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Roberto Hodge, News Editor (Fall 2015)

Hi, my name is Roberto Hodge, and I am the News Editor for the Daily Eastern News.

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City experiences two different fog types this past week

December 7, 2015

Turkey shortage will not impact campus dining

November 18, 2015

Housing dedicates memorial garden for former staff members

November 10, 2015

Journalists are the writers of history

November 4, 2015

Students speak out against retaliation rumor

October 30, 2015
Student Community Service Office along with others around campus have been collecting socks since the middle of October and will continue to do so until November 9, 2015. They are collecting socks on behalf of the homeless, with boxes in various locations about campus.

[Photo] Socktoberfest collects for Homeless

October 29, 2015

Student athletes should receive payment

October 28, 2015
The Charleston Fire Department responds to a stove fire at 9:10 p.m on Thursday in Apartment 24 of the Elliott building in University Court. Fire officials said that the fire was extinguished before the sprinkler system was activated and there was minimal damage.

Stove fire prompts Elliott building evacuation

October 8, 2015

Fire alarm automatic notifications disabled

October 5, 2015

Family weekend concert canceled

October 4, 2015

UPD believes robberies may be related

September 21, 2015

Column: Mediafest offers wisdom to students

September 18, 2015
Eastern, which has the lowest student enrollment in the state, declined nearly 400 students this year. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University have also declined.

University enrollment fluctuates statewide

September 14, 2015

The Weeknd: Makes madness beautiful, ‘go tell your friends’

September 3, 2015

EIU alert notification system working normally after error

September 2, 2015
Fire damages closet in Stevenson Hall

Fire damages closet in Stevenson Hall

August 28, 2015

Eastern: uncertainty under a dark blue cloud

August 26, 2015
The side entrance of McAfee Gymnasium is closed due to the construction of an elevator in the building. Construction for the elevator began this summer, but due to the lack of a state fiscal budget construction has stopped until further notice.

Campus construction halted by unapproved state fiscal budget

August 24, 2015

Eastern identifies positions for layoffs

August 18, 2015
Anne Thibault, an acting professor at Eastern, and Illinois State University alum Andy Hudson interact during the EIU Theatre Arts production of

Professor continues acting, teaching craft at Eastern

May 17, 2015

Eastern moves forward with more Latino recruitment initiatives

May 3, 2015

Summer meals to continue

April 30, 2015

Students continue education, spending summer abroad

April 30, 2015

Eastern continues recruitment efforts

April 27, 2015
The kitchen of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln is replicated in the Lincoln Log Cabin in Lerna, Ill.

[Photo] Lincoln Log Cabin continues historic values, traditions

April 26, 2015

Omega Psi Phi hosts week-long events for ‘Que Week’

April 27, 2015
Anne Thibault, an acting professor at Eastern, and Illinois State University alum Andy Hudson interact during the EIU Theatre Arts production of

The not so good people of Setzuan

April 23, 2015

MEI moves forward with becoming official committee

April 23, 2015
Eastern study abroad students dance in the mud during Holi festival in the Library Quad on April 25, 2015. The event, which lasted two hours conssted of participants throwing paint at each other and sliding the mud.

International students compare Holi event

April 22, 2015

Trio of performers to light up Doudna

April 20, 2015

Communication studies professor reflects on Guatemalan heritage

April 20, 2015

Students react negatively to proposed athletic fee increase

April 16, 2015

Through use of fair trading, artisans gain decent wages

April 16, 2015

LASO to host largest their largest fundraiser of year 

April 16, 2015
History professor Brian Mann (Left) listens to fellow panelist Newton Key, also a history professor, as he discusses the importance of geography in relation to ISIS Tuesday in the Booth Library conference room.

Professors attempt to make sense of the Islamic State

April 14, 2015

Pride collecting donations for trans women

April 14, 2015

Minority faculty representation increases over 10-year period

April 12, 2015

Couture models to host ‘bare’ subject matter

April 12, 2015

Greek racial tensions in Oklahoma raise concerns

April 12, 2015

Campus ministry to pray for 147 Christian victims

April 9, 2015
Jarvis Burks, senior Kappa Alpha Psi member and communication studies major, takes a photograph of Cyle Cobolt, senior Kappa Alpha Psi member and a communications major with Cassy Hodge a breast cancer supporter at the Kappa Alpha Psi and S.u.c.c.e.s.s. breast cancer awareness event in front of Thomas Residence Hall on Sept. 30, 2014.

Kappa men to celebrate 40th year on campus

April 7, 2015
Steve Kilty, an alumni of Eastern, skypes in from Japan to the Information Workshop: Studying and Working in Asia to shares his experiences of teaching in Tokyo Tuesday in the auditorium of Lumpkin Hall.

Eastern alumni share experiences, personal stories working in Asia

April 7, 2015
Safe Zone was created to address the concerns of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ally community at Eastern Illinois University. Safe Zones are areas on and around campus where supportive people provide information and assist in diffusing stereotypes.

Safe zone phase one, two allows support of LGBT

April 6, 2015

LGBT representers speak on personal stories

April 3, 2015

Review: Students show campus they actually have talent

April 2, 2015
‘High tech, low life’

‘High tech, low life’

April 1, 2015

Students share personal stories, struggles dealing with their LBGT acronym

April 1, 2015
Sunrose Maskey, a freshman psychology major performs a Napali dance to Shakira's

[Photo] AIS displays different countries with singing and dancing

March 31, 2015

Need for more diverse novels to be debated

March 30, 2015

Language proficiency proves beneficial for careers

March 26, 2015

Students assist those with speech disorders

March 26, 2015

Kids day out

March 25, 2015

Communication studies department to fundraise for dry-erase boards

March 24, 2015

Autism comparisons to be made through “The Big Bang Theory’

March 24, 2015

Students to shed light on U.S. immigration issues

March 23, 2015

Spring power outage dates set

March 12, 2015
Kathy Phillips, a health studies professor, reflects on her 37 years of service on campus. Phillips is currently the longest employed female faculty member.

Longest working female faculty member reflects on nearly 40 years

March 12, 2015

Faculty, students to free themselves from smoking

March 11, 2015

Award ceremony to honor women’s achievements

March 11, 2015

Panelists expose size, masturbation myths

March 10, 2015

WISM to encourage women in fields of science, mathematics

March 10, 2015

Student juggles college, 2-year-old son

March 9, 2015
Carol Waldmann, interim director of financial aid, participates in a panel discussion on Sept. 25 that included Eastern president Bill Perry and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Financial aid breaks down scholarships, grants

March 9, 2015
Study abroad lacks in gender, minority representation locally, nationally

Study abroad lacks in gender, minority representation locally, nationally

March 9, 2015

Students given chance to explore languages

March 6, 2015
Detective Marlon Williams offers people to come pray at the alter at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Feb. 8. Williams serves as both a detective for the Charleston Police Department and as a Deacon at the church.

CPD detective fights crime, spreads faith

March 5, 2015

Staff Senate ‘shouts out’ to university employees

March 5, 2015

Language barriers broken through words of diversity, inclusion

March 3, 2015

Community coffee hour proposes plans for cultural food program, inclusive dialogue

March 2, 2015

Study Abroad deals with lacking enrollment

February 26, 2015

Student Government, UB deal with budget cuts

February 26, 2015

Review: With ‘Sims’ playing life never felt so good

February 26, 2015

Sorority to educate students on Kwanzaa traditions

February 25, 2015

Women’s history and awareness begins Feb 25

February 23, 2015

‘Black power mixtape’ to be shown, debated

February 22, 2015

Cultures represented through worldly sounds

February 20, 2015

Graduate student to ‘unmatter’ theories of race

February 20, 2015

English teaching center to expand facilities

February 19, 2015

Students to find ‘Financial Peace’ in money-saving seminar

February 19, 2015
Shaniyah Mayes, a freshman psychology major poses for the upcoming Glam show Wednesday evening.

[Photo] Models to strut as African kings, queens

February 18, 2015

Nearly Naked 5k postponed

February 17, 2015

Enrollment cripples new summer study abroad programs proposals

February 16, 2015

‘It’s On:’ Students to take a stand against sexual assault

February 16, 2015

Students to ‘bare it all’ for charity cause

February 16, 2015

Sisterhood acts on foundations of Christianity, friendship

February 16, 2015
Brittany Fisher, a senior political science, discusses her stance on the misrepresentation of her sorority on the VH1’s show ‘Sorority Sisters’ during the Real Sorority Sisters Discuss “Sorority Sister” Monday in the auditorium of Lumpkin Hall.

Real sorority sisters hash out VH1’s ‘sorority sisters’

February 10, 2015

Athletes partner with community service

February 9, 2015

Diversity conference illuminates issues of privilege

February 8, 2015

New entrepreneurship center to teach students how to be their own boss

February 6, 2015

NPHC sorority sisters to discuss VH1 show, controversy

February 6, 2015

Review: ‘Dear White People’ exceeds expectations

February 5, 2015

Diversity conference to combat stereotype

February 3, 2015
Shamerea Richards, a senior communication studies major, suggests that students learn their basic rights when dealing with law enforcement Monday during “Life of a Black Man” in the auditorium of Coleman Hall.

Alphas simulate ‘life of a black man’ through testimonials, interactive game

February 3, 2015

Sorority to host free HIV testing

February 1, 2015

Library accepting student entries

February 1, 2015
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