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How inclusive is Eastern with international students?
How it is being a third culture student at EIU
Booth Library has only one accessible outside entrance on the South side of campus.
Booth Library hosts first research event
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 
Goalkeeper Daniela Bermeo, a fifth year player, clears the ball during the Panthers first game of the season on Thursday afternoon at Lakeside Field. The Panthers and Valparaiso University Beacons tied.
International student athletes find fellowship at EIU
Number 20, Casey Welage (right), a freshman forward slide kicks the ball away from Western Illinois University players Xavier Brown (19), graduate midfielder and forward, and Oscar Olingdahl (15), a freshman midfielder, during the mens soccer game at Lakeside Field Saturday morning. Wellage had 1 assist. The Panthers tied 1-1 against the Leathernecks.
BREAKING: The Ohio Valley Conference announces addition of men’s soccer
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
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Online programs, social media engagement appeal to international students 
Camron Hardy is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or cahardy@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: An ending to a movie, not a trilogy
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
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
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Online programs, social media engagement appeal to international students 
Camron Hardy is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or cahardy@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: An ending to a movie, not a trilogy
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
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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Sometimes, it is hard to say goodbye

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 9, 2018

Professor performs 1st recital as faculty

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 5, 2018

Volunteers wanted to help with Christmas giving event

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 4, 2018

Don’t live a life that will lead to regrets

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 2, 2018
Members of the St. Louis Ballet Company perform in the Theatre at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Saturday eventing. “The confetti, I was not expecting that,” Usher Amanda Kiessling said. “Then when they put the lights back and it was still coming down when the bowed I was like ‘That’s so pretty.’”

St. Louis Ballet performs for full house at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 2, 2018
Kyara Morales, a freshman English major, and Luis Paniagua, a freshman art major, make stress balls out of balloons and sand at the event Thursday evening. “I’ve never made any of this before,” Morales said. “I wanted to try it out,”

Students de-stress with slime before finals

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 30, 2018

Students to de-stress before final exams

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 29, 2018

Take time for yourself during the holidays

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 26, 2018

New campus group to support minorities in STEM fields

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 14, 2018

Know when to speak your mind

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
November 11, 2018

Students perform ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at the Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 9, 2018

Annual faculty concert to benefit jazz students

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 9, 2018

Professor to cite original work at memorial poetry reading

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 7, 2018

Comedy show to cover alcohol dangers, issues

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 7, 2018

Hunger Action Month kicks off with lecture on food insecurities

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 5, 2018

Community celebrates Dia de los Muertos

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 2, 2018
Alyssa Jacobucci, a sophomore music performance major, smiles after her performance with the EIU Wind Symphony at Call to Duty: A Veteran’s Day Tribute Thursday night in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Doudna honors veterans: EIU Wind Symphony performs a Veteran’s Day tribute concert

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 2, 2018

Dia de los Muertos to raise cultural awareness around Eastern

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 31, 2018

Past ALT-TV episodes to air on television

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
October 29, 2018
Sadie Armstrong plays the violin in her handmade Swan Lake costume. “I was like ‘What am I going to be?’” Armstrong said. “Then we were playing (Swan Lake) so I was like ‘Oh I’ll just do that.”

Costumed orchestra performs Fright Night at Dounda

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2018

Keep the holidays in order, please

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2018
Bruce Hecksel performs with Julie Patchouli Thursday night at “The Landscape of Guitar” in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. “We were warming up to this song (Sounds of Silence) and our tour manager came in and said ‘you should play that tonight.’ We looked at each other and then at him and said ‘it isn’t on the approved play list.’ Our tour manager said ‘I don’t care, you should play it.’ So we went out there and played the song and we were only four words in when the entire place erupted in cheers,” Patchouli said.

Music brings art to life at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2018

Landscape of Guitar concert to incorporate animated paintings

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 24, 2018

Cultural Fest to include international food, entertainment

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 23, 2018

Alum author to sign books at Bob’s Bookstore

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 23, 2018

Food pantry helps with food insecurity on campus

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 22, 2018

Libraries are overlooked and underrated

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 21, 2018

Panthers to give ‘Paws For A Cause’

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
October 18, 2018

Improv group to perform ‘When Hello Met Dali’ Friday

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 18, 2018

Professor plays to the beat of his own drum

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 16, 2018

Self-harm can take several forms

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 14, 2018
Pavlo performs in the Dvorak Concert Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday evening.

Audience spends ‘An Evening With Pavlo’ at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 10, 2018

Guitarist Pavlo to perform at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 9, 2018

Drones presentation flies into Eastern

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2018
Jacob Shepard sings in the Elementium concert Sunday afternoon.

Choral groups perform in Elementium concert

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 7, 2018

Leave your political views off social media

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
October 7, 2018
Jackie Renteria, a junior pre-nursing major, gets her lunch after waiting in a line of over twenty people for food from Vita’s Mexican Food Truck, which is a part of Latino Heritage Month. Renteria said she enjoyed having the food truck on campus. “I think it’s cool that a lot of people on campus get to experience authentic Mexican food,” said Renteria. The next Latino Heritage Month event will be the “What is Latinx?” student discussion panel that will take place Thursday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Student panel to discuss ‘What is Latinx?’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 3, 2018

Mindfulness Club aims to help students reduce stress

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2018

#MeToo is not enough, we need change now

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 30, 2018

UB hosts transgender comedian Jeffrey Jay

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 30, 2018

UB hosts comedy night on Friday

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 27, 2018

Lincoln Trio performs at Doudna Fine Arts Center

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 25, 2018

Piano trio to play at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2018

Concert Band and Wind Symphony to perform at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 20, 2018

Theatre troupe to perform at ’80s-themed dinner, murder mystery

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 20, 2018

Tarble Arts Center presents ‘Real Women Have Curves’ film

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 18, 2018

Introverts are not necessarily antisocial

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 17, 2018

Eastern to celebrate Latino Heritage Month

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 16, 2018

‘Up All Night’ play festival will be on Friday in Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 13, 2018

M-PACT takes the stage on Saturday at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 13, 2018

Fall programs lined up at Tarble

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
September 10, 2018

Ignore generational distinctions; unite with other generations

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2018

Eastern students given opportunity to ‘PLAY’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 6, 2018

Children to spend day at ‘Castle’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 6, 2018
Ivan Escott (right), a sophomore marketing major, fist bumps Officer Samantha Berry from the University Police Department. “I love seeing that sort of stuff out here, especially on a college campus,” Escott said. “I love seeing support for the police.”

Students have ‘Pops with the Cops’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 5, 2018

Be who you are, not who others want

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 4, 2018

Kinesiology and Sports Studies, Recreation departments combine

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 3, 2018

Volunteer opportunities available in Charleston community

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 30, 2018
Alex Hill, the vice president of the Spirituality Club, and Josh Harden, a club member, offer passing students free fruit. “We may run out,” Hill said. “Apparently people like fruit.”

Spirituality Club sees the fruits of their labor

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
August 29, 2018
Kayla Jandek, a freshman finance major, speaks to Laura Diltz and Elizabeth Stark about the special olympics event JURASSIC SOFF at Lakeland College on Saturday, September 15. “We cannot do this event without Eastern Illinois University volunteers,” Diltz said.

[Photo] Volunteer groups, local businesses showcased at fair, expo

August 29, 2018

Don’t let fear hold you back

Mercury Bowen , Columnist
August 28, 2018

Student opportunities to be presented at Volunteer Fair and Business Expo

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 28, 2018
Comedian Barry Brewer laughs with audience Friday night during his comedy show in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Comedian laughs it up with students

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 26, 2018
Student-created art hangs in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. This piece was created by a senior graphic design class and the advanced printmaking class under the supervision of Alan Pocaro, a professor of art, and Samantha Osborne, a professor of graphic design.

Department of Art, Design resurrect, reconfigure BA in graphic design

Mercury Bowen , Entertainment Reporter
August 23, 2018
Paul Hinson, and Gary Rollings, members of the “Irish Music Circle” perform for the crowd Tuesday evening at Jackson Ave. Coffee.

Irish Music Circle performs at JAC

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 22, 2018

New students get a ‘Jumpstart’ on volunteering

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 15, 2018

EIU students to ‘Take the Lake’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 15, 2018

‘Haunted Hike’ hunts for help

Mercury Bowen, Contributing Writer
October 23, 2017

Annual concert looks to help end sexual assault

Mercury Bowen, Contributing Writer
November 3, 2016
Morgan Brown, a freshman English education major, and Cara Soucie, a freshman family and consumer sciences major, color Halloween themed coloring pages.

[Photo] Coleman Hall becomes Halloween Hall

October 25, 2016

Cochren & Company to perform ‘backwoods Motown’

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 21, 2016
Jacqueline D. Wright, graduate studio art graduate student, places her largest artistic work in the center of her display in hopes of catching the viewers attention.

Tarble to unveil graduate thesis show

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 14, 2016
Multiple students volunteer to be apart of the exhibition team. They are responsible for building the parts for all of the artwork displayed in the Making Illinois exhibit.

Tarble to exhibit ‘Making Illinois’

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2016

Students use alternative spring break to give back

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 1, 2016

Students Unite for Prayer Vigil

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 1, 2016

Eastern Euphonics lack of instruments, lots of fun

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2016
Renown band is respected for producing traditional celtic sounds. Lúnasa members are: Kevin Crawford (flutes, low whistles and tin whistles), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Ed Boyd (guitar), Colin Farrell (fiddle and whistles), and Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistles).

Performance to combine Irish, American sounds

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2016
Chanell Hall passion inspires her to start her own makeup business.

Sophomore realizes creative ability with makeup business

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2016
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