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

Students from Eastern Illinois University discuss current opportunities and available internships with a company representative at the job fair on the library quad Thursday afternoon.

Part-Time Job fair fills purpose

Jacob Adcock, Reporter August 31, 2023

With Students settling into their classes and getting familiar with their schedule, it is a perfect time to determine how much time they have for things outside of the classroom and extracurriculars. Like...

Visitors at Whiteside Garden in Charleston, Ill. on Monday, Aug. 28.

Lifelong Learning teaches power of nature

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor August 29, 2023

Eastern’s Academy of Lifelong Learning gathered at Whiteside Garden in Charleston on Aug. 28 to host the first of their series of nature journaling events. Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon has...

Members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. stroll during the Meet The Greeks event Saturday evening.

Meet the Greeks brings people together

Alexis Moore-Jones, Feature Reporter August 28, 2023

Meet the Greeks is an annual event held by the National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC, which is an organization that “is comprised of six of the nine historically African-American fraternities and...

A Charleston squad car parked in the area of the shots fired call after a suspect had been placed into custody at Eastern Illinois University on Aug. 27.

Shots fired near Eastern’s campus

T.J. Seputis, Reporter August 27, 2023

Charleston police, EIU police and the Coles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of 4th Street and Buchanan Avenue at approximately 1:44 AM to the sound of shots fired. Police...

Students in South Quad Dinning eats during lunch hours on
Thursday afternoon

Taylor dining hall sees changes coming into the new school year

Drew Coffey, Reporter August 25, 2023

As the new school year begins, so do many changes on Eastern’s campus. One of these changes is the new arrangements for the university dining halls.   For years, there have been dining options at...

Charleston Fire Department and Eastern Illinois University Police Department go to Stevenson Hall in reports to gas odors.

Gas odor reported at Stevenson Hall

T.J. Seputis, Reporter August 25, 2023

According to reports over the dispatch channel, Charleston Fire Department and EIU Police responded to Stevenson Hall at approximately 9:19 p.m. for a report of a gas odor. Maintenance workers...

Residents of Pemberton Hall have the option to move to Taylor to avoid the week’s heat.

Heat excessiveness causes students to move dorms

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor August 24, 2023

Azlynn Padderatz-Mcnicol, a sophomore marketing major, is a resident of Pemberton Hall, but due to the lack of air conditioning in their hall, they had to move dorms. On Thursday, the temperature will...

Kaleb Hemrich (left), a senior environmental biology major, and Jason Miller (right), a senior pre-biological sciences major, poses at Easterns First Day of Class Photo set up outside of the Library Quad.

Students have mixed feelings after one day of classes

Payton Liggins, Reporter August 23, 2023

Coming into the new school year students may be feeling many emotions. Some are anxious to meet new people and nervous about the different schedule, while others are ecstatic for this school year,...

Java Beanery & Bakery is an on-campus cafe which is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. The cafe is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

EIU provides students with a wealth of resources

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor August 22, 2023

Every student new or returning is eligible for the abundance of resources Eastern provides to ensure that campus feels like home. Taking advantage of these opportunities, services and resources can help...

Booth Library offers multiple Adobe programs on their computers on the fourth floor for students to use.

Students are able to access the Adobe Creative Cloud for free

Chandler Smith, Reporter August 21, 2023

All Eastern students and and employees will have access to the programs.  According to an email from the University, Eastern was able to secure the Creative Cloud through a partnership with all...

Community members Amara Lewis, 5, attempts to catch up to her brother Marcus Lewis, 3, at Easterns Welcome Weekend Fall Fair Saturday evening in the empty lot next to Tarble Arts Center. This was the first day the family visited the fair, but said from what theyve seen, it has been a great time so far.

Fall Fair reunites Eastern, Charleston community

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief August 20, 2023

Nerves crept over Kristal Muñoz, a senior criminology/criminal justice major, as the night progressed at the Welcome Weekend Fall Fair.  Charleston held the Coles County Fair several weeks before...

Team Leader Kennedi Hall, a first-year graduate student majoring in human services program administration, applies the first coat of paint to a lamppost at The Square Saturday morning. Volunteering is important to hall on many fronts. First she is a Christian and believes giving her time to people who need help is essential to her life. Second, she is the Vice President of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club, so volunteering is a part of their morals.

Conjoining Charleston and Eastern through volunteering

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor August 19, 2023

With the 2023-2024 semester approaching, the Eastern and Charleston community worked together for the Jumpstart Community Service Projects. Buses departed from Eastern at 9 a.m. and concluded around 1:30...

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