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Meeting Eastern: Chair Department of Biological Sciences Gary A. Bulla
Meeting Eastern: Chair Department of Biological Sciences Gary A. Bulla
On Sept. 7, 2021 the Mayor of Charleston, Brandon Combs conducts the City Council Meeting. During this meeting, the coucil voted on appropriating two different funds; $130,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds from FY 2014/FY2015 and $180,000 from MTF funds from FY 2016/FY 2017.
City Council meet Tuesday to discuss city issues
Update in Charleston death case
Update in Charleston death case
BREAKING NEWS: Man dead following 5-vehicle wreck
BREAKING NEWS: Man dead following 5-vehicle wreck
Family Weekend 2021 brings Eastern
Family Weekend 2021 brings Eastern
Eastern libero Lorraine Perez drops to a knee to receive a serve in a match against Indiana State on Sunday in Lantz Arena. Perez had 19 digs and 2 service aces in the match, which Eastern lost 3-1.
Conference play nearing for OVC volleyball
Eastern forward Shady Omar dribbles the ball up the sideline in a match against Milwaukee on Aug. 30 at Lakeside Field. The match was canceled at halftime due to severe weather.
Men’s soccer team to play home match against Green Bay
Eastern quarterback Otto Kuhns runs between a pair of defenders and gets a block from Ivan Gleyzer in a game against Illinois State on Sept. 18 at OBrien Field. Kuhns threw for 204 yards and ran for 43 in the game, which Eastern lost 31-24.
Panthers drop thriller to Redbirds 31-24
Eastern middle blocker Emily Wilcox jumps to attempt a kill in a match against Indiana State on Sept. 19 in Lantz Arena. Wilcox had 10 kills in the match, which Eastern lost 3-1.
Panthers end nonconference play with 3-1 loss
The Eastern mens cross country team races from the starting line to begin the EIU Walt Crawford Open at the Tom Woodall Panther Trail on Sept. 3. Both the mens and womens team placed first in the open.
Cross country teams finish 2nd, 4th at Indiana State
Letter from the Editor: How we covered the car wreck Sunday
Letter from the Editor: How we covered the car wreck Sunday
EDITORIAL: The names students deserve
EDITORIAL: The names students deserve
Marching band is not easy: Heres why
Marching band is not easy: Here’s why
Sky Blue Sky underrated collection of styles
‘Sky Blue Sky’ underrated collection of styles
The names students deserve
The names students deserve
EDITORIAL: The names students deserve
EDITORIAL: The names students deserve
The names students deserve
The names students deserve
Have a fun and safe Family Weekend
Have a fun and safe Family Weekend
EDITORIAL: Celebrate and honor Latino culture
EDITORIAL: Celebrate and honor Latino culture
EDITORIAL: Slut shame elsewhere
EDITORIAL: Slut shame elsewhere
Letter from the Editor: How we covered the car wreck Sunday
Letter from the Editor: How we covered the car wreck Sunday
Marching band is not easy: Heres why
Marching band is not easy: Here’s why
Sky Blue Sky underrated collection of styles
‘Sky Blue Sky’ underrated collection of styles
Vaccine hesitancy is dangerous
Vaccine hesitancy is dangerous
Boardwalk Empire a visual masterpiece
Boardwalk Empire a visual masterpiece
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
Letter to the Editor: Change the name of Douglas Hall
Letter to the Editor: Douglas Hall needs to be renamed
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’
Greeks from different chapters get pied in front of Doudna steps for NPHC’s pie a greek event for the fourth day of NPHC Week.
PHOTO GALLERY: GREEK LIFE PIE IN THE FACE
PHOTO GALLERY: Meet the Greeks
PHOTO GALLERY: Meet the Greeks
Payton Ade, a sophomore history and political science major and the Student Body Executive Vice President, asks trivia questions about EIU history to students who come up to the Student Government informational table.
EIU Trivia
ASHANTI THOMAS | THE DIALY EASTERN NEWS University President David Glassman speaks to students and faculty at the beginning of First Night. First Night is an annual tradition welcoming students onto campus the night before classes begin.
Convocation
Valen Fulton, a conference assistant for housing and dining and an art major, sits outside at the Library Quad to get some homework done before she goes to work. She said that she had been inside for most of the day and decided to come outside to enjoy the nice weather while she could.
FEATURE PHOTO: Enjoying summer weather
Creative Outlet Ep. 2: My 4 Favorite Albums Go Head to Head
Creative Outlet Ep. 2: My 4 Favorite Albums Go Head to Head
Creative Outlet Ep. 1: Billy Yost of The Kickback
Creative Outlet Ep. 1: Billy Yost of The Kickback
The Movie DEN Ep. 2: Les Miserables & Singin in the Rain
The Movie DEN Ep. 2: Les Miserables & Singin’ in the Rain
The Movie DEN Ep. 1: Palm Springs & Boogie Nights
The Movie DEN Ep. 1: Palm Springs & Boogie Nights
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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Sometimes, it is hard to say goodbye

December 9, 2018

Professor performs 1st recital as faculty

December 5, 2018

Volunteers wanted to help with Christmas giving event

December 4, 2018

Don’t live a life that will lead to regrets

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

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

November 30, 2018

Students to de-stress before final exams

November 29, 2018

Take time for yourself during the holidays

November 26, 2018

New campus group to support minorities in STEM fields

November 14, 2018

Know when to speak your mind

November 11, 2018

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

November 9, 2018

Annual faculty concert to benefit jazz students

November 9, 2018

Professor to cite original work at memorial poetry reading

November 7, 2018

Comedy show to cover alcohol dangers, issues

November 7, 2018

Hunger Action Month kicks off with lecture on food insecurities

November 5, 2018

Community celebrates Dia de los Muertos

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

November 2, 2018

Dia de los Muertos to raise cultural awareness around Eastern

October 31, 2018

Past ALT-TV episodes to air on television

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

October 28, 2018

Keep the holidays in order, please

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

October 28, 2018

Landscape of Guitar concert to incorporate animated paintings

October 24, 2018

Cultural Fest to include international food, entertainment

October 23, 2018

Alum author to sign books at Bob’s Bookstore

October 23, 2018

Food pantry helps with food insecurity on campus

October 22, 2018

Libraries are overlooked and underrated

October 21, 2018

Panthers to give ‘Paws For A Cause’

October 18, 2018

Improv group to perform ‘When Hello Met Dali’ Friday

October 18, 2018

Professor plays to the beat of his own drum

October 16, 2018

Self-harm can take several forms

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

October 10, 2018

Guitarist Pavlo to perform at Doudna

October 9, 2018

Drones presentation flies into Eastern

October 9, 2018
Jacob Shepard sings in the Elementium concert Sunday afternoon.

Choral groups perform in Elementium concert

October 7, 2018

Leave your political views off social media

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?’

October 3, 2018

Mindfulness Club aims to help students reduce stress

October 1, 2018

#MeToo is not enough, we need change now

September 30, 2018

UB hosts transgender comedian Jeffrey Jay

September 30, 2018

UB hosts comedy night on Friday

September 27, 2018

Lincoln Trio performs at Doudna Fine Arts Center

September 25, 2018

Piano trio to play at Doudna

September 24, 2018

Concert Band and Wind Symphony to perform at Doudna

September 20, 2018

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

September 20, 2018

Tarble Arts Center presents ‘Real Women Have Curves’ film

September 18, 2018

Introverts are not necessarily antisocial

September 17, 2018

Eastern to celebrate Latino Heritage Month

September 16, 2018

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

September 13, 2018

M-PACT takes the stage on Saturday at Doudna

September 13, 2018

Fall programs lined up at Tarble

September 10, 2018

Ignore generational distinctions; unite with other generations

September 9, 2018

Eastern students given opportunity to ‘PLAY’

September 6, 2018

Children to spend day at ‘Castle’

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’

September 5, 2018

Be who you are, not who others want

September 4, 2018

Kinesiology and Sports Studies, Recreation departments combine

September 3, 2018

Volunteer opportunities available in Charleston community

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

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

August 28, 2018

Student opportunities to be presented at Volunteer Fair and Business Expo

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

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

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

August 22, 2018

New students get a ‘Jumpstart’ on volunteering

August 15, 2018

EIU students to ‘Take the Lake’

August 15, 2018

‘Haunted Hike’ hunts for help

October 23, 2017

Annual concert looks to help end sexual assault

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’

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

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’

April 8, 2016

Students use alternative spring break to give back

April 1, 2016

Students Unite for Prayer Vigil

April 1, 2016

Eastern Euphonics lack of instruments, lots of fun

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

February 18, 2016
Chanell Hall passion inspires her to start her own makeup business.

Sophomore realizes creative ability with makeup business

February 7, 2016
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