Students unload, reflect after spring break week
Katelyn Eddington, Contributing Writer
March 17, 2019
Filed under News
Eastern students coming back from spring break found time to relax, be adventurous and prepare for the final stretch of the semester. Dymine Dorsey, an Andrews resident and desk assistant and senior English major, said she went to New Orleans a week after Mardi Gras with two friends. Dorsey and her fr...
Editorial: Recharge, but stay prepared on break
Staff Editorial
March 7, 2019
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The long week of assignments, last-minute chores and packing before leaving Charleston has left many of us students sleep-deprived and ready for a week of fun. For some, spring break has already started. For many of us, we’re almost there. The Editorial staff members at The Daily Eastern News ha...
Students share intentions for the upcoming spring break
Austen Brown, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2019
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Spring break is finally here, and Eastern’s students share their intentions for the upcoming week-long break from classes. Some students plan on going back home to visit with family while others have plans to leave the state and go on trips. Senior psychology major Nick Bamert belonged to the...
Editorial: Don’t be someone’s roommate horror story
Staff Editorial
March 4, 2019
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Something college students learn early on in their journeys from high school dependence to higher education semi-independence is that roommates can either light up your life or make it a living hell. It seems like every college student has their own roommate horror story; these cautionary tales rang...
Take charge, finish what you started
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
September 6, 2017
Being in college is a once in a lifetime experience that comes with bundles of opportunities to learn new things and learn about oneself. It is the perfect time to experiment, to meet new people and discover who you really are, what you are like and how you act. And yet, I cannot begin to share...
Column: Understand bystander intervention
Sierra Falk, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2016
Sexual assault is a topic that sweeps our nation’s news reports and makes its way on our social media feeds. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network’s national website, every 109 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. With sexual assault happening so often in this country,...
Column: College does not have to be four years
Nicole Kink, Staff Reporter
August 25, 2016
Coming back to Eastern is always something I continuously look forward to. Summer break always seemed to feel too long to me. Many times I found myself counting down the days until I could finally be reunited with my roommates and friends. However, moving into EIU this fall felt different than the...
