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

The Daily Eastern News

Jana Sweeney pours more water for her therapy dog, Mazie, which was brought in for the Dogs and Doughnuts event in the Taylor Hall lobby.

National Doughnut Day celebrated with doughnuts and dogs in Taylor

Luke Taylor, News Editor November 4, 2021

Taylor Hall’s lobby filled with students Thursday afternoon as they ate donuts and gathered around to pet three therapy dogs which were brought to campus for the event. “Dogs and Doughnuts,” an...

Heather Webb, the director of student accountability and support, brings her therapy dog named Bear to the Dogs and Doughnuts event in the Taylor Hall lobby. Brooke Ozier, a freshman biology major, enjoys a doughnut while she pets Bear.

THROUGH THE LENS: Dogs and doughnuts

Ashanti Thomas, Photographer November 4, 2021

My dog is the greatest thing in my life

Jessica Stewart, Columnist July 15, 2019

I never had a pet growing up. I had fish, but you can't snuggle fish. You can't really play with fish. I always wanted a dog, so when I started renting my first house here in Charleston, I decided...

Dogs are pets, not people

Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter June 10, 2019

In a society that values change and strives to evolve, it is seemingly simple to go along with any new societal convention of the world, often mindlessly. While I appreciate so many of the advances...

Cats and dogs can, and should, coexist

Jackson Bayer, Columnist February 18, 2019

President Donald Trump recently tweeted that “THE RIGGED AND CORRUPT MEDIA IS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!” At first, I scoffed at the tweet, writing it off as just another example of the President getting...

Here’s to you, Bailey

Sean Hastings, Columnists December 7, 2017

Without question, putting down my dog who I owned for 14 and a half years was one of the toughest things I had to deal with. The thing that made it so tough was that I was here at Eastern, unable to...

Sophomore chemistry major Alexa Certa plays with her dog Penny, a 17 week Australian Shepard, during Pets on Parade in Pemberton Hall on November 18, 2014.  The event, sponsored by Student Senate, featured animals and representatives from the shelter, where those in attendence were educated about what goes on.

Last ‘Prowlin with the Prez to feature animals

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor December 7, 2015

Students can mingle with President David Glassman and plenty of pets at the Pets on Parade event at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This is the last...

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