CAA tables bylaw vote until January
Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
December 5, 2019
The Council on Academic Affairs tabled a bylaw change regarding the Illinois Open Meetings Act Thursday, pending review from Eastern’s counsel after The Daily Eastern News submitted an objection. Laura McLaughlin, general counsel for the university, said in an email that she advised CAA to ta...
Editorial: Recharge, but stay prepared on break
Staff Editorial
March 7, 2019
The long week of assignments, last-minute chores and packing before leaving Charleston has left many of us students sleep-deprived and ready for a week of fun. For some, spring break has already started. For many of us, we’re almost there. The Editorial staff members at The Daily Eastern News ha...
College 101: Tips for the struggling student
Logan Raschke, News Editor
January 14, 2019
The English department and Student Success Center shared advice and tips for students struggling in their classes. While the deadline to add full-term courses for the Spring 2019 semester has passed, students can still drop them at no cost until Jan. 18, according to Eastern’s academic calendar. T...
Services offer academic support for student athletes
Cody Powers, Contributing Writer
February 26, 2018
Though student athletes find themselves juggling two roles at Eastern, they can get help from a support system called Panther Athletic Support Services. These services are led by Cindy Almon, the director of athletic academic services. All of Eastern’s sports teams are divided between Almon,...
Homework Heroes looking for mentors
Chelsey Milligan, Contributing Writer
April 10, 2017
The “Homework Heroes” tutoring program is currently looking for a diverse group of majors to help mentor others. Mentors must have a declared major, at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a flexible schedule. The Homework Heroes program was designed to give struggling students an academic mentor...
Open Letter: Africana studies, philosophy essential to university mission
February 2, 2017
A preview of this letter appeared in our print edition on Feb. 2nd, 2017. Dear President Glassman: We, the undersigned members of the Women’s Studies program at Eastern, protest in the strongest terms possible any proposal to eliminate major programs in Africana studies and philosophy at Easte...
Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization review committee moves forward
Jason Hardimon, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2017
The Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee officially decided to turn its attention to a review of the philosophy department during a meeting Monday. Richard Jones, chair of the Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee, proposed that the committee do this...
Committee turns full attention to philosophy
Jason Hardimon, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2017
The Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee officially decided to turn its attention to a review of the philosophy department during a meeting Monday. Richard Jones, chair of the Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee, proposed that the committee...
Column: Philosophy department vital to university
Leon Mire, Associate News Editor
January 11, 2017
The recommendations from the vitalization project have recently been made available on Eastern’s website, and as soon as I learned they were public, I immediately logged in and looked for their recommendations on the philosophy department. As a philosophy major myself, I have a passion for the subject...
Editorial: Vitalization project results still important
Staff Editorial
January 11, 2017
After a long semester, with everyone nervously anticipating the results of the vitalization project, Workgroups have finally posted their recommendations online for the campus to see. While the last thing the News staff wants to do is spread fear, as journalists we also have the responsibility to...
Editorial: Attend class both physically and mentally
Staff Editorial
January 10, 2017
As we enter a new semester, students attending their first day of classes go through the familiar ritual of looking over class syllabi. While many of the details are the same, teachers have a variety of attendance policies. Some keep attendance and use it to calculate the student’s grade while others...
