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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

EDITORIAL: Class evaluations should matter

EDITORIAL: Class evaluations should matter

Editorial Board April 4, 2024

At the end of the semester, students submit anonymous evaluations about their classes and professors with aims of helping better the class for future students. As a board, we had seen a vast range of...

Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Coming to an end

Kyla Moton, Columnist April 17, 2023

With the suspension of the strike in effect, I am very glad that our professors have made the decision to end the strike for a while to allow us as students to get back into the classroom. It has been...

Students walk to their classes on the first day of the Spring semester on Monday afternoon.

Students reflect on first day of classes

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter January 10, 2022

Classes for the spring semester began Jan. 10 and despite the continued obstacles of the COVID-19 pandemic, students are ready to get started. That includes Justus Lopresto-Jackson, a sophomore computer...

Marita Gronnvoll, communications studies chair inquires about the cannabis-related class proposal at the Oct. 1 CAA meeting.

CAA to vote on new biology course

Staff Report October 6, 2021

The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on the “Human Biology” course during its meeting. The description of the course says it will focus on “the structure and function of the human organism...

College 101: Tips for the struggling student

Logan Raschke, News Editor January 14, 2019

The English department and Student Success Center shared advice and tips for students struggling in their classes. While the deadline to add full-term courses for the Spring 2019 semester has passed,...

Cheers to the start of a new semester

Megan Keane, Columnist January 9, 2019

Welcome back, Panthers! I hope everybody’s first week back wasn’t too stressful. I wouldn’t describe mine as profusely stressful, per se. I also wouldn’t describe it as exactly overwhelming, but...

Academy of Lifelong Learning holding non-credit classes this school year

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor August 27, 2018

The Academy of Lifelong Learning is a department in the School of Extended Learning which hosts different non-credit classes throughout the school year and summer. The classes, according to the academy’s...

Class is still in session; don’t clock out yet

Staff Editorial March 6, 2018

It is so close we can almost taste it. Spring break. But before we can jump for joy, pack our bags and leave our lives at school behind to take a break from the ever-looming pressure, loads of homework...

Classrooms should be a safe space

Staff Editorial January 30, 2018

Just as students are told “there are no stupid questions,” it is also important for students to be told that there are no stupid feelings. In an article from Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Eastern...

No classes on Monday

Staff Report January 12, 2018

There will be no classes at Eastern on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In addition, The Daily Eastern News will not print on Monday. It will return to its regular publication schedule on...

Power through the cycle, prioritize education and experience

Staff Editorial October 25, 2017

Classes are important. They often open people’s eyes to different ways of thinking as well as help them develop skills that are needed to succeed in whatever field they choose. Education is life-changing,...

No class on Labor Day

Staff Report August 31, 2017

There will be no classes or issue of The Daily Eastern News this Monday in observance of Labor Day. The Booth Library will also be closed Sunday and Monday. The Food Court in the Martin Luther King...

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