COLUMN: Check on us: We’re not OK
Logan Raschke, Columnist
June 5, 2020
Check on the college students in your life during this pandemic and economic recession. We’re not OK. In fact, (at least) half of the country isn’t doing OK. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 45 percent of adults have been “negatively impacted” by the virus. The KFF also says th...
‘Grown-ish’ is college on spot
Rayshaun Stevens, Columnist
January 23, 2020
If you know the TV show "Black-ish" or you are a college student, you most likely know about the spin-off show "Grown-ish." The show, which premiered in 2018, is a coming-of-age story about a group of college students who attend California University. I have been watching it since the first episode, ...
Time to study: Students give advice before last class week, finals week
Elizabeth Wood, Photo Editor
December 1, 2019
Eastern students shared their tips for working through the last week of classes in the semester. Find a place to study Many students like studying in quiet areas before finals. Elizabeth Hicks, a sophomore English major, said she enjoys a quiet space to study in but prefers to not study in her room. “I like goin...
Set goals to prepare for life after college
Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist
August 18, 2019
It is finally official, I am a senior and this is going to be my last year at Eastern. I have decided to set personal and academic goals this school year. Every student at Eastern should enjoy the school year, especially seniors because it is the last year before adulthood. Legally, I have been an...
College is a cup of coffee: too brief
Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist
April 24, 2019
For the past couple of weeks, my dad has been repeating a few words to me that have yet to hit me with their full weight until I sat down to write this column, my last column for The Daily Eastern News: “College is like a cup of coffee.” An absolute delight, but much too brief. Looking back...
Program helps students with autism adjust to college life
Logan Raschke, News Editor
April 22, 2019
The first autism transitional program for college students in the state of Illinois began at Eastern; it is called the Students with Autism Transitional Education Program. STEP director Rebecca Edgington said graduate assistants at STEP guide autistic students through the transition to college life. She...
Do yourself a favor; just go to sleep
Logan Raschke, News Editor
April 18, 2019
Go to bed. I understand that you probably have a lot on your plate, but just go to bed. Adults aged 18-25 are supposed to get between 7-9 hours of sleep a night. I want you now to think about the last time you had a good 7-9 hours of sleep. Well, seeing how we’ve only got one more week of school l...
How to improve the spring concert
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
April 14, 2019
Lovelytheband performed in McAfee Thursday, and if most students were asked, they did not care about the concert and did not go. Whether or not the group itself is part of that formula, there are ways Eastern, both the student body and University Board, can improve the turnout for the annual concer...
STAFF EDITORIAL: With spring comes lots of allergies
Staff Editorial
April 14, 2019
Spring is here, which means all of our worries are in the past because spring marks the closing of the year. Well, there are projects and end-of-the-year deadlines that are on all of our plates. Not to mention, the worries for us all about how to manage everything that seems to be crammed in such ...
STAFF EDITORIAL: Cherish this week, keep working hard, stay optimistic
Staff Editorial
April 7, 2019
This week is one that all of us at Eastern need to cherish and enjoy while it lasts. There are a lot of things that will be coming up soon, and this week can provide us all with the opportunities to relax while we can. There are only four weeks left in the semester before the long-awaited summer break, a...
Students unload, reflect after spring break week
Katelyn Eddington, Contributing Writer
March 17, 2019
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
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...
