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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

The old roof of the Lantz field house allowed a few leaks in the spring 2025 semester which prompted a new roof to be installed over the summer.

EIU summer construction totals $4.8 million

Aidan Cusack, Feature Reporter September 11, 2025

Editor's Note: The first sentence was changed from the print edition that came out Wednesday. Originally, we said EIU spent over $4.8 million. It was changed for clarification to EIU used over $4.8 million...

Construction workers replace the roof on Buzzard Hall at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill.

Construction happening all around EIU

Jacob Hamm, News Editor October 14, 2024

Roof shingle palettes and a dumpster have sat in front of Buzzard Hall for the past several weeks.   The EIU board of trustees approved Buzzard’s roof replacement at its Sept. 4 meeting. Construction...

Road construction to slow down traffic

Amanda Wilkinson, Online Editor June 10, 2014

Construction on state Route 16 will leave at least one lane open in each direction starting June 11. Bob Utz, a district seven construction engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, said...

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