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Charlestons Fourth of July parade started in the square with multiple different groups distributing candy and showing representation like the countys Democrat and Republican groups, Charleston High Schools cheerleaders, multiple church groups, the local martial arts class and even clowns riding dirtbikes.
Charleston hosts 31st Annual RWB Days
Jeff Riggs, his wife Kristen Riggs and their son Caleb Riggs watch the fireworks display at the Coles County Airport Friday as part of Red, White and Blue Days. The two-day celebration ended with the fireworks.
Bruce Springsteen tribute band to perform Sunday during RWB Days
Members of the University Professionals of Illinois socialize before the negotiation team meets with Eastern’s negotiation team at Booth Library Monday afternoon.
Eastern’s faculty union hopes to hear financial package during next meeting
UPD to revive R.A.D. self-defense training
UPD to revive R.A.D. self-defense training
Brother Jed takes his turn to preach after his wife, Sister Cindy, on Sept. 13. He explains stories about his life and answers questions from students.
Brother Jed’s history with Eastern
Eastern midfielder Munir Sherali keeps the ball away from an opponent in a match against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 3 at Lakeside Field. Eastern lost the match 1-0.
Josh Oakley returns to coach men’s soccer
Trevor Nichols pitched five innings during the Panthers first game of the OVC Tournament against the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars in Lexington, KY. The Panthers lost 8-6 against the Courgars, closing out the season.
Panthers eliminated in first game of OVC Tourney
The Panthers celebrate after winning their last conference game of the season on Friday. The Panthers won one game of the doubleheader, against the Southeast Missouri Redhawks 7-5.
Panthers lock fourth seed in OVC, play Wednesday
In the top of the eighth, left, Jason DeCicco, a senior left-handed pitcher, is relieved after Jackson Nichols, a sophomore right-handed pitcher, during the Panthers Senior Day game against the Western Illinois University Leathernecks Tuesday afternoon. After stepping off the mound, DeCicco embraces most of the team exchanging sentiments with them.
Panthers snap losing streak on Senior Day
Eastern pitcher Hayden Birdsong releases a pitch against Murray State on April 22 at Laker Baseball Field in Mattoon. Birdsong pitched five innings of relief, allowing just one run while striking out a season-high nine batters. Eastern lost the game 17-10.
Panthers lose weekend series against Belmont
Take big business out of education
Take big business out of education
COLUMN: Overturning Roe v. Wade is not pro-life
COLUMN: Overturning Roe v. Wade is not pro-life
COLUMN: Weight loss programs arent being sensitive
COLUMN: Weight loss programs aren’t being sensitive
Director of Disability Services April Jackson said its office doesnt conduct routine inspections of campus to see if its disability friendly.
Letter from the Editor: ‘All in’ should mean all
I really hope graduate school isnt scary
I really hope graduate school isn’t scary
Director of Disability Services April Jackson said its office doesnt conduct routine inspections of campus to see if its disability friendly.
Letter from the Editor: ‘All in’ should mean all
EDITORIAL: It is too late to take credit
EDITORIAL: It is too late to take credit
EDITORIAL: Find your Betsy Jewell and thank her
EDITORIAL: Find your Betsy Jewell and thank her
EDITORIAL: No one needs a Miss White EIU
EDITORIAL: No one needs a Miss White EIU
EDITORIAL: What Eastern needs in its next president
EDITORIAL: What Eastern needs in its next president
Take big business out of education
Take big business out of education
COLUMN: Overturning Roe v. Wade is not pro-life
COLUMN: Overturning Roe v. Wade is not pro-life
COLUMN: Weight loss programs arent being sensitive
COLUMN: Weight loss programs aren’t being sensitive
I really hope graduate school isnt scary
I really hope graduate school isn’t scary
COLUMN: Id appreciate if we didnt ruin the world
COLUMN: I’d appreciate if we didn’t ruin the world
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
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
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’
Siobhan Doherty speaks into a megaphone while protesting the overture of the Supreme Court Case Roe v. Wade Friday evening at Morton Park on Lincoln Ave. Doherty said she came out because she is very mad about Roe v. Wade being overturned. Im mad for not only myself, but also for all the women and people with uteruses that this is going to affect, Doherty said.
THROUGH THE LENS: Community members protest Roe v. Wade being overturned
Six-year-old Dulce Stern swims towards her mom Chelsea Stern at the Rotary Community Aquatic Center pool in Charleston Ill. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Chelsea said the two come out here almost every day to swim and have fun, plus it helps burn off some energy. Dulce said she loves jumping off the diving board and going on the slide with her dad.
THROUGH THE LENS: Charleston community beats the heat
Three different commencement speakers gave speeches during the graduation ceremony for the Eastern Illinois University Class of 2022 Saturday afternoon in Lantz Arena. Representing the Lumpkin College of Business and Technology Marie Koch delivered her speech during the first ceremony. Representing the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Jerimiah Boyd-Johnson presented his speech at the second ceremony. Representing the College of Education, MaryAnn Catt and Esperanza Murillo gave their speeches during the last ceremony.
Looking back at the 2021-2022 academic year
Members of the Eastern Class of 2022 celebrate a fellow graduate receiving their diploma during the 2022 spring commencement ceremony in Lantz Arena Saturday afternoon, May 7, 2022.
THROUGH THE LENS: Eastern graduation class of 2022
Sam Fagaly directs 10 songs at the Jazz Ensemble featuring Saxophones, Trumpets, Trombones, and the Rhythm Section on Tuesday night in Doudna Fine Arts Center, April 26, 2022 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill.
THROUGH THE LENS: Spring Jazz Ensemble
the movie den
The Movie DEN Ep. 30: The Bad Guys & The Northman
creative outlet
Creative Outlet Ep. 9: Tyler Jordan of Good Looks
the news desk
Looking Back at the History of Powell-Norton Hall (formerly Douglas Hall)
the movie den
The Movie DEN Ep. 29: Legally Blonde & Fear
the news desk
Sports To Look Forward To & Athletes of the Year with Adam Tumino
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Column: COVID intolerance is major issue

November 17, 2020

Column: Trump lost, needs to concede now

November 11, 2020

Column: Don’t settle, but give second chances

October 21, 2020

Column: Child pageants are exploitative

October 13, 2020

Column: Take advantage of Career Services

October 6, 2020

Column: Remote socialization isn’t all bad

September 29, 2020

Column: Bethesda sale surprising, alarming

September 22, 2020

Column: Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ contains child pornography

September 15, 2020

Column: Let people enjoy Halloween, fall season

September 8, 2020

Column: Trump’s Kenosha statements are false

September 1, 2020

Column: Reach out to struggling friends this fall

August 26, 2020

Column: Laptop shortage will affect school year

August 24, 2020

COLUMN: Please wear a mask

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)

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)

July 9, 2020

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

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)

July 2, 2020

Falling out of friendship: A sad, necessary learning experience

June 26, 2020
Why The Golden Girls helps me cope

Why ‘The Golden Girls’ helps me cope

June 19, 2020

COLUMN: Check on us: We’re not OK

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

‘DEN at Home’: Letter from Logan Raschke

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

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’

March 10, 2020

Fireside chat to talk women’s suffrage, #MeToo

March 9, 2020

Column: Awful writing ruined “Sonic” movie

March 3, 2020

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

February 25, 2020

Panther Service Awards to reward volunteering students

February 24, 2020

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

February 18, 2020

Registration open for 1st ‘Womxn Up’

February 16, 2020

CAA to discuss OMA bylaw revision Thursday

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

February 13, 2020

COLUMN: Adopt, do not shop for cats, dogs

February 11, 2020

65 service opportunities available in February

February 6, 2020

Opinion: ‘Elder Scrolls VI’ better be amazing

February 5, 2020

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

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

January 31, 2020

Educational census forum to be held Thursday

January 30, 2020

Opinion: Tipped employees need higher wages

January 28, 2020

Student volunteers needed for PLAY Program

January 23, 2020

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

January 21, 2020

Snow, freezing rain expected for Friday

January 17, 2020

Options laid out for MLK Day of Service

January 15, 2020

Column: Gervais’ speech was a relief

January 14, 2020

Dean searches for COE, CLAS begin

January 13, 2020

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

December 9, 2019

CAA tables bylaw vote until January

December 6, 2019

CAA to vote on revision to minor, new course

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

November 15, 2019

CAA to vote on new history capstone

November 13, 2019

Marketing budget aims to brand Eastern

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

October 31, 2019

CAA to vote on revision to minor

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

October 24, 2019

CAA to vote on change to minor

October 23, 2019

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

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

October 15, 2019

CAA approves 21 action items

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

October 3, 2019

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

October 1, 2019

Brothers talk research on cemeteries, tombstone art

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

September 19, 2019

Semicolon project teaches suicide awareness

September 18, 2019

Eastern remembers World Trade Center attacks

September 10, 2019

First EIU ‘Ted Talk’ to kick off on Wednesday

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

September 4, 2019

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

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

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

July 19, 2019

City Council accepts IHDA APP grant award

July 17, 2019

Open sessions for academic advisers at Registrar Office to begin Tuesday

July 8, 2019

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

July 3, 2019

City Council approves resolution for project to improve Lake Charleston

July 2, 2019

City Council to vote on bid award for Lake Charleston project

July 1, 2019

Mi Casa Tu Casa restaurant to relocate

June 30, 2019

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

June 25, 2019

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

June 25, 2019

Charleston’s PFLAG here to support LGBTQ community

June 20, 2019

City Council approves tobacco products, e-cigs ordinance

June 18, 2019

Carnegie Public Library to celebrate LGBTQ pride

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

June 9, 2019
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