Skip to Main Content
The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

  • Welcome back to the Daily Eastern News!
  • Check out our podcasts on Spotify!
  • Check out our newsletters on Overlooked!
The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

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

The Daily Eastern News

Students work on blankets as a community service opportunity while the presidential inauguration plays in the background Monday. The blankets will be donated to One Stop Christmas in the spirt of Martin Luther King Jr.

EIU celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Christina Holman, Reporter January 21, 2025

Eastern Illinois University staff and students had several opportunities to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy because of the office of belonging, access and engagement’s planning...

For the first 100 customers, store franchisee and owner Krishna Patel handed out free insulated tumblers. Krishna said they were looking at Charleston for a long time and were trying to find the right location. “We’re looking forward to working with the community, college, everyone,” Krishna said.

Charleston’s running on Dunkin’

Luke Taylor, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2022

Students and “townies” alike descended on Charleston’s new Dunkin’ location this morning, lining up outside ahead of the 8 a.m. opening. Around 30 customers arrived before the doors opened, but...

Community breakfast to focus on Eastern impact study

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2017

  The "Our Town" community breakfast will focus on Eastern’s economic contributions to Coles County with a presentation on the 2017 Economic Impact Study. The breakfast will take place from...

Families continue breakfast tradition

Tyler McCluskey, Contributing Writer September 25, 2016

Students and their families ate breakfast with each other and Eastern President David Glassman to kick off Family Weekend Saturday morning. The breakfast, which was served in the Vending Lounge of the...

Load More Stories