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Adult dead, child in critical condition after falling through ice
Adult dead, child in critical condition after falling through ice
Naming Committee ex-officio convenor Ken Wetstein and committee members Angie Campbell and Diane Burns review the rough draft of a letter that will be sent to University President David Glassman during a meeting Jan. 13. The letter will include the committees findings on each name the committee was asked to review.
Naming Committee set to send Glassman letter with findings
Ken Wetstein, ex-officio convener of the Naming Committee, discusses what the next steps in the naming process will look like.
Naming Committee to prepare Douglas Hall renaming recommendation Thursday
Eastern alum Sue Borries is missing after a plane crash on a trip from Chame to Contadora.
Family of missing Eastern alum seeking help from U.S. in locating wreckage from plane crash
Students walk to their classes on the first day of the Spring semester on Monday afternoon.
Students reflect on first day of classes
Announcers Bryce Weiler (right) and Mike Bradd call the Eastern mens basketball teams game against SIUE Thursday night on Hit-Mix 88.9. Weiler, who is blind, had been friends with Eastern head coach Marty Simmons since Simmons coached at Evansville when Weiler was a student there.
Announcer Bryce Weiler calls Eastern men’s game Thursday, reunites with Simmons
Eastern forward Paul Bizimana looks to pass the ball in the Panthers game against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Jan. 13 in Lantz Arena. Bizimana tied for the team high with nine points in the game, which Eastern lost 66-53.
Panthers return to action with 13-point loss to Cougars
Eastern guard Henry Abraham drives along the baseline in Easterns game against Rockford on Nov. 18 in Lantz Arena. Abraham had 15 points and five assists in the game, which Eastern won 96-64.
Panthers to return to action Thursday with home game against Cougars
Eastern guard Kejuan Clements handles the ball in transition in the Panthers game against North Park on Dec. 4, 2021 in Lantz Arena. Clements had 25 points and 11 assists in the game, which Eastern won 76-71.
Panthers go 0-4 over break, have 3 games canceled
SPORTS COLUMN: Exploring the effects of continuing conference realignment
SPORTS COLUMN: Exploring the effects of continuing conference realignment
COLUMN: High expectations for third Fontaines D.C. record
COLUMN: High expectations for third Fontaines D.C. record
COLUMN: I Am Not Okay With This did not deserve to be canceled
COLUMN: “I Am Not Okay With This” did not deserve to be canceled
COLUMN: Astrology is a pseudoscience and why that shouldn’t matter
COLUMN: Astrology is a pseudoscience and why that shouldn’t matter
COLUMN: The danger of Minecraft’s hidden ideology
COLUMN: The danger of Minecraft’s hidden ideology
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: What readers can expect in the Spring 2022 semester
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: What readers can expect in the Spring 2022 semester
EDITORIAL: Admins show weakness, complacency
EDITORIAL: Admins show weakness, complacency
EDITORIAL: Happy holidays and enjoy winter break
EDITORIAL: Happy holidays and enjoy winter break
EDITORIAL: Reform ICE
EDITORIAL: Reform ICE
EDITORIAL: Require COVID-19 vaccine for spring semester
EDITORIAL: Require COVID-19 vaccine for spring semester
EDITORIAL: Grades arent everything
EDITORIAL: Grades aren’t everything
COLUMN: High expectations for third Fontaines D.C. record
COLUMN: High expectations for third Fontaines D.C. record
COLUMN: I Am Not Okay With This did not deserve to be canceled
COLUMN: “I Am Not Okay With This” did not deserve to be canceled
COLUMN: Astrology is a pseudoscience and why that shouldn’t matter
COLUMN: Astrology is a pseudoscience and why that shouldn’t matter
COLUMN: The danger of Minecraft’s hidden ideology
COLUMN: The danger of Minecraft’s hidden ideology
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: What readers can expect in the Spring 2022 semester
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: What readers can expect in the Spring 2022 semester
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
Guest Column: You can cancel Stephen Douglas or you can cancel Black people
Letter to the Editor: Be aware of others’ struggles, hard times during pandemic
Letter to the Editor: Change the name of Douglas Hall
Josh Hernandez, a junior majoring in finance and plays Tom (Catherine’s husband), and Merri Bork, a junior majoring in theatre and plays Catherine, perform during a dress rehearsal for “These Shining Lives” in The Theatre. In this scene, Tom is comforting Catherine after she woke up from a nightmare about dying and tells her that she is still here with him.
PHOTO GALLERY: “These Shining Lives”
Review: Avoid Slender Man, not worth it
Underrated films: ‘Rush’
Mattoon Arts Council accepting entry forms for 2018 Photography Show
Underrated films: ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’
Kennedi Johnson, a freshman psychology major, socializes with her new friend that she met while playing bingo in the Grand Ballroom Tuesday night.
THROUGH THE LENS: Winter welcome days
Grace Witzig, a freshman communications disorders and sciences major, Jonathan Coffin, a freshman pre-nursing major, and Callista Denoyer, a freshman chemestry major paint at the UB Express Yourself! Paint-N-Sip mixer, for part of the Winter Welcome Days, at the University Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Union Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.
THROUGH THE LENS: Winter Welcome Days Paint-N-Sip
Elizabeth Wilder, a freshman undecided major, hugs her friend, Rileigh Haarmann, a freshman communication disorders and sciences major, when she gets off the elevator while moving back into the residence halls for Spring semester.
THROUGH THE LENS: Preparing for spring semester
THROUGH THE LENS: The News year in photos
THROUGH THE LENS: The News’ year in photos
THROUGH THE LENS: Printing press process
THROUGH THE LENS: Printing press process
the news desk
The News Desk Jan. 13, 2022
creative outlet
Creative Outlet Ep. 6: Kelsey Ferrel a.k.a. Feral
the movie den
The Movie DEN Ep. 15: Taxi Driver & Goodfellas
the movie den
The Movie DEN Ep. 14: White Christmas & The Preacher’s Wife
the movie den
The Movie DEN Ep. 13: Snowpiercer & Fargo
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Times were good, bad

April 24, 2018

Apology letter to Mother Nature

April 3, 2018

We need answers and we need them now

March 27, 2018

Spice up Sundays with new experiences

March 20, 2018

Attending graduation isn’t a requirement

March 6, 2018

Hummus is an underrated snack

March 1, 2018

Free speech should not have to be ‘approved’ first

February 6, 2018

Avoid the devil’s lettuce at all costs

January 30, 2018

Kennedy’s January tips: Eat soup, bathe in mayonnaise

January 16, 2018

Interactive speech to encourage communication, connecting through different viewpoints

November 28, 2017
Ron Himes, director and founder of the Saint Louis Black Repertory (center), rehearses with students at the Black Box located in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Monday night.

Theatre director, producer to share 40 years of theatre experience

November 27, 2017

South Korean artist to discuss new exhibit in Tarble

November 15, 2017

Soul Street Dance Company to perform

November 13, 2017

Peace Corps to share a way to change the world

November 8, 2017

TV show filming in Buzzard, around campus

November 8, 2017

A piece of Hollywood comes to campus

November 7, 2017

Students celebrate Day of the Dead with traditions, dancing, altars and food

October 31, 2017

Day of the Dead to teach culture, celebrate life

October 30, 2017

Diva Drag show to feature students, benefit SACIS

October 29, 2017

After hours trivia to be hosted

October 25, 2017

Students have the floor to present creative work

October 24, 2017

Booth adds over 500 new items

October 23, 2017

Trash bash gives students chance to clean after Homecoming parade

October 20, 2017

Hello Dali! alumni to join current members in show

October 19, 2017

Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity to host bracelet making session at new location

October 17, 2017

Faculty,staff working to bring gender-inclusive bathrooms to academic buildings

October 11, 2017

Workshop to teach students to be activists for any cause

October 10, 2017

Documentary to reveal the lack of healthcare undocumented immigrants face

October 9, 2017

Chinese students to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

October 5, 2017

Documentary to show segregation in schools

October 5, 2017

Community to break the silence about sexual assault

October 3, 2017

Mexican food truck to visit Eastern Tuesday

October 2, 2017

LASO to teach children about Día de los Muertos

September 28, 2017
Kennedy Nolen | Daily Eastern News Jinhee Lee, Asian studies coordinator and history professor encourages students to pick up fliers about teaching and studying abroad in South Korea, Japan and China.

Teaching, studying in Asia offered to Eastern students

September 28, 2017

You will move on from your ex

September 26, 2017
Max Maseri poses for a portrait in his office at Klehm hall Monday night.

Travel ban affects Eastern student

September 25, 2017

Korean students share experiences

September 21, 2017

Students present at conference for Asian Affairs

September 20, 2017
Kennedy Nolen | The Daily Eastern News Alysh Oetzel, a junior foreign language and communication disorders and sciences major, shares her experience of studying abroad in Costa Rica during the summer of 2017. She did a four-week long program with other Eastern students and a separate course on her own, where she enrolled directly into the Universidad Veritas in San Jose.

Students share experiences in Latin America

September 18, 2017

Professor, alumna to perform at murder mystery dinner

September 15, 2017

Latin Heritage Month celebration begins

September 14, 2017
Visiting scholar and Chinese professor Yan Yu teaches her Elementary Chinese I class Wednesday in Coleman Hall.

Visiting scholar introduces Chinese language to students

September 14, 2017

New RSO to focus on empowerment

September 14, 2017
Brent Mann, a videographer for MTVU, tapes Jessica Stewart, a freshman music education major, as she auditions to be a video jockey for MTVU. Students will have another chance to audition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 3 in Taylor Hall. MTVU will announce the newest video jockey by Oct. 31.

MTVU seeks out new video jockey

September 12, 2017

LASO to host rally in support of DACA

September 7, 2017

Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers

September 6, 2017

Charleston named second safest college town in the U.S.

September 5, 2017

Hello Dali puts on comical performance

August 31, 2017

Improv group to have first performance, hold auditions

August 30, 2017

Eastern Euphonics to host tryouts

August 28, 2017

Tarble to celebrate Matsuri at Japan House

August 24, 2017

Tarble to showcase Japanese artist’s work

August 24, 2017

Multicultural RSOs to welcome students

August 21, 2017

Resources available for students to stay healthy

August 17, 2017
Friends of Byron Edingburg hold candles while walking down Seventh Street following the memorial service Wednesday afternoon.

Memorial Service honors late student

April 26, 2017
Students console one another after a moment of silence was held for Byron Edingburg, the Eastern Illinois student that was killed in a shooting over the weekend.

[Video] Students, professors share memories of late senior

April 24, 2017

Students to share why to study in Asia

April 17, 2017
Jinhee J. Lee, the cordinator of asian studies, discusses relations between China and South Korea, and addresses the impeachment of The South Korean president.

Panelists discuss North Korea, South Korea, China

April 13, 2017

Panelists to explain current issues in Asia

April 12, 2017

‘Ghosts of a War’ film to be shown for Asian Heritage Month

April 10, 2017

Students on a roll making sushi

April 4, 2017

Workshop to dig into family history

April 4, 2017

Sushi starts off Asian Heritage Month

April 3, 2017

Documentary shares stories of immigrants

March 30, 2017

Students to premiere documentary on immigration

March 29, 2017

Volunteers to share experiences helping refugees

March 28, 2017
Lady Save the Bees models in front of her Resist poster, in which she spray painted as part of The Diva Drag Show.

Drag Queen “drags” President Trump

March 21, 2017

Short film to show lives of homeless Russian children

March 20, 2017
Charleston patrol lieutenant John Bennet talks on his cell phone after the police executed a search warrant Tuesday at 973 Arthur Ave.

Mattoon Police arrest wanted suspect

March 8, 2017
Charleston police department executes a warrant at an apartment complex on the corner of Arthur and 10th Street Tuesday afternoon. Patrol Lt. John Bennett said afterwards that despite no one being in the apartment building at the time they received a tip the individual they were looking for was in the building.

Police search apartment for wanted man

March 8, 2017
Carmen Kynard, a professor at John Kay College in New York discusses women, and race and how they’re presented in society.

WHAM keynote connects historical issues to present

March 7, 2017

Graduating shop for seniors Tuesday

March 6, 2017
Margaret Mwenya, senior director of nutrition and food security for Catholic Relief Services, demonstrates how women in Zambia use the position of the sun as a reminder to feed their children. It is suggested that the women feed their children five times a day to ensure that they are properly nourished Mwenya said. The Zambian mothers also come up with songs to remember nutritional facts Mwenya said.

Nonprofit battles malnutrition in Zambia

March 2, 2017

Zambian nutrition expert to speak about food insecurity problems, solutions

March 1, 2017
Anita Saffa, a junior economics major, and Jane Kim, a junior exchange student from South Korea snack as part of their participation in The Mardi Gras celebration in Coleman hall.

French, German clubs celebrate Mardi Gras

February 28, 2017

Historical women presented by Women’s Studies

February 28, 2017

French, German clubs to host Mardi Gras

February 27, 2017
African Student Association dancers perform during The Evolution of a Black Women Wednesday in Lumpkin Auditorium.

Performers, models honor African-American women

February 23, 2017

NACWC to highlight historical African-American women

February 21, 2017
Senior Hillary Fuller, center, a communications studies major, Sierra Snell, left, a junior psychology major and Kyla Dixon, a junior sociology major presented a “Black Face: Then and Now” discusion and interacted with audience members Monday in Lumpkin Auditorium.

Sorority discusses problems with blackface

February 20, 2017

Discussion connects historical issues to present day

February 15, 2017
File | The Daily Eastern News CC: Wikimedia Commons Frederick Douglass escaped from his life of slavery in 1938 to go onto become an influential abolitionist, author, and to hold government office.

Discussion to focus on Douglass

February 14, 2017
The Rev. Rae Lewis-Thornton spoke out about her personal experience with HIV and AIDS at Whispers in the Dark Monday in the 7th Street Underground at Martin Luther King Jr. Union.

AIDS activist encourages openness about syndrome

February 13, 2017

AIDS activist to share story

February 12, 2017
Charity Huwe discusses her travels overseas while student teaching in The Netherlands on thursday night in Buzzard Hall.

Student highlights differences in European teaching

February 9, 2017

Grad student to share experience teaching abroad

February 8, 2017

Feminism workshop talks gender equality

February 5, 2017

African-Amercian Heritage Month starts Wednesday

January 31, 2017

International students affected by executive order

January 31, 2017

Students bring Chinese New Year to U.S.

January 29, 2017

Chinese students to celebrate New Year

January 26, 2017

First Safezone training set for Thursday

January 25, 2017
Jeannie Ludlow, a professor of womens studies and Yolanda Williams, an academic advisor answer questions on abortion at the discussion after the viewing of the film Silent Choices. Williams addresses how the issues affect to African American community.

Silent choices discusses abortion in African American community

January 24, 2017

9th Annual Diversity Conference

January 24, 2017

Coaching opportunity for girls on the run

January 18, 2017

Students give back on MLK Day

January 16, 2017

30th annual tribute and march to honor Dr. King

January 12, 2017

SACIS helps trafficking victims year-round

January 11, 2017

Islamic students open up about religion and culture

January 8, 2017
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