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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
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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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Column: Remote socialization isn’t all bad

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Column: Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ contains child pornography

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Column: Let people enjoy Halloween, fall season

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Column: Trump’s Kenosha statements are false

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Column: Reach out to struggling friends this fall

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Column: Laptop shortage will affect school year

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COLUMN: Please wear a mask

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July 23, 2020
The baseball team celebrates with Hunter Beetley (7) after his walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning during the Panthers first game of a three-game series against Eastern Kentucky Saturday at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers won the first game 13-11.

Popcorn Talk: ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ (2006)

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July 16, 2020
The baseball team celebrates with Hunter Beetley (7) after his walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning during the Panthers first game of a three-game series against Eastern Kentucky Saturday at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers won the first game 13-11.

Popcorn Talk: ‘Eraserhead’ (1977)

Logan Raschke, Podcast Editor
July 9, 2020

Don’t ‘cancel’ people; hold them accountable, demand change

Logan Raschke, Senior Designer
July 3, 2020
Victoria Tegge (left), a nutrition and dietetics major, and Olivia Triplett, an elementary education major, color together in the North Quad on Monday afternoon.

Popcorn Talk: ‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’ (2006)

Logan Raschke, Podcast Editor
July 2, 2020

Falling out of friendship: A sad, necessary learning experience

Logan Raschke, Senior Designer
June 26, 2020
Why The Golden Girls helps me cope

Why ‘The Golden Girls’ helps me cope

Logan Raschke, Senior Designer
June 19, 2020

COLUMN: Check on us: We’re not OK

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June 5, 2020
DEN at Home: Letter from Logan Raschke

‘DEN at Home’: Letter from Logan Raschke

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April 15, 2020
Screenshot from New Horizons from Nintendos new Animal Crossing game for the Switch.

COLUMN: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ perfect game for quarantine

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
April 13, 2020
A poster hangs on the door of Room 1842 of Buzzard Hall Wednesday that explains any entry is not allowed unless authorized. Building service workers are sanitizing Eastern as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] BSWs sanitize Eastern’s campus in wake of COVID-19

April 1, 2020

Column: 2 leads star in ‘I am not Okay with This’

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
March 10, 2020

Fireside chat to talk women’s suffrage, #MeToo

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
March 9, 2020

Column: Awful writing ruined “Sonic” movie

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
March 3, 2020

Column: Simon, Garfunkel’s ‘The Dangling Conversation’ is liquid poetry

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 25, 2020

Panther Service Awards to reward volunteering students

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 24, 2020

Opinion: ‘Horse Girl’ good in theory, bad in practice

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 18, 2020

Registration open for 1st ‘Womxn Up’

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 16, 2020

CAA to discuss OMA bylaw revision Thursday

Logan Raschke and Corryn Brock
February 13, 2020
Igho Doghudje (right), a graduate student majoring in technology, speaks with HR specialists Sarah Steinbaugh and Alec Hart from the company Watchfire, during Wednesday’s job fair at the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Doghudje said showing potential employers interest and getting to know them before submitting resumes is beneficial to the hiring process.

FEATURE PHOTO: Job opportunities

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 13, 2020

COLUMN: Adopt, do not shop for cats, dogs

Logan Raschke
February 11, 2020

65 service opportunities available in February

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 6, 2020

Opinion: ‘Elder Scrolls VI’ better be amazing

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 5, 2020

‘Fireside Chat’ to kick off Chasing the American Dream Series on campus

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
February 2, 2020
logan raschke | The Daily Eastern News Heather Vaupel (left), an Eastern graduate who majored in Spanish, Corinne Mausehund (middle), a biology senior, and Rolando “Roly” Monte de Oca (right), a biology and neuroscience double major, laugh and talk amongst themselves during the Study Abroad Fair in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Thursday afternoon. The trio went to Costa Rica and took their Spanish lessons at Véritas Universidad. Monte de Oca said studying abroad is literally life-changing; he proposed to Mausehund during the trip, and they got married just a month ago.

FEATURE PHOTO: Love and study abroad

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 31, 2020

Educational census forum to be held Thursday

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 30, 2020

Opinion: Tipped employees need higher wages

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 28, 2020

Student volunteers needed for PLAY Program

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 23, 2020

Opinion: ‘Shrek 2’ is better than ‘Shrek’

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 21, 2020

Snow, freezing rain expected for Friday

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 17, 2020

Options laid out for MLK Day of Service

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 15, 2020

Column: Gervais’ speech was a relief

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 14, 2020

Dean searches for COE, CLAS begin

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
January 13, 2020

Minimum wage hike will not affect Eastern employees’ statuses, says President Glassman

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
December 9, 2019

CAA tables bylaw vote until January

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
December 6, 2019

CAA to vote on revision to minor, new course

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
November 20, 2019
Marita Gronnvoll, council on academic affairs chair and communication studies professor, addresses CAA during its Thursday meeting. CAA voted to approve a new history capstone worth one credit and to table an online course policy revision.

CAA OKs new course, tables online course policy change

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
November 15, 2019

CAA to vote on new history capstone

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
November 13, 2019

Marketing budget aims to brand Eastern

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
November 4, 2019
Diane Burns, chair of the Department of Geology and Geography, answers a question from the Council on Academic Affairs about a proposal to revise the environmental sustainability and environmental studies minors to replace them both with a new minor: the environmental impact and sustainability minor. CAA voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to approve the proposal.

CAA approves revision to minor, 4 more items

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 31, 2019

CAA to vote on revision to minor

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 30, 2019
The following shows number of the suicide rate/100,000 for farmers versus the general occupational population from 1992 to 2007. The numbers are courtesy of the University of Iowa.

Farmers’ suicide rates, mental health draw conversations

October 27, 2019

CAA approves changes to business minor course

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 24, 2019

CAA to vote on change to minor

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 23, 2019

Senate’s mental health awareness week focuses on assault trauma Thursday

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 16, 2019
Photographed is the outside of Eastern’s Booth Library. The library houses about 600,000 books for students.

[Photo] Booth Library blends study, leisure for students

October 16, 2019
Devin Andersen, a senior communication studies major and National Residence Hall honorary president, raises funds outside Coleman Hall Tuesday for the Sarah Bush Cancer Center in honor of breast cancer awareness week. He said the RHA began raising funds Monday and has already collected about $1,000 so far.

FEATURE PHOTO: Raising funds for breast cancer awareness

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 15, 2019

CAA approves 21 action items

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 13, 2019
Student Body President Carson Gordon hears a question from a student senator during Wednesday’s meeting in the Arcola/Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

[Photo] Student Senate organizes week for mental health awareness

October 9, 2019
David Boggs, assistant director of bands, adresses the Panther Marching Band after a Sept. 27 rehearsal at the Greek Court parking lot. The PMB Festival will be Saturday, and the first performance is at 9:30 a.m.

PMB Festival set for Saturday at O’Brien Field

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
October 3, 2019

Walk to School Day: Earth Wise president explains how global event helps environment

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October 1, 2019

Brothers talk research on cemeteries, tombstone art

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September 29, 2019
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[Photo] Students share thoughts on Area 51 Raid

September 20, 2019

CAA talks learning goals in general education

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September 19, 2019

Semicolon project teaches suicide awareness

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September 18, 2019

Eastern remembers World Trade Center attacks

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September 10, 2019

First EIU ‘Ted Talk’ to kick off on Wednesday

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September 9, 2019
Kai Hung, a biology professor, laughs during the Sept. 5 2019 CAA meeting in Room 4440 of Booth Library. The council voted to approve 21 nursing program items and to consider weighted GPAs during the admission process.

[Photo] CAA approves 21 nursing program items

September 5, 2019

Student parents provide advice

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
September 4, 2019

Civic engagement programs to launch through ‘Chasing the American Dream’ series

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
August 29, 2019
Alan Metzger, a Charleston farmer, looks over one of his cornfields on July 16. Metzger said areas in the field that once had puddles of rain bear corn stalks shorter than others.

Local farmer weighs in on Illinois flooding

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August 18, 2019
Members of the Coles County community protest government policies and local white supremacy at Morton Park Thursday evening.

Community members protest immigration policies, white supremacy

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
July 19, 2019

City Council accepts IHDA APP grant award

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
July 17, 2019

Open sessions for academic advisers at Registrar Office to begin Tuesday

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
July 8, 2019

Remainder of Red, White, Blue Days festivities to begin this week

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
July 3, 2019

City Council approves resolution for project to improve Lake Charleston

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
July 2, 2019

City Council to vote on bid award for Lake Charleston project

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
July 1, 2019

Mi Casa Tu Casa restaurant to relocate

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June 30, 2019

Community Band salute, bingo to kick off Red, White, Blue Days

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June 25, 2019

Righter talks decision to not seek re-election, Illinois’ political climate

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
June 25, 2019

Charleston’s PFLAG here to support LGBTQ community

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
June 20, 2019

City Council approves tobacco products, e-cigs ordinance

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
June 18, 2019

Carnegie Public Library to celebrate LGBTQ pride

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June 10, 2019
Jerry Ellis (right), an acoustic guitar player from Charleston, plays old-time tunes from Dear Old Illinois with Jim Jand (middle), a banjo player from Tolono, and Jerry Myers (left), a fiddle player from Mattoon, at Rocs Blackfront Tavern & Grill Sunday afternoon.

FEATURE PHOTO: Roc’s Old-Time Jam

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June 9, 2019
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