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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

People walking around Charleston Square near Castle and Cottage.

IHSA track meet helps local businesses

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2023

The IHSA Track meet brings in families from all over the state to see their athletes participate in the competition. With more than 2,000 athletes in the area, it’s bound for the city to get busy. But...

New restaurant to come to MLK Union food court

New restaurant to come to MLK Union food court

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 28, 2023

The Martin Luther King Jr. University Union will include Qdoba-Mexican Grill starting Fall 2023. According to a press release, Eastern has been talking with several national fast-food chains and decided...

Mahveen Arshi, a graduate student studying computer technology, serves chicken sandwiches and tater tots at Thomas Dining Aug. 29. Starting the 22-23 school year, Taylor Dining will only be open for breakfast and lunch. Because Taylor had the allergen meal choices, Thomas Dining now offers allergy-friendly meals.

Thomas, Taylor Dining to consolidate into one center

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 26, 2023

Starting Fall 2023 semester, Taylor Hall will be the only south quad dining center. According to a press release, with Taylor and Thomas halls open for lunch this semester, they each only serve an average...

The gates of the castle outside of Old Main could be seen Wednesday afternoon where the Lantanas are in bloom. Part of Levi Lee’s job as Grounds Gardener is selecting the annual flower beds. He is in charge of selecting the plants for different areas across campus from Old Main to Greek Court.

Lake Land College, Eastern to sign agreement for students to complete education

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 20, 2023

Eastern and Lake Land College will meet Thursday to sign an agreement that provides students who have paused their college education to come back to complete an associate degree at Lake Land College...

Trivia night brings people together

Trivia night brings people together

Leah Piescinski, Reporter April 12, 2023

The Lumpkin School of Business and  Technology hosted a Trivia night as their monthly event for March in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union in the Grand Ballroom, on Tuesday March 28th. The...

A bar graph showing Easterns top ten highest paid head coaches in the athletics department in 2022.

Eastern’s top ten highest paid head coaches

Autumn Schulz, Sports Editor April 12, 2023

Head Eastern Illinois football coach Chris Wilkerson has the highest paid salary of the head coaches in the Eastern athletics department in 2022 and makes 12.96% more than the second paid highest coach.  In...

Eastern Kentucky defensive back Johnny Joseph is shoved out of bounds by former Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in a game on Sept. 28, 2013 at OBrien Field.

German fan planned to travel over 4,500 miles for Jimmy G events

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor April 10, 2023

Jimmy Garappolo’s now canceled return to Eastern's campus had more than just the campus and the community of Charleston excited. Anita Reiter, a huge Jimmy G fan, made plans to travel the 4,506 miles...

Getting Emotional Ep. 7: Spring Sports & Jimmy G Update

Getting Emotional Ep. 7: Spring Sports & Jimmy G Update

Autumn Schulz and Kate Stevens April 9, 2023

Kate and Autumn discuss some good and bad news, both on campus and nationally, on a rainy day at EIU.

Associate Professor in the biological sciences department Eloy Martinez is joined by his nine-year-old daughter Amelia Martinez who wanted to help her dad during the second day of picketing for a fair contract Friday morning. Amelia is homeschooled and her dad said his daughter wanted to come out and learn, and added it would be a good lesson in social justice.

Strike Day 2: EIU-UPI picketing a ‘family affair’

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 7, 2023

Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, EIU-UPI, continued their strike Friday for their second day with over 200 picketers, including students and families. The union have been bargaining...

Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.

COLUMN: The stages of life can cause anxiety

Katja Benz, Columnist April 6, 2023

There are four and a half weeks until the end of the school year. Crazy I know. I personally have been super stressed, between five classes, averaging twenty hours of work a week, and doing homework.   I...

Luke Taylor is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or lrtaylor@eiu.edu.

COLUMN: The impact staff and professors have on Eastern

Luke Taylor, Senior Reporter April 5, 2023

As an ambassador to prospective future students here at Eastern, I spend a fair amount of time talking about the reasons to attend this university. There are a lot of things I could talk about- the...

Growing internationally through trivia

Growing internationally through trivia

Katherine Wellen, Reporter April 5, 2023

The EIU International Students and Scholars hosted a family and friends game night on Friday March 31 in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Friends, family and faculty were invited to participate...

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