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

Wills Wild n Wacky Podcast... with Sean: New Police Chief Marisol Gamboa

Will’s Wild ‘n Wacky Podcast… with Sean: New Police Chief Marisol Gamboa

Will Simmons and Sean Cozzie February 16, 2022

Will and Sean talk to Chief Gamboa about life, liberty and tacos.

Booth Library supplied students with a “blind date with a book” throughout the month of Feb. for those to enjoy mystery books.

Booth Library provides blind dates with books for students

Maddi Walton, Campus Reporter February 14, 2022

Booth Library has Blind Date with a Book throughout February for students to enjoy mystery books. Don’t have a date for Valentine’s Day? Look no further, because Booth Library has the perfect solution....

Jolene Clayton a graphic design sophomore donates blood at the blood drive Oct. 27, 2020. Clayton explained “I had to try to get my address changed and they said oh by the way there’s a blood drive going on tomorrow in Charleston and I’m like yeah sure sign me up, I don’t have anything going on this afternoon.”

NAACP Image Awards, blood drive, Tarble exhibit, more at Eastern for this week

Cam'ron Hardy, Campus Reporter February 14, 2022

The 2022 NAACP Image Awards is coming to Eastern along with many more events this week. Eastern is hosting a blood drive Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Donor bus on the street between Doudna...

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Will’s Wild ‘n Wacky Podcast…with Sean: Eastern’s New Football Coach – Chris Wilkerson

Will Simmons and Sean Cozzie February 7, 2022

Brand New Football Coach Chris Wilkerson is interviewed by Will and (Concussion King) Sean while trying to calm their inner WACKYNESS!

Rubbers and Roses, Hello Dali!, more this week at Eastern

Rubbers and Roses, Hello Dali!, more this week at Eastern

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor February 7, 2022

The week of Feb. 7 events run Monday through Thursday while getting Friday off for Lincoln’s Birthday at Eastern. On Monday, there’s a virtual cooking class, a safe sex talk with a free safer sex...

Joy Okokon, a graduate student studying art, peels clay off of a drying towel in the Ceramics Studio in Doudna Fine Arts Center on Saturday.

Black artists ‘make magic’

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter February 2, 2022

In light of Black History Month, five Eastern students studying the arts spoke on what it means to them to be Black artists and how being Black influences their art.   Eli Jones Eli Jones,...

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Will’s Wild ‘n Wacky Podcast…with Sean: Janeane Garofalo

Will Simmons and Sean Cozzie February 2, 2022

Will and Sean get reeeaaalllll WACKY talking about events around the campus of Eastern Illinois University, Aaron Rodgers, Gaelic and Daaaa Bulls among other topics. Enjoy!

Qwen Collins, a junior nursing major, tries to win different prizes by playing Black History Bingo Monday night for the African American Heritage Month Kickoff event.

Eastern’s AAHM kickoff shared historic African American figures

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter January 31, 2022

Eastern’s University Board kicked off Black History Month Jan. 31 with a bingo tournament featuring historic and prominent African American figures. Destiny Dye, senior early childhood education major...

Co-founder of Black Lives Matter SPI (Springfield) Sunshine Clemons, shakes Eastern President David Glassman’s hand after giving talk about Black Lives Matter at the Black Box on Friday.

Black Lives Matter Speaker Series shows difficulties in the workspace for Black Americans

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor January 31, 2022

The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Springfield, SPI, spoke about code-switching and tone policing for Black employees in the workspace on Friday in the Black Box Theatre in Doudna. The co-founder,...

Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic race, Eastern jazz festival, more happening this week

Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic race, Eastern jazz festival, more happening this week

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor January 31, 2022

This week there are multiple events for entertainment, informative and athletic at Eastern and in Charleston. The African American Heritage Month, AAHM, kicks off with Black History Bingo Monday at...

Students play the flute on Nov. 11 in the Wind Symphony Band performance at Doudna Fine Arts Center in Dvorak Concert Hall.

62nd Annual Jazz Festival, Talisk, art shows coming to Doudna and Tarble in February

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter January 28, 2022

Multiple artistic and musical events are taking place in the Doudna Fine Arts Center and Tarble Arts Center in February, one of the first of the spring semester being Eastern’s 62nd Annual Jazz Festival. Dennis...

Student Senate Speaker Jasmine Yusef, a junior English major, places her name plate in the spot of the Speaker after being elected Speaker at Wednesdays Student Government meeting.

Student Senate appoints new speaker of the senate

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor January 26, 2022

Eastern’s Student Senate appointed Senator Jasmine Yusef as the spring 2022 speaker of the senate Wednesday night at the 7th Street Underground in the Union. At Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting,...

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