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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Lashonda Banks celebrates her win at balloon darts at the RHA Family Carnival. Banks was visiting her son Jeremy Banks for Family Weekend. “Family Weekend is very important to us because we still get to be together with (Jeremy) who is now apart from us,” Banks said.

Family Weekend is back after 2-year hiatus

Elizabeth Wood, Online Editor September 16, 2021

This Friday, Eastern will kick off family weekend with long-awaited in-person events including bingo, bowling, and games. Assistant director of new student and family programs Tanya Willard said family...

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

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief June 25, 2019

As part of the Red, White and Blue Days celebration, people can attend the Community Band patriotic salute and Harold Hackett Memorial Bingo this week to begin the city's Independence Day festivities. Ginger...

Students battle at Survival Bingo

Travis Moody, Staff Reporter November 2, 2017

Tensions were high as students competed against each other during Survival Bingo Thursday night in the great room in Pemberton Hall. While students played bingo, members of the Academic Initiative and...

90s ROCFest kicks off with bingo

Alex Seidler, Staff Reporter September 28, 2015

Gamers across campus waited for the chance to win a prize as the Residence Hall Association, or RHA, kicked off their Residents On Campus Fest with Bingo Monday. Prizes for winners included board...

Butch Hackett calls the game Sunday afternoon during the Harold Hackett Memorial Bingo Game. The bingo game is named after his late father who was active in the community and the originator of the annual bingo game. Butch and his brother Dave are carrying on with their father’s tradition. Butch has been active in this event for the past 20 years.

Photo Gallery: Fourth of July Bingo

Josh Saxton, Photo Editor June 28, 2015

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