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Randall and Brenda Wright talk with Eastern President David Glassman follwing the presentation of the 2107 Burnham and Nancy Neal Outstanding Philanthropost Awards at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Friday. Randall Wright, a Charleston native, said in addition to all of his relatives who attended Eastern, about half of them had also worked at the university. His mother worked in the former housekeeping department and his father oversaw the university post office, he said. “Eastern means a lot to our family overall… in terms of providing education to move us forward and as way to provide for families on a daily basis,” Wright said.

EIU Foundation honors three alumni

April 10, 2017

CAA tables gateway admission revisions

March 31, 2017
Jason Hardimon | The Daily Eastern News Marcus Wilder-Carrington, dressed as Ceduxion, works the crowd at the 2017 EIU Pride Diva Drag Show. Wilder has participated for 11 years and has hosted for 10 years. “I think this year was the best ever,” Wilder said. “The energy coming off og the crowd is great. I’m not sure if people understand that the louder they yell the harder we work.”

[Photo] Dollars fly at Diva Drag Show

March 24, 2017

CAA approves recommendations, neurobiology major

March 10, 2017
Tom Morrow and Cathy Jordan of Dervish, a traditional / folk group from Ireland, perform a ballad at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday. Dervish successfully engaged its audience — a majority were clapping along with the traditional Irish music just before the intermission.

[Photo] Review: Irish folk group Dervish delights

March 9, 2017

Committee report opposes philosophy elimination

March 6, 2017

Academic Program Elimination Reorganization Committee meets to plan report

March 1, 2017

Committee report, receive philosophy information

February 14, 2017
Master of Ceremonies Matt Piescinski asks a trvia question Saturday at a trvia contest hosted by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The contest was held at St. Charles Borromeo Church. “What was the make of Dr. Emett Brown’s car in ‘Back to the Future?’” Piescinsk said.

[Photo] Charity holds trivia night to aid those in need

February 6, 2017

Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization review committee moves forward

January 31, 2017

Committee turns full attention to philosophy

January 31, 2017
Missy Stone, junior public relations major and Sam Gilbert, sophomore political science major partner up to create a fabric pizza with toppings both agree on. The activity was part of the Heatlh Education Resource Center’s lecture, “Sex is Like Pizza.” “It’s going splendedly,” Gilbert said. “We spoke about everything… did a little experimentation. Our pizza is the best — its colorful and beautiful.” The HERC leture took place Tuesday in the Casey Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

[Photo] HERC compares sex to ordering pizza

January 25, 2017

Committee to start reviewing philosophy

January 23, 2017
“I’ve been stressed, confused and shocked. We need to work together to make sure [Donald Trump] doesn't take away our rights” - Maya Lee, sophomore psychology major, as she holds a sign that reads, “Build bonds, Not Walls.” Lee picked up her sign after speaking at unity rally protesting the president elect, Donald Trump Friday.

[Photo] Unity Rally held to protest Trump

November 11, 2016
Luiza Sobell, freshman psychology and marketing major, explains her team’s pumkin design to Eastern president David Galssman and members of the crowd who helped Glassman pick her team’s pumkin as the winner of ‘Pumkin with the Pres,” hosted by the Eastern student senate. Sobell said she is from Brazil, so she had never carved a pumkin before Monday. “I’ve always liked the designs I’ve seen in movies and I wanted to do one,” Sobell said.

[Photo] “Pumpkin’ with the Prez” a success

October 24, 2016
Dennis Malak, Democratic candidate for Illinois’ 110th represenative district, sits next to an empty chair and answers questions from community members during a forum Wednesday at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Reggie Phillips, the incumbent representative, was not in attendance.

[Photo] Malak discusses platform, Phillips absent at forum

October 12, 2016
Alex Wooley, Sophomore 2D art and Spanish major; Siobhan Doherty, freshman sociology major, and Sue Dhermy, a self-employed activist, march and hold signs Thursday during the Slut Walk, hosted by EIU Fem. “I came to the S.L.U.T. walk last year. It’s a really important event,” Wooley Said. “I thought it was important to show my support as a trans-person.”

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October 12, 2016
Eastern students and community members participate in the annual S.L.U.T. Walk hosted by EIU FEM Tuesday in front of Old Main as traffic passes on Lincoln Avenue.

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October 12, 2016
Jason Hardimon | The Daily Eastern News Kristi Zoubka, a sophomore athletic training major, and Rachel Washburn, a sophomore elementary education major work together on an alfombra for Eastern’s Spanish club. “The freehanding is going a lot better than I thought it would,” Zoubka said. “We’re kind of rainbow hombreing it.”

[Photo] Spanish Club makes ‘alfombras’ for Latino Heritage Month

September 14, 2016
Co-founders of “Black Lunch Table” Jina Valentine and Heather Hart decide where to seat guests Thursday at the Tarble Arts Tables. “Our goal is to encourage a space of discussion across demographics,” Hart said.

[Photo] Artist collaboration discusses Black Lives Matter

September 14, 2016

Rep. Phillips: In Illinois it’s sink or swim

December 13, 2015
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Rural studies gives sense of place

October 18, 2015

Cucuzzi an odd market veggie

September 10, 2010
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