Luke Taylor, Multimedia News Editor
• February 23, 2022
Benjamin Drake, junior history major
“I think that the next university president really needs to be someone that cares for students and student involvement. I think that’s something...
The 2021 Homecoming King Jeremiah Boyd-Johnson, a senior from Chicago, Ill., is majoring in political science with a minor in pre-law studies. Boyd-Johnson is involved in many organizations on campus.
“These...
This past Saturday we, African Americans, celebrated Juneteenth. This holiday celebrates the freedom of our ancestors and when the last of our enslaved people found out about their freedom on June 19,...
Following the incident involving racial hate posters that were found around campus, dozens of Eastern students, faculty and Charleston residents participated in a walkout on Wednesday to portray a message...
People across the country wore black Monday to demand justice for Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot by a police officer in her home on Oct. 12.
The officer, Aaron Dean, resigned from his job and was charged...
As I was scrolling through my social media last Friday, I saw that an Illinois state trooper, Nick Hopkins, died in an exchange of gunfire in East St. Louis. All he did that morning was go to a house to...
Eastern President David Glassman said he wants to meet with African-American student organizations on campus to understand what they mean by “not feeling safe” on or off campus.
Glassman also said...
Sophia Sarver, a graduate assistant for the Student Life Office, said the alternatives to the Black Lives Matter Flag that Student Senate voted on during their Dec. 5 hearing will not be decided until...
Being black and queer in a predominantly white community is the moment when those who identify as that are aware the most about their identity.
Three Pride members and an adviser of the organization...
There’s a lot happening this weekend that warrants attention, but there is one thing that should get more attention than the rest.
No, it’s not the Super Bowl, regardless of its popularity or historical...
The Student Senate voted to consider alternatives instead of raising the Black Lives Matter flag in the South Quad during African-American Heritage Month.
The resolution also calls for the creation of...
On behalf of (the Black Student Union), we as an organization fully support the raising of the (Black Lives Matter) flag and what it represents.
Due to the recent events that have taken place around the...
