Have common sense; prevent illness
Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor
March 9, 2020
OK, people, common sense check: If you are told to self-quarantine, that does not mean go out and risk spreading the coronavirus to others. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday that the first case of coronavirus in Missouri had another level added to the initial scare of it: Family members of ...
Perseverance will help you get through the week
Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist
February 20, 2019
This is a call to all my fellow students who are sniffling, coughing and taking shots of DayQuil. Let us raise our tissues and play our tiny violins together: It sucks to be sick during the week as a college student. The rules change when you become a college student, and these new rules aren’t exact...
Take care of your fur babies; keep them in warmth
Staff Editorial
February 19, 2019
Far too often, we see animals outside during this time of year when we are experiencing what can be frigid temperatures. We at The Daily Eastern News disapprove of the way many animals are being treated in this weather. Regardless of what some people may think, these animals are not to be kept out in...
What you need to know for flu, cold season on campus
Logan Raschke, News Editor
February 10, 2019
During every bustling week of cold and flu season, Eastern students are getting sick and passing their illnesses along to one another unintentionally. Becky Ogle, family nurse and practitioner, and registered nurse Lori Icenogle from Health Services shared tips and advice for students who are trying ...
WEIU’s Everett Lau: ‘bundle up’ for weekend weather
Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor
January 9, 2019
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of central, east central, southeast and west central Illinois. Wind chills are expected to be in the single digits early Thursday. Light snow is expected Friday and Saturday, and several inches of accumulation is possi...
Winter weather advisory in effect until Thursday evening
Staff Report
November 14, 2018
A winter weather advisory will be in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. According to Weather Underground, there will be mixed precipitation Thursday. Total snow accumulations will be around three to five inches with a light glaze of ice accumulations. Everett Lau, WEIU Newswatch’s Sky Watch Local Fo...
Don’t judge others before you know the facts
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
January 29, 2018
Watching students my age hunched over, their arms hugging their torsos while speed walking to class may prompt a quick chuckle from any passerby regardless of age. Seeing someone shiver in their thin sweaters and even thinner pants immediately leads us to assume that the “dumb kid” did not chec...
Students enjoy warmer weather
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
January 22, 2018
With a warmer atmosphere hitting campus, several students have taken advantage of the 50-degree weather to spend time outside after experiencing formerly freezing temperatures. Nadh Alsubaie, a graduate student studying biological sciences, said since it has gotten warmer she has been happier and...
