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

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

The Daily Eastern News

Easterns softball team poses with the womens soccer player Morgan Goodman with their maroon ribbons to support Ethan Derzays fight with cancer on Sept. 22, 2022, at Williams Field.

Eastern athletics supports those diagnosed with cancer

Han Byer, Staff Reporter December 8, 2022

Eastern athletics has long since been showing support for those who have been diagnosed with various cancers, but this time it has hit home.  One of Eastern’s women’s soccer players, Morgan Goodman,...

Go gold for childhood cancer awareness Month

Katelyn Eddington, Columnist September 5, 2019

September is a hard month in general, but when you can relate to what the month represents, it is harder. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I can relate to it because one of my favorite...

President of Colleges Against Cancer Madison Carlson (back), a junior family consumer sciences major, and vice president Catherine Lestina (front), a junior elementary education major, help students sign up to become stem cell or bone marrow donors.

CAC registers people to become bone marrow, stem cell donors

Dillan Schorfheide, Contributing Writer November 28, 2017

Because Madison Carlson has had cancer twice in her life, she knows the importance of bone marrow donations. Now she also wants to help others, which is why she, along with other members of Eastern’s...

Students can swab their cheeks to save a life during bone marrow donor drive

Brooke Schwartz, Adminstration Reporter November 27, 2017

With blood cancer being the third leading cause of cancer deaths, Eastern’s Colleges Against Cancer is partnering with DKMS to help increase the amount of bone marrow donors through a bone marrow donor...

NRHH raises money for Cancer Center

DEN Staff February 23, 2017

Eastern’s chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary donated $1,079 to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Regional Cancer Center. NRHH, according to a press release, mentors and supports the development...

Volleyball partners with Colleges Against Cancer

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor October 22, 2015

Eastern’s Women’s Volleyball team paired up with the Colleges Against Cancer to support cancer awareness after their game against Austin Peay Friday. Sam Wolinski, the head coach of the women’s...

Staff member opens up on cancer experience

Bob Shaughnessy, Staff Reporter October 21, 2014

While putting on her pajamas before bed one night, Wendy Lane made a shocking discovery. “I felt a lump,” Lane said. “From what I could feel, it felt like walnut size.” Lane, who was diagnosed...

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