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
Filed under News
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
Filed under Columns
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
Filed under Columns
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
Filed under Editorials
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
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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
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
Filed under News
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
Filed under Editorials
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,...
