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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 door leading to the presentation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

EDITORIAL: Keeping us out halts the conversation

Editorial Board November 4, 2021

Thursday evening, a reporter for The Daily Eastern News was unable to attend an event being hosted by the Student Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi, an honors fraternity for financial information students...

Meeting Eastern: Department Chair of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation Mark Kattenbraker

Meeting Eastern: Department Chair of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation Mark Kattenbraker

Staff Report November 4, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series introducing various members of the campus community to Eastern for a better understanding of those who maintain the operations of the university. Where did you...

Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: What to do with Eastern’s vacant building, Carman Hall

Ellen Dooley, Columnist November 3, 2021

You may notice a vacant building on your way to Greek Court or Textbook Rental. Vaguely reminds you of Andrews Hall or Lawson Hall, right? That building is Carman Hall. You might think, “Well, I did...

Faculty Senate to discuss enrollment numbers on Tuesday

Faculty Senate to discuss enrollment numbers on Tuesday

Staff Report October 25, 2021

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to accurately portray the number of students and enrolled credit hours. Faculty Senate will meet Tuesday afternoon to go through their usual reports and...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 1978 EIU Championship Football Team members forced to pay for a ticket to the Homecoming game

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 1978 EIU Championship Football Team members forced to pay for a ticket to the Homecoming game

Jason Buckhold October 25, 2021

On Saturday night, my old college roommates and I met with a group of older alumni while attending some after homecoming activities in Charleston. What stood out to us was that several of these older...

Homecoming Queen Jacqueline Williams, a senior kinesiology major,  is honored by the crowd at Homecoming Coronation. Coronation was held Monday night in the MLK Union Grand Ballroom. Williams said when it was announced that she won, she couldn’t believe she had won and that she stood there shocked for a moment.

EDITORIAL: Racism toward Homecoming Court not OK

Editorial Board October 24, 2021

For over 100 years,  Eastern has chosen individuals from the campus community to "reign over" Eastern for Homecoming. Individuals from a variety of organizations now vie for the positions of Homecoming...

EDITORIAL: Welcome back Alumni

EDITORIAL: Welcome back Alumni

Editorial Board October 21, 2021

We at The Daily Eastern News welcome the alumni visiting Eastern campus this homecoming week! The class of 1970 and 1971 will be specifically celebrated in their 50th class reunion at Eastern Illinois...

Billy Hung, biological sciences professor, gives his thoughts and point of view on a philosophy proposal brought to the Council of Academic Affairs.

CAA to vote on changes to residency hour requirements

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Associate News Editor October 20, 2021

The Council on Academic Affairs will be meeting to vote on a proposal that, if approved, will lessen the number of residency hours required at Eastern during its meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The council...

Jordan Holmes, a senior criminology major, and Kassandra Garcia, a senior human services major, study for their classes during their Criminal Justice club meeting.

Criminal Justice Club prepares students for law enforcement

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Associate News Editor October 20, 2021

Criminal Justice Club is one of the registered student organizations on Eastern’s campus. Like the many other RSOs at Eastern, Criminal Justice Club is a space where students can meet people with similar...

EDITORIAL: Check out our new podcast section online

EDITORIAL: Check out our new podcast section online

Editorial Board October 20, 2021

We at The Daily Eastern News are always looking at ways to expand and grow what we provide to our readers. We have recently been doing this by offering podcasts recorded by staff members at The News,...

Amairany Bueno, a freshman management major, Evodie Tshipamba, an electrical engineering major, and Diana Maggi, a freshman biology major, compete against each other in inflatable jousting during the Kick-Off in the Library Quad.

THROUGH THE LENS: Homecoming Kick-Off

Jessica Nantes, Photographer October 18, 2021

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