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University President David Glassman accepts the intent to strike notice from EIU-UPI President Jennifer Stringfellow Monday afternoon in the Presidents Office at Old Main on Easterns campus in Charleston, Illinois. Once he accepted, Glassman said to Stringfellow he hopes the negotiations teams can come to a possible agreement, avoid a strike, and continue to work together.
EIU-UPI rallies, files intent to strike
The presentation shown at Eastern Illinois University.
EIU’s Strategic Planning Town Hall Meeting focuses on the future 
More than 40 students, faculty members and Union members attended the Teach Out protest, held by Easterns chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, Thursday afternoon at the Mellin Steps in the Library Quad. The protest was held in response to the current status of the contract negotiation where the administration and Union have yet to reach an agreement on 21 proposals.
BREAKING: EIU-UPI announces rally to file intent to strike Monday
EIU University Board hosts 2000s Game Night
EIU University Board hosts 2000’s Game Night
In the Spotlight performance to come Friday
‘In the Spotlight’ performance to come Friday
The Eastern softball team sings the EIU Fight Song to the crowd after sweeping SIUE in their home-opener double-header against SIUE on Sunday afternoon on Williams Field.
Softball sweeps SIUE in OVC home opener
Kinyon Hodges, a junior guard, scrambles after a loose ball during the mens basketball game against the University of Southern Indiana Eagles on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 31, 2022, at Lantz Arena. Hodges scored 10 points and had three assists. The Panthers won 91-80 against the Eagles.
4 EIU men’s basketball players enter the transfer portal
Kate Stevens is a senior sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kestevens2@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: I want to go to more EIU sporting events before I graduate
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Autumn Schulz is a junior sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2912 or acschulz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Other football alumni should take after Jimmy G’s example
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: I want a refund
Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: We need support for our professors, advisors
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: I have a plan, I just need some money
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
EDITORIAL: Admin can, need to do more in negotiations
EDITORIAL: Admin can, need to do more in negotiations
Members of Eastern Illinois Universitys of University of Professionals Illinois attend the Board of Trustees meeting in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
EDITORIAL: Union members need to vote to strike
Comic
EDITORIAL: Do not hold grudges against The News for the past
EDITORIAL: Women in journalism numbers rising, sexist views not
EDITORIAL: Women in journalism numbers rising, sexist views not
EDITORIAL: Gatrell for president: Pros and cons
EDITORIAL: Gatrell for president: Pros and cons
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: I want a refund
Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: We need support for our professors, advisors
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: I have a plan, I just need some money
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
COLUMN: “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong,” good the first time, replay not recommended
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
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
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
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 16: I, Tonya, feat. Special Guest
Swathi Nayani, Hemanth Naga Payyavula, and Supriya Toodi, all computer technology graduate students from India, share the runway for the fashion show part of Global Culture Night in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
International students share cultures at Global Culture Night
The first play in the New Works Festival called On Pointe, features a young man who dances in ballet and struggles with having a disapproving father who judges him for being a man in ballet in the Theatre of Doudna Fine Arts Center.
Theatre students to perform original plays
The percussionist part of the Panther Marching Band perform two different pieces, the first from Cuba, and the second from Brazil, at the Dia De Los Muertos Gala.
Percussionists dream to teach music to next generation
Christina Martinez Mundo dives for the ball during a match against Missouri Baptist University. The Panthers lost to the Spartans 3-2 Monday afternoon in Sister City Park.
THROUGH THE LENS: EIU’s first home beach volleyball match
Victor Cayres, a piano instructor for Eastern Illinois University, plays Folk Songs by Paul Basler with Francis Morales, a senior music major, during the Horn and Trumpet Studios Recital on Monday afternoon in the Recital Hall.
THROUGH THE LENS: Horn and Trumpet Recital
President Glassman and Jay Gatrell talk to each other at the Official Announcement and Celebration of Eastern Illinois Universitys 13th president Friday afternoon .
THROUGH THE LENS: Jay Gatrell, from provost to president
Abigail Riti, a freshman psychology major, Riley Bauer, a junior english major, and Silas Roemer, a freshman physics major, find sticks to use as the arms for the final touches of their snowman named Byobert in the Library Quad Wednesday afternoon.
THROUGH THE LENS: Students build Byobert the snowman
Olivia Enlow, a freshman theater major, rehearses lines as an understudy for Calliope, one of the nine muses, in Xanadu in The Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday night.
THROUGH THE LENS: “Xanadu” week four rehearsal
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 24: Mean Girls Feat. Special Guest
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
Getting Emotional Ep. 5: Spring Sports Rundown
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 23: Donnie Darko
Getting Emotional Ep. 4: OVC, Women in Sports Journalism feat. Zaria Flippin
Getting Emotional Ep. 4: OVC, Women in Sports Journalism feat. Zaria Flippin
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 22: Shutter Island
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Save money now, or you may pay for it later

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Do not let failure stop you from trying

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Be sparing with second chances

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March 4, 2018

Try thinking towards your future

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March 1, 2018

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February 25, 2018

Never be afraid to take chances

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Think positively to achieve positive results

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February 13, 2018

Bettering yourself means changing yourself

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February 4, 2018

There can be happiness after loss

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January 29, 2018

Taking a break from vitamin D

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January 28, 2018

Slipping up doesn’t mean giving up

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January 21, 2018

Slipping up on goals does not validate quitting

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January 21, 2018

Watch what you say in public

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January 12, 2018

Cold weather does not need to mean cold hearts

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January 7, 2018

Millennial generation forgets meaning of ‘love’

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November 26, 2017

Lead by example, teach respect

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November 13, 2017

Always cherish loved ones during the holiday season

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November 6, 2017

#MeToo: My story of sexual assault

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October 22, 2017

Addicts don’t volunteer to be addicts

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October 15, 2017

Beware of energy vampires during October

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October 8, 2017

Only dead fish swim with the stream

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October 1, 2017

Family weekend from a townie’s perspective

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September 17, 2017

Clear out your junk and go live

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September 10, 2017

Choose friends wisely

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September 5, 2017

Things my grandma taught me

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August 27, 2017

Column: Do not sweat the small stuff

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August 20, 2017

OPINION: All kinds of parents deserve recognition

Liz Stephens, Staff Reporter
June 18, 2017

Music, crafts to be featured at Five Mile House

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June 18, 2017

Opinion: Being overworked is not trendy

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June 13, 2017
The sun rises on Lake Charleston Tuesday morning.

Photo: Sunrise over Lake Charleston

Liz Stephens, Staff Reporter
June 7, 2017

Local businesses help raise awareness of breastfeeding in public

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May 19, 2017

City Council approves athletic funding

Liz Stephens, City Reporter
April 18, 2017

Trans*formation station needs donations for students

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April 11, 2017

Lincoln Log Cabin to host Easter Egg Hunt and Roll

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April 6, 2017

“Death of a Salesman” draws intimate crowd

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April 3, 2017

Three candidates up for City Council positions

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April 3, 2017

Kickball tournament to raise funds for cancer research

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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

Kennedy Nolen and Liz Stephens
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New activities to come to EIU “Unofficial”

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March 2, 2017
Eastern students dressed in clothing honoring historical women during the Living History Project Premier at the Carneige Library.

History comes alive, Eastern students portray under-recognized women

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March 1, 2017
Executive chef Brent Furry and sous chef Nathan Douglas look over the anticipated menu for Alexander Briggs. The friends, have previous experience working together and are embarking on a journey together in hopes of creating a successful restaraunt in the Charleston area before opening more in surrounding communities.

Fine dining to have new home in Charleston

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February 23, 2017
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Charleston Community Theatre Presents ‘Death of a Salesman’

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February 19, 2017
Gary Ambler, right, rehearses his lines for the play “Seminar” in the Black Box Theatre in the Donna Fine Arts Center.

40 years later, alum returns to Doudna stage

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February 14, 2017
Jack Cruikshank, center, a graduate student studying political science listens to Teshome Abebe answer a question during the Professional Perspectives panel discussion Wedensday in Lumpkin Auditorium.

Panel discusses President Trump’s executive orders

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February 9, 2017
Bree Rehar, health promotions coordinator at Health Education Resounce Center kicks off the “Snoozin’ Like a Panther” seminar in the Martinsville room in the Martin Luther King Jr. Union Monday. She educated students on how thier enviroment and health habbits can affect their sleep and then inturn their grades.

Snoozin’ like a panther a success

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February 7, 2017

President Glassman to be given award

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January 26, 2017
The cast members of the play “Seminar” look to Gary Ambler, center, as they rehearse their lines Tuesday afternoon at the Black Box Theatre in Doudna Fine Arts Center. The cast rehearses six days a week in preparation for the play that begins on March 1.

New play to bring contemporary issues to the stage

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“Shirley Valentine” shows feminism and independence

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January 24, 2017
Host and MC of the night Deja Dave gets the crowd involved during brief intermissions.

Rappers, poets perform at open mic night

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January 20, 2017

City council votes to destroy, archive recordings

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January 18, 2017

Performances at UB open mic night

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January 18, 2017

Skate shop supports local students

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Students look back on 2016, plan resolutions

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