RISE Chat panelists talk body shaming, positivity
Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2020
Making Excellence Inclusive hosted the third RISE Chat of the academic year Monday, this time to discuss how body discrimination has affected the workplace and society. The event featured short videos touching on body shaming and body positivity, followed by a discussion led by Eastern faculty and com...
Charleston’s PFLAG here to support LGBTQ community
Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
June 20, 2019
Charleston's PFLAG chapter, established in 2015, is a safe place for members of the LGBTQ community to go to for support, education and advocacy. Co-president Judy Looby said she and her husband became a part of PFLAG once their son came out to them in 2009. They decided to go to the closest PFLAG...
Miss Black EIU crowned
Chrissy Miller, Administration Reporter
February 27, 2017
The journey of a new queen unfolded as Fudia Jalloh, a senior family and consumer sciences major, was crowned Miss Black EIU 2017 Saturday night. Through the Miss Black EIU pageant, she received a scholarship for $1,500. Jalloh said she is shocked and excited to be Miss Black EIU 2017. “I’m...
