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

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Get a pet for the right reason

Staff Editorial January 22, 2019

Don’t adopt a pet if you’re just going to use them for an Instagram post once a week throughout your college career and then drop them off at the shelter or open your car door and shove them out so...

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,...

Support, don’t shame college students

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist October 17, 2018

If there is anything in the whirlwind of college that disappoints me most, it is major-shaming. Too often I witness or overhear college students judge their fellow college students for what area of study...

Be who you are, not who others want

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter September 4, 2018

College is a wonderful time to explore opportunities and find one’s identity as a person in the vast expanse we call life. However, it can also be a very stressful and pressure-filled time. Throughout...

College is full of surprises

Karena Ozier August 30, 2018

It was the day before classes started. I had just gotten back from church, and my roommate asked me if I wanted to tag along to a meeting about the school’s daily newspaper. To sum up how she persuaded...

Welcome to the next 4 years, freshmen

Staff Editorial August 15, 2018

The Staff at The Daily Eastern News would like to welcome all first year students to Eastern. We recognize that right now is a scary, yet exciting, stage of your young life. College is such a unique experience,...

Time may fly, but we have our memories

April 23, 2018

The cliché saying that “time flies” is one we should not take lightly. Life has felt like it has been on fast forward since the moment I got here. When I arrived for my first weekend at Eastern...

Continue to ask questions about new college structure

Staff Editorial April 2, 2018

Changes are coming to the university, and they are coming quickly. Under the new proposal for college restructuring shown by Provost Jay Gatrell, the university is now looking at one new college, two...

College won’t last forever, so enjoy it

Staff Editorial March 20, 2018

It is hard to believe that we are already at this point in the semester again. We only have roughly six weeks left. We at The Daily Eastern News are not the hugest fans of clichés, but we are also...

College degrees offer more than a job

Staff Editorial February 14, 2018

We think it is pretty safe to say that college students want a job after they graduate. The Daily Eastern News editorial board does not anticipate many angry emails disputing this fact in our inboxes tomorrow. It...

Make time to stay connected with friends

Carole Hodorowicz, Opinions Editor February 14, 2018

For the past two weekends, I said farewell to Charleston to visit my lifelong friends from home at their universities. The first weekend of February I found myself wearing blue and gold in celebration...

Panelists speak at a faculty forum where threats to higher education, including decreased funding, were addressed.

Faculty forum looks at threats to higher education

Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter February 13, 2018

Decreased funding for colleges and universities and how the public misunderstands their mission were two threats to higher education looked at during a faculty forum on Tuesday. The forum included an...

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