As 2021 comes to a close, the staff of The Daily Eastern News invites you to look back at the year through our lens.
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Governor J.B. Pritzker appointed Payton Ade, student trustee on the Board of Trustees and sophomore interpersonal communication major, to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
The commission’s...
Dozens of members of the Eastern community gathered in the MLK Jr. Union's Grand Ballroom to see drag performs lip-sync and dance Friday night.
The Student Drag Show was hosted by EIU Pride. Prior to...
EIU Pride is a registered student organization with the goal of providing a safe space for LGBTQA+ individuals, as well as educating those who do not know much about the community.
Lately, a huge bullet...
At the Student Drag Show Wednesday, a well-known performer took the stage.
Lady Deviant, more commonly known as junior music performance major Jovan Williams, drove the crowd wild with her performance,...
Pride month has begun, and with comes a time of reflection, remembrance, shared experiences and shameless cash grabs from companies like Oreos to Smirnoff.
The first Pride parade took place on June...
Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor
• October 31, 2018
Eight students performed in drag for the EIU Pride Student Drag Show on Tuesday night.
Six performers were Eastern students, and two were local high school students.
Mother Natwhore, a performer in...
Student drag performer Billy Rose began the 14th Diva Drag show. Putting on wolf ears and a snout in the middle of the performance, Billy Rose danced across the stage and interacted with audience members...
Kendra Hennis, Contributing Writer
• October 26, 2017
Editor’s note: The performers at the drag show did not want to reveal their identity and asked to use only their stage names.
Audience members roared and shook the 7th Street Underground...
Kendra Hennis, Contributing Writer
• October 24, 2017
Performers will strut their stuff at this year’s Student Drag Show, set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Seventh Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Admission to the show...
