Coffee is one influential drink
Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter
July 16, 2019
I didn’t like coffee—at least, not at first. It took several years of drinks littered with sugar and the slightest coffee taste to slowly build myself up to a point where I could drink it any other way. Today, I find myself craving the bitter taste, hot or cold, in the morning, noon or night;...
Eastern celebrates Chinese New Year
Valentina Vargas, Multicultural Reporter
February 5, 2019
“Happy New Year” was the phrase heard all throughout the night for the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Chinese Students and Scholars, Asian American Association and University Board celebrated in a get-together with students at the Chinese Lunar New Year at the University Ballroom in Martin Luther...
Everyone should try watching a foreign Netflix show
Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist
February 5, 2019
Last week, I went to German Club to watch a German Netflix Original television show called "Babylon Berlin." The show takes place in 1929 in Berlin. The main character is Gereon Rath, a police inspector who was transferred to Berlin from Cologne. Rath is a World War I veteran and suffers from PTSD. He...
Let kids be happy, dress up how they want for Halloween
Jessica Stewart, Columnist
October 31, 2018
It’s that time of year again: the time where everyone gets offended over children dressing up as their favorite people for Halloween. I’ll never understand why people get so bent out of shape about children dressing up as someone of a different race or a different gender. I see so many Faceb...
Research other cultures; understand them
Jordan Boyer, Photo Editor
October 16, 2018
Currently I am taking an English class here at Eastern as an elective for one of my minors, and the class emphasizes the difference between western individualism and eastern collectivism. In the class curriculum, we read literature from the west and the east and discern the cultural difference betwee...
Make an effort to learn about different cultures, groups
Staff Editorial
March 26, 2018
Here at The Daily Eastern News, we value the diversity of the students on campus. The array of differences present in our community is what makes Eastern a unique and culturally-stimulating university to attend. Despite this, in our society people are still condemned for wanting to live in solida...
Speaker discusses ‘Chile’s Woodstock’
Kaitlyn Ebert, Contributing Writer
March 20, 2018
Patrick Barr-Melej, a history professor at Ohio University, spoke about sex, drugs and rock n’ roll Tuesday night in the Lumpkin Lecture Hall. His book “Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship” is about “Chile’s Woodstock,” the landmark...
Students express ideas about African-American Heritage Month
Carmen Emanuel, Contributing Writer
February 27, 2018
As the month of February comes to an end, students at Eastern expressed how they feel about African-American Heritage Month. “I have a lot of respect for the people that have sacrificed their time, their opportunity and their lives with the goal of helping us today to get to where we are to succeed...
Let cultural differences unite us
Staff Editorial
February 19, 2018
America, for a long time, has had all kinds of people entering its borders, from all walks of life, trying to make a new start for themselves. This includes people from many different cultures, who speak a variety of different languages. Even with this being the case, some people still think it...
Pantherpalooza a showcase for Eastern interests
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
January 17, 2018
Students from all walks of life piled into the Grand Ballroom Wednesday afternoon to share common interests and take a chance to sign up for new adventures during this year’s Pantherpalooza. Music, loud laughter and an array of voices spilled out from behind the ballroom doors in the Martin Luther...
Day of the Dead to teach culture, celebrate life
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 30, 2017
Latino registered student organizations will turn the Grand Ballroom into a fiesta for Día de los Muertos from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Although this coincides with the American holiday of Halloween, Julisa Bautista, president of the Latin American...
Event celebrates Muslim Americans
Leon Mire, Copy Editor
October 9, 2016
“The Other 1%: Muslims in America” will highlight the experiences of Muslim Americans 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Hosted by the University Board, the evening will feature a presentation by storyteller and comedian Aman...
