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Eastern’s first Southern Majorette team performs at the homecoming parade.

[Photo] Elite Elegance brings majorette-style dances to Eastern

November 5, 2021

THROUGH THE LENS: Dia de los Muertos ofrenda exhibit

Janiya Fair, Photographer
November 2, 2021
Jason Aguilar’s ofrenda for the Dia de los Muertos ofrenda exhibit inside the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

[Photo] Friends, teammates of Aguilar say he was selfless, caring

November 2, 2021
Jason Aguilar’s ofrenda, inside the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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Trelyn Newkirk, a junior TV and video production major, and Kristin Routt, a Spanish professor, along with many other students and faculty, recite an All Souls Day prayer in front of Jason Aguilar’s ofrenda for the Dia de los Muertos ofrenda exhibit inside the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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Alicia, a sophomore biological sciences major, Jaheel Perrin, a sophomore sport management major, and Riley Baker, a senior physical education major, admire Jason Aguilar’s ofrenda during the Dia de los Muertos ofrenda exhibit where they honor those who have passed, inside the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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Christian Watson, a sophomore spanish teacher licensure major, shows off the ofrenda he and his other group members put together for the Dia de los Muertos ofrenda exhibit inside the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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Students gather around Jason Aguilar’s ofrenda to honor his memory during the Dia de los Muertos ofrenda exhibit inside the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

[Photo] THROUGH THE LENS: The News’ year in photos

December 31, 2021
Yolanda Botello, a junior special education major, presents the ofrenda she and her group members made which feature pictures of family members that passed away. Botello says, “They passed away without a goodbye, but they will always be in our hearts.”

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Alana Mcneely a junior human services major, runs to first base as Antwan Grahman a junior construction management major attempts to tag her out.

[Photo] THROUGH THE LENS: Kickball with the Greeks

October 20, 2021
Tyler Warner, a freshman graphic design major, practices his craft, playing frisbee, during his free time and enjoys the nice weather outside.

THROUGH THE LENS: Frisbee Free Time

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October 12, 2021
Tyler Warner, a freshman graphic design major, throws frisbees into numerous baskets.

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Multiple residence halls build a boat which is designed with a 2000’s cartoon as the theme in order to compete in the relay race.

[Photo] PHOTO GALLERY: RHA boat races

September 30, 2021
The Council of Academic Affairs held a meeting Sept. 16 in Booth library.

[Photo] CAA met and discussed Senior Seminar requirements

September 16, 2021
The Study Abroad Program sets up an info table for students to learn more about studying abroad. They offered chocolate from different countries that are available to study abroad at.

[Photo] Study Abroad shares chocolate, information

September 9, 2021
Audrey Buss, a freshman science education major, fills out a job application while her husband, Luke Mason, is there to support her.

[Photo] Coles Co. COVID-19 cases see surge

September 2, 2021
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