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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
What to expect during Career Week
What to expect during Career Week
Comedian Rhapsody tour stops by Charleston
Comedian Rhapsody tour stops by Charleston
Astronomy Clubs first open house since COVID
Astronomy Club’s first open house since COVID
Students set up stands and sell items during Eastern Illinois small business fest at South Quad Saturday afternoon.
There’s no business like a small business
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.
How important is fan attendance to Panther athletes?
Cross Country Coach Erin Howarth accepts OVC Cross Country Coach of the year award after the Conference Championship Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2022, at Putnam County Sports Complex in Cookeville, Tenn.
Meet the Coaches: Erin Howarth
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
Senior kicker Stone Galloway kicks a 56 yard field goal to put the panthers ahead of Mcneese St cowboys with 20 seconds left at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon. The panthers won 31-28.
Galloway secures win for Panthers in first game back from injury
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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The Daily Eastern News
The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News
Katie Smith

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief (Spring 2015)

My name is Katie Smith. I am a journalism student at Eastern with a concentration in photojournalism and minors in creative writing and film studies. I am currently the Editor-in-Chief at the Daily Eastern News. I have previously served as the photo editor, staff photographer and a staff reporter. I expect to graduate in May 2015 and go on to a career in journalism as a photographer and feature writer. If you have any questions, you may contact me at [email protected].

All content by Katie Smith

“I CAN’T EVEN”

Jehad Abbed, Rose Sacco, Victoria Adams, and Katie Smith
May 1, 2015
Quesada named DEN Person of the Year

Quesada named DEN Person of the Year

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2015
Mac Miller encourages the audience to participate in a call and response song during Saturday’s Spring Concert in Lantz Arena.

Mac Miller plays encore at spring concert

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2015

‘Unfriended’ was not meant to be traditionally horrific

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2015

Bipartisan immigration reform delayed by polarized political gridlock

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2015

Tuesday’s standoff surprises community members

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2015

Make small sacrifices for the planet

Katie Smith, Editor- in- Chief
April 22, 2015
3 arrested in connection with police standoff

3 arrested in connection with police standoff

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2015
Matthew Kircher talks with his wife before receiving an Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award Friday at the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Physician attributes success to Eastern professor

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2015
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[Photo] New bookstore open on the square

April 9, 2015

Competition narrowed in second tugs round

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2015
Durryl Rogdale, an Eastern student, listens to music while he waits for his train to Chicago Aug. 28 at the Mattoon Train Depot.

[Photo] Amtrak cuts to affect students

April 6, 2015
Students, faculty members and Charleston residents begin their march from the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to Old Main during Take Back the Night on April 10, 2014. People joined in as the marchers passed by, shouting chants such as, Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes and no means no.

[Photo] SACIS to host march for sexual violence awareness

March 30, 2015

FratPAC’s proposal about sexual assault is deplorable

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2015

Review: ‘Strangers to Ourselves’ is not the demise of Modest Mouse, despite criticism

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2015

Review: Death Cab’s comeback after ‘Codes and Keys’

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2015
Ron Stearns speaks with a client, Tammy Leonard about an item to potentially sell at Copper Eagle.

[Photo] Businesses need financial skills, personal relationships to be successful

March 25, 2015

Journalism industry is not dying

Katie Smith, Edtior-in-Chief
March 25, 2015
Keri Cousins of Cavetone Records make buttons at her office table.

[Photo] Cavetone Records to celebrate 7 years

March 24, 2015

CUPB reviews marketing strategies

Katie Smith and Stephanie Markham
March 23, 2015

Remember to always take care of yourself, unashamedly

Katie Smith, Editor- in- Chief
March 11, 2015
Reggie Smith, a senior guard, scored a total of 30 points in a two-game span during last weeks OVC tournament.

[Photo] Smith makes most of opportunity

March 10, 2015
A dog looks through the gate into the parking lot at the Coles County Animal Shelter. The shelter provides indoor and outdoor pens for its dogs, and provides all its animals with blankets, towels and beds.

[Photo] Dogs suffer when left outside in cold

March 10, 2015

Determined musicians reflect on awards

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2015
Puppeteer tugs on heartstrings

Puppeteer tugs on heartstrings

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2015

Weekend weather affects some students’ arrivals

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2015

’50 Shades of Grey’ deserves both its praise and criticism

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2015

My horrible no good, very bad week

Katie Smith, Editor- in- Chief
February 19, 2015

Potential students visit for Admitted Student Day

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2015

Make older generations proud of millennials

Katie Smith, Editor- in- Chief
February 11, 2015

Social media’s new form of ‘cat-calling’

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2015

“Revenge-porn” now considered a felony offense

Katie Smith, Editor- in- Chief
February 4, 2015
An attendee of Bowls of Hope scrapes the last remains of a bowl of soup with a slice of bread on Feb. 25, 2014 in the St. Charles Borromeo Church. An assortment of soups and hand-crafted bowls were made available to each participant. dessert auction took place directly after dinner.

[Photo] HOPE to bring dinner, artistic bowls

February 2, 2015

I-57 hazmat spill results in detours

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2015
Guiyou Huang, presently the senior vice president at Norwich University and a candidate for Eastern president, speaks to faculty during the open faculty forum on Wednesday in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Fourth presidential finalist focuses on outreach

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2015

Exercise your speech, communicate problems

Katie Smith, Editor in Chief
January 28, 2015
An Illinois State Trooper with the traffic crash and reconstruction unit analyzes the scene of a hit and run accident on Fourth Street between Lincoln Hall and McAfee Gym. The accident took place on Sept. 21, 2014.

Potential hit-and-run raises questions

Roberto Hodge and Katie Smith
January 23, 2015

What we can learn from Bill Cosby rape allegations

Katie Smith, Editor in Chief
January 21, 2015
Jasmine Thomas, a freshman political science major, and Ivory Parker, a freshman Spanish major, hold their candles as they march to the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. vigil on Jan. 20, 2014.

[Photo] Alphas to honor Martin Luther King Jr. with vigil

January 15, 2015
Robert Wells, a building service worker in Blair Hall, shovels ice off of the sidewalks Monday outside of Blair Hall. Wells started shoveling ice around 4 a.m. on Monday morning. Wells said that workers go and shovel ice around two or three times a day during this weather.

Professor advises winter weather preparation

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief
January 12, 2015

Column: In the grand scheme, this week will seem a distant (but terrible) one

Katie Smith, Online Editor
December 10, 2014
13 people transported to hospitals after bus vs. auto accident

13 people transported to hospitals after bus vs. auto accident

Katie Smith and Jason Howell
December 4, 2014

Ferguson sparks movements among Eastern students

Roberto Hodge , Multicultural Editor
December 2, 2014

Column: ‘Breaking the Internet’ or exploiting racial stereotypes?

Katie Smith , Online Editor
November 18, 2014
Eastern men’s basketball coach Jay Spoonhour is the son of Charlie Spoonhour, who coached at Southwest Missouri State, Saint Louis and UNLV. Eastern will open its regular season at Missouri State, where Charlie will be honored.

[Photo] Like father, like son: Spoonhour follows in father’s footsteps

November 13, 2014

Column: American veterans deserve more than symbolic recognition

Katie Smith, Online Editor
November 11, 2014
First runner up David Mitchell, a senior communication studies major, performs a sketch he wrote during the talent portion of Essence of a Man on Nov. 20, 2013, in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

[Photo] Students to show their essence

November 6, 2014
Colby Gerth, a sophomore biological sciences majorad member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity holds out a door decoration he made with other members of SAE. THe Fraternity is sponsoring the the Arcola Elementary Girls on the Run team, and made the decorations to hand out to each runner to show their support.

[Photo] Girls on the Run to host 5K

November 5, 2014

Column: Travel bans a disproportionate response to Ebola

Katie Smith, Online Editor
November 5, 2014
Yolanda Williams, an academic adviser of the Gateway Program, expresses her grief about racism in Charleston during Coffee Hour at JacksonAvenue Coffee on Sept. 20, 2013.

[Photo] Coffee Hour to set stage for racial debate

October 28, 2014

Column: Social injustice is everyone’s problem

Katie Smith, Online Editor
October 27, 2014
Robbin Terry and his paranormal playground

Robbin Terry and his paranormal playground

Katie Smith , Online Editor
October 27, 2014

Autumn Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

October 19, 2014

Column: For the bullied, just having a friend helps

Katie Smith, Online Editor
October 14, 2014
Ashmore Estates repurposed under new ownership

Ashmore Estates repurposed under new ownership

Katie Smith , Online Editor
October 8, 2014
Brandon Harneck and Tenley Dorril dance to the scene True Love during the Thodos Dance Chicago performance Saturday in the black box of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The dance told the story of two young young lovers and the maturing of a relationship over time.

[Photo] Thodos Dance Chicago to perform at Doudna

October 7, 2014
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[Photo] Cadaver prepped to replace moldy ones

September 30, 2014

Approaching elections raise questions about wages

Katie Smith, Online Editor
September 22, 2014

Sinbad jokes about Charleston, college life

Samantha Middendorf, Entertainment Editor
September 22, 2014
Red-shirt senior Joe Powell runs with the ball in the first half against Austin Peay at OBrien Field. The Panthers lead 35-7 at halftime behind 266 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

Eastern leads 35-7 at halftime

Aldo Soto , Sports Editor
September 20, 2014
Blue jeans are displayed on the stage of the Seventh Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union during Take Back the Night on April 10. The denim was adorned with accessories and fabric paint in honor of a case in which a womans battle against her attacker was challenged because she was wearing tight jeans.

[Photo] SACIS to host 5K race

September 19, 2014
Destiny Rose, a freshman computer sciences and mathematics major leans on girlfriends, Hannah Kelly, a freshman theater arts major, shoulder during a Pride meeting Monday in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Kelly told the story of their relationship. The two have been together since they were 13.

Pride gets office space, starts focus groups

September 15, 2014

Faculty give final thoughts for presidential search

Braden Harp , Staff Reporter
September 10, 2014

New location, same services for SACIS

Katie Smith, Online Editor
September 9, 2014
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[Photo] Staff provides input on presidential search

September 9, 2014

EIU v SIUC

September 8, 2014
Kim Dameron gives a speech to his players at the end of practice on Thursday near OBrien Field. Dameron enters Thursdays game against Minnesota as a first-time head coach after being the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech last year.

Dameron leads with experiences

Katie Smith, Online Editor
August 26, 2014

Fall 2014 opening weekend

Katie Smith and Amanda Wilkinson
August 25, 2014
Katie Smith | The Daily Eastern News Jason Schafer, an Eastern grounds worker, throws part of the bur oak tree into a wood-chipper outside Old Main August 8.

Eastern’s historical roots were reduced to stump early August

Katie Smith , Online Editor
August 24, 2014

Students craft and compete at University Board’s Up All Nite

Samantha Middendorf , Entertainment Editor
August 22, 2014

[Video] From Me to You

August 20, 2014

Carnegie Library to teach animal safety

Katie Smith, News Editor
June 10, 2014
Students speak out against campus issues

Students speak out against campus issues

Katie Smith
April 9, 2014
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