Katja Benz, Student Government Reporter
• October 17, 2022
Eastern’s Homecoming Day kicked off with a parade at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
A variety of organizations brought floats, made signs, threw candy and walked in the parade to show support for Eastern...
Eastern hosted a block party in the parking lot of O’Brien Stadium in honor of Homecoming 2022.
Even though it started to drizzle, that didn’t stop the EIU comminitty from coming out and having...
Cam’ron Hardy, Campus Events Junior Editor
• October 14, 2022
On Thursday, Eastern hosted a skating party to allow students to get excited for homecoming. The event took place in the University Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr University Union from 7 p.m. to...
Family Fun Night, an event held as part of Homecoming Week, was open to families in the Eastern and Charleston community Wednesday night in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Light-up hula...
Cam’ron Hardy, Campus Events Junior Editor
• October 12, 2022
On Tuesday, Eastern hosted a Spirit Challenge, an event for students to compete in games such as bean-bag-toss and tic-tac-toe to earn prizes at the end of the night.
Students could earn points...
For the 2022 Homecoming Week, the Health Education Resource Center and the University Police Department both shared tips on how to have fun while staying safe celebrating Homecoming.
While drinking...
Cam’ron Hardy, Campus Events Junior Editor
• October 10, 2022
On Monday, Eastern hosted a Homecoming Kickoff event. The event was held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Library Quad.
Students, faculty, staff and alum were invited to join. There was free food,...
Cam’ron Hardy, Campus Events Junior Editor
• October 10, 2022
Eastern’s 2022 Homecoming week will take place from Monday to Saturday and Eastern is hosting multiple events throughout the week.
There are four events for the entire week along with daily events...
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