FEATURE PHOTO: Football at the Campus Pond
Raine Zhu, Photographer
June 11, 2019
Karyn Baldwin (left), Courtney Prais (right), Mallory Johnson (middle) and Nora Richardson play with a football next to the Campus Pond Tuesday afternoon. Richardson is using a branch to retrieve the football back after dropping it into the water. They said they are all in the Golden Apple Scholars...
FEATURE PHOTO: Row like there’s no tomorrow
Raine Zhu, Photographer
June 10, 2019
Boy Scout Troop 141, part of Charleston Wesley's ministry to youth, row kayaks at the Campus Pond Monday afternoon. Jim Coleman, a retired professor from the communication department at Eastern, said the troop meets every other Monday at Charleston Wesley United Methodist Church. He said the scouts...
Hundreds come to Campus Pond for eclipse-viewing event
Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-Chief
August 21, 2017
Not even pouring rain stopped hundreds of people from coming out to watch what ended up being a unique and inspiring sight for many — a solar eclipse on Eastern’s campus. Though it did start to rain during the first part of an eclipse-viewing party by Campus Pond, it cleared up just in time for the eclipse to reach its peak at 1:20 p.m., al...
Campus Pond to be site of eclipse-viewing party
Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-chief
August 20, 2017
Some could say the stars are aligned, as students will get to ring in the new school year with a solar eclipse on Monday. According to physics department chair Steven Daniels, a solar eclipse is not likely to coincide with the first day of classes at Eastern for another hundred years, making it especially...
Pride hosts pair of events to honor LGBTQA+ community
Analicia Haynes, Online Editor
April 20, 2017
As a way to raise awareness for and celebrate the voices of LGBTQA+ individuals, EIU Pride will host “Day of Silence” and “Night of Noise.” The Eastern community can participate in the nationwide Day of Silence all day Friday. The Night of Noise will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at...
ROCFest boat race returns to Campus Pond
Chrissy Miller, Staff Reporter
September 29, 2016
“Residents On Campus Festival” is already in full swing, as the residence halls prepare for the annual boat race set for 5:30 p.m. today at the Campus Pond. Nick Bamert, president of the Residence Hall Association, has participated in the boat race for the past three years. For his fourth year...
Tuggers finish semi-finals, prepare for Saturday
Stephanie Markham, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2016
Six teams secured their victories in Friday’s semi-final Tugs competition and will move on to Saturday’s championship rounds. Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi Alpha took victories Friday in the Big Men’s division, while Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha won for the Little Men’s division. In...
Student Community Service to ‘Hustle for Hunger’
Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor
November 11, 2015
Student community service will be having its first ever 5k run to help promote hunger awareness within the Charleston community. The 5k walk/run is called “Hustle for Hunger” and is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Campus Pond. Anyone who is interested in registering for the 5k has to pay...
