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Zoe Volk,a junior graphic design major, working on projects in the Doudna computer lab.
EIU to replace campus computers
Old main, Eastern Illinois University Charleston Ill,
Unpacking the 2025 budget
Runners participate in the Toddler Trot on the OBrien Stadium football field 50-yard line during the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Races for all Paces event Saturday morning.
Running for a cause: Sarah Bush Lincoln ready for annual races
Cicadas shells collect on mature tree just west of Eastern Illinois University campus, May 8 2011 Charleston, Ill.
Cicadas swarm state track meet
Samira Dadson sews a zipper onto denim in preparation for the denim day fashion shoot in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Fashion Lab, Charleston Ill., April 18, 2024. Dadson has been sewing for the past 10 years.
Fighting inequality with fashion
Pierce Holley, a junior quarterback, stiff arms a Bryant University Bulldogs defender at O‘Brien Field saturday afternoon.
Holley, Panthers receive preseason recognition
Defender Kya Trejo attempts a long pass on Lakeside Field. The Panthers lost 1-0 against the ISU Redbirds Thursday afternoon.
How does women’s soccer train for the fall?
Head coach, Tara Archibald, speaks to her team between innings during the softball programs first ever NCAA Regional appearance at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the Northwestern University campus on May 19 in Evanston, Il. The Panthers lost 2-0 to the Wildcats.
Archibald leaves EIU softball program to coach with father
The NCAAs $2.75 billion settlement will affect Easterns athletic department. Just how much is not yet known. Scroll down for more.
OVC concerned with the NCAA’s handling of a $2.75 billion settlement
Forward Casey Welage (8) and midfielder Jake Pollock (25) chase after the ball at mens soccer practice at Lakeside Field on Thursday.
How does men’s soccer train for the fall?
Gunnar Olson
‘Planet of the Apes’ an intro course on ethics
Spring 2024 staff portrait of Payton Liggins.
Column: The ethics of AI
Jacob Hamm
Dear Democrats: Take Trump seriously
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Next steps, shoes as symbols of growth
EDITORIAL: Class evaluations should matter
EDITORIAL: Class evaluations should matter
The News won 34 awards at the Illinois Collegiate Press Association 2024.
EDITORIAL: The News wins 34 state awards
Ryan Hendrickson during the open interviews in Buzzard Auditorium. He is one out of four candidates for provost position Thursday morning.
EDITORIAL: We endorse Hendrickson as next provost
EDITORIAL: Should you trust the mystic, weather-predicting rodent?
EDITORIAL: Should you trust the mystic, weather-predicting rodent?
Students from Eastern Illinois University take pictures together during Block Party Pep Rally event at O‘Brien Stadium Friday night.
EDITORIAL: Eastern needs a devoted provost
Gunnar Olson
‘Planet of the Apes’ an intro course on ethics
Spring 2024 staff portrait of Payton Liggins.
Column: The ethics of AI
Jacob Hamm
Dear Democrats: Take Trump seriously
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
COLUMN: Journalism is not just for journalism majors
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Next steps, shoes as symbols of growth
Bob Ceder and friend Killer siting on a couch with their dogs back in 1974.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The saga of the Pale Riders of ’74
Jacob Kimsey poses with Ethan Lozada dressed as Jesus at a counterprotest against religious protester Chris Svochak.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A queer student’s perspective on the March 7 protest
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
Samira Dadson sews a zipper onto denim in preparation for the denim day fashion shoot in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Fashion Lab, Charleston Ill., April 18, 2024. Dadson has been sewing for the past 10 years.
Fighting inequality with fashion
From left, Theo Edwards, Ronnie Kosciuk and Emery Johnson walk with a crowd in the slut walk near Lawson Hall Thursday.
Slut walk combats sexual assault, harassment at EIU
The Kat Walk models walk in the Denim Day Fashion show in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday, April 24.
Denim Day fashion show brings awareness to sexual assault
Camron Hardy
COLUMN: ‘Civil War,’ Journalists have their own wars
Grace McClellan, a senior majoring in art education, was named Artist of the Year for the Blueroom arts magazine during a ceremony at Doudna Fine Arts Center April 1.
Art revolves around McClellan
2023s Miss Coles County Fair winner, Laney Wright, tossed candy to the parade crowd.
THROUGH THE LENS: Red, White, and Blue Days In Charleston
Athletes at Easterns Cross Country camp line up for a running start at their annual banana relay Friday, June 28.
THROUGH THE LENS: EIU Cross Country camp goes bananas
Bredesen after buying a bouquet of wildflowers on June 15.
Down to Earth: the Farmers Market at Courthouse Square
The owner of Revival City Doughnuts, Marschelle McCoy, takes out a tray of doughnuts from the cart and gives advice on what went wrong and what could have been better with the doughnuts to her employee Bronica Bazzano at Revival City Doughnuts on Feb. 8.
THROUGH THE LENS: The Lord will provide
Flamm Orchards hires around 130 to 150 workers per season to plant, tend to and process crops for thousands of families. Flamm Orchards is one of many farms in cooperation with Illinois’ statewide program to curb hunger and help stock food banks. Crops are sorted into categories where lesser-rated produce is donated to food banks.
THROUGH THE LENS: Small town standard
Panther Profiles: Ep. 21: Mike OConor
Panther Profiles: Ep. 21: Mike O’Conor
Panther Profiles: Ep. 20: Bella Marcum
Panther Profiles: Ep. 20: Bella Marcum
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 63: Drew’s Last Episode + How We Started The Podcast
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 62: Is The Bear That Good?
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 61: The Social Network: Nice Guys Finish Last
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Liz Dowell

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor

I am a senior with a Major in Journalism, concentration in photojournalism with a minor in creative writing.

Hogwarts wouldn't accept me so I became a copy editor for the Daily Eastern News.

All content by Liz Dowell

Column: Count your blessings, opportunities

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
April 21, 2016

Column: Don’t be afraid to try new adventures

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
March 23, 2016

Column: Be safe during spring break

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
March 11, 2016
Sophomore communication studies major Annie Pettit gives Akeem Forbes, junior English major, a high-five before getting off the bus at the Capitol. Eastern students rally at the Capitol protest lack of budget.

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Column: Find more about yourself in alone time

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
February 17, 2016
Debra Reid, history professor and panelist for the Booth Library event, talks about Illinois agriculture and how the plow broke the plains on Feb. 4.

[Photo] Speaker lectures on women in the Dust Bowl

Abigail Taylor, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2016

Professor speaks about agriculture, Dust Bowl

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
February 3, 2016

Library to host panel on agricultural technology

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
February 3, 2016

Column: You don’t need a date on Valentine’s Day

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
February 2, 2016
People look at and sell books during a book fair at the Lions in Winter Literary Festival Saturday afternoon in Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Lions in Winter celebrates writers

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
January 31, 2016
Dick Hummel, Vice President of the Five Mile House Foundation and his wife Kathy Hummel portray Nathan Ellington and Frannie Yokum Ellington in the murder reenactment at Bob’s Book Store, Wednesday. Nathan Ellington died in a store where Bob’s Book Store stands today.

[Photo] Ellington-Monroe murders portrayed in the square

Mackenzie Freund, Online Producer
January 27, 2016

Doudna Art fund to help school art programs

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
January 26, 2016

Column: Always put effort into what you write

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
January 25, 2016

Column: This is why you need to be informed

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
January 21, 2016

Column: Stand up for yourself, know your worth

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
December 2, 2015

Column: Age does not matter

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
November 9, 2015

Students take trip across world to document, excavate

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
November 8, 2015

Five-mile house president considers himself a ‘Bio-Historian’

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
November 2, 2015

Taking guns away is unconstitutional

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
October 29, 2015
Michael Salem, the actor playing Count Dracula, gets into character in the green room.

[Photo] Charleston Alley Theater puts on timely Dracula play

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
October 27, 2015
The 1953 homecoming court rides through the streets of Charleston during the Homecoming Parade.

Homecoming celebrates its centennial year

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
October 22, 2015

Academy of Lifelong Learning has luncheon at Five Mile House

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
October 14, 2015
Rose Sliwa, jounior CMN: Public Relations major, gets her flu shot done for free in the MLK Jr University Union. Im forced to get my flue shot, Sliwa said. My mom makes me.

Feature Photo: Free shots on campus

Liz Dowell
October 14, 2015

Join a community

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
October 12, 2015

Five Mile House hosts annual Fall Festival

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
October 11, 2015
Melissa Meiselman, journior CMN: Mass Communication minor, plays bags on saturday during tailgating. Its super fun, Meiselman said.

[Photo] Photo Gallery/Video: Family Weekend 2015

October 11, 2015
Mary Beth Xenakis, graduate assistant in the communication disorders and sciences department, and Meghan Levey, a graduate assistant in autisim center, disscuss tacktics to help their clients on Wednesday in the Autism Center in the Human Services Building.

[Photo] Autism Center implements new program for second year

T'Nerra Butler, Multicultural Editor
October 7, 2015

Booth to have Lincoln, slavery panel discussion

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
October 5, 2015
Holly Allen, junior Theater Arts major, plays Corryn and Imani McDaniel, senior Theater Arts major and an English minor, plays Heather. Corryn meets Heather for a parent teacher confrence concerning Heathers son, Gidion.

[Photo] Gidion’s Knot talks realities of suicide and bullying

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
October 1, 2015
Lexie Minott, a Lake Land College student Mattoon resident, and Baileigh Butler, junior major in psychology, work at Silver Star Skating Center in Mattoon, Ill. They worked on the night that ROCFest held their Radical Roller Skating event.

Students experience the rollin’ nightlife of the 90s

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
September 29, 2015

Fundraiser to support the Five Mile House

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
September 17, 2015

Having emotions is just being human

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
September 10, 2015
LaKia Conner junior FCS major, model for Tiyaji Williams junior CMN: public Relations major, Andrianna Fullerton junior CMN: public relations major, JazMine Turner junior psychology major, Breana Calhoun junior FCS: Apparel/Fin/Hosp/Mer major, Shadezja Garrett junior Journalism major, all judge contestents for their fashion show. Couture Models is a RSO that helps women and men express themselves and become better models.

[Photo] Couture models to express themselves at auditions

T'Nerra Butler, Multicultural Editor
September 9, 2015
Chinese Diplomat Weiping Zhao speaks to students in the Buzzard Auditorium about China’s economy and the way China is being protrayed in the media, 7:30 pm, Wednesday. He also speaks about China and the United States’ relatioship

[Photo] Chinese Consul General speaks about US, China relations

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
September 2, 2015

Be yourself, forget what others think

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
September 2, 2015

Editorial: Cyber bullying, sexism dilutes social media

Liz Dowell, Copy Editor
August 24, 2015
Patrons of Charleston and Mattoon area enjoy the annual Central Illinois Paracon or Cil-Con at the Cross County Mall Saturday Augus 23. Events being held range from Psychic Mediums, Healing Gypsies, and even the original Mystery Machine from Scooby Do. Merchandise being sold there extent from paranormal to TV favorites and even anime. Pictured: Christopher Saint Booth, a paranormal expert, talk to Garrett Pearce, 40, the father of Gentry Pearce, 13, both Mattoon residents. Gentry Pearce appeared in one of Booths films.

[Photo] Paranormal Convention takes over Cross County Mall

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
August 24, 2015
Breanne Pedigo (Far left) undeclared sophomore, Jessica Knell (Middle) undeclaired freshman, and Drew Jonston biological science major junior, play symbols.

[Photo] New year signals mass migration to campus

Robert Hodge, News Editor
August 23, 2015
Junior pre-engineering major Tom Sticha and sophomore pre-engineering major Paul Blackmore race their race their hovercrafts on Saturday in the McAfee Gym.

[Photo] Students get creative in Hover Cup competition

Meka Al Taqi-Brown, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2015
Tim Mason, an economics professor, Leah Davis, a senior communications major, and Rico Torres, junior theatre major, acts as Major Mercalf, Mrs. Boyle, and Paravicini in the performance, Mousetrap, at Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday in the Theater.

[Photo] ‘Mousetrap’ mixes humor, suspense

Stephanie Markham, News Editor
March 6, 2015
Kaycie Brauer, a senior english and costume crew runner, helps Leah Davis, a junior communications major, get into costume Wednesday during the tech rehearsal for The Mousetrap in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

[Photo] Longest –running play to be performed at Doudna

Jalyn Westcott, Staff Reporter
March 5, 2015
Musicians in the woodwinds section play during A Call to Duty: A Veteranss Day Tribute on Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

[Photo] Wind Symphony, Concert Band honors veterans

Cassie Buchman, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2014
Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu answers students questions about the Civil Rights Movement Tuesday during the Revisiting the Civil Rights Moment of the 1960s event at Mary J. Booth Library.

[Photo] Students question new civil rights movement

Coraima Vazquez, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2014
Family fun night

[Photo] Family fun for Homecoming

October 21, 2014
President Bill Perry poses for photos with a group of friends during Putt Putt with the Prez Tuesday in McAfee Gymnasium.

[Photo] Students play mini-golf with President Perry

Luis Martinez, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2014
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[Photo] Eastern to Host Marching Band Festival

Cassie Buchman, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2014
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