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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

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: When to speak up, the problem with lengthy emails

Dan Hahn, Columnist February 25, 2024

The beauty of formal emails lies in the encouragement of favorable discourse. We may be flawed as humans, but in our private discourse we can strive for something better. That being said, email is not...

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Beyond ‘sincerely,’ using subtlety to stand out in the inbox

Dan Hahn, Columnist October 26, 2023

I am no courtesy crusader, but as someone who studies writing for both school and fun, I often contemplate effective communication practices and if the perceptions of readers align with the intentions...

Career Services warns about phishing email

Staff Report April 2, 2019

Career Services warned students Monday about a phishing email that was being circulated around campus and listed some red flags people should keep in mind for future reference. According to the warning...

ITS: Delete spam emails sent as phishing attempt

Staff Report August 27, 2018

Eastern’s Information and Technology Services said a phishing attempt affected various individuals on campus over the weekend.  The spam emails were sent from user names that students recognized, though...

This is an example of an email that was sent out Sunday night to several students.

Phishy business: Students receive spam from people they know

Staff Report August 26, 2018

Phishing emails and spam have been sent to several students with a panthermail email address from people they know Sunday night. The emails contain a subject line that relates to the person receiving...

Email scam targets Eastern community

Staff Report January 19, 2017

  Suspicious emails as part of a phishing scam have recently been reported to Eastern students and employees, according to an email from the Vice President for Student Affairs Thursday. Specifically,...

Email change would benefit students

Chris Widdel, Staff Reporter January 30, 2015

Students' Outlook-powered email addresses will be more accessible by people on Eastern’s Outlook email system, if the request from faculty and staff is approved for students to be added to the Global...

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